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Job overview
The Senior Staff Nurse / Midwife for Post‑Birth Contraception plays a key role in delivering high‑quality contraception care and supporting maternity staff through expert clinical guidance.
The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively with maternity teams to ensure timely post‑pregnancy contraception prior to discharge from inpatient settings. This includes providing antenatal contraception counselling and facilitating postnatal access to each patient’s chosen method, including LARC options (implants, injectables, POP, condoms), and arranging referrals for intrauterine device fitting in community clinics.
The post holder will also offer professional expertise in contraception practice within maternity services, providing advice, information, and support to both patients and colleagues to promote safe, effective, and person‑centred care.
Main duties of the job
Act as a clinical expert providing specialist knowledge and advice to midwives, nurses and junior medical staff working within the unit. Act as a resource to other areas within the Trust as required.
To be proactive in supporting the midwifery and nursing teams, and acting as a positive role model always promoting best clinical and professional practice.
Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. Be actively involved in recruitment and staff development reviews. Facilitate orientation and training programmes.
To act as nursing or midwifery / department representative at local and wider meetings.
To participate and assist with systematic monitoring of performance and evaluation of nursing / midwifery practice.
Non-judgemental attitude to all ages, sexualities, genders and ethnicities. Good understanding of the specific needs of certain groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Organisation and management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and problem solve
- Competency in medication administration and management including vaccines and IM injections
- Ability to work autonomously or as part of a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to manage difficult and stressful situations
- Able to act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Good IT skills (Inc Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Ability to undertake advanced nursing procedures and tasks
- Willingness work flexibly with needs of changing service: this includes flexibility with working hours and rotational across sites to cover if needed
- Ability to cope with physical demands of the role
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Appropriate post registration experience in Contraception and Sexual Health
- Experience of working independently
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Experience of working with a variety of age groups, genders, sexualities and ethnicities
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
- Evidence of commitment to research-based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
- Experience as preceptor / mentor and in providing teaching
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Active 1st level registration with NMC
- Relevant training in sexual health and contraception
- Qualification in teaching, assessing and mentoring
- Willingness to participate in learning and update educational needs
- Has Letter of Competence for Subdermal Implants – Insertion & Removal
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This advert is for Senior Staff Nurse / Midwife Post Birth Contraception with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Jul 2026.
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