# Senior Staff Nurse / Midwife Post Birth Contraception > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-midwife-post-birth-contraception/bcf43bde-0fa5-408e-8e13-d255e6a9a4e9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-midwife-post-birth-contraception/bcf43bde-0fa5-408e-8e13-d255e6a9a4e9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 15.5 hours per week (Ideally over 3 week days. This can be discussed.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-24T13:43:15.116Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/BristolWeston/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Sexual_Health/Sexual_Health-v8108502 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8108502?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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 ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [senior staff nurse or midwife post birth contraception (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10403347) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.