# Student Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/student-midwife/46beb22e-24e6-4c95-927c-b7b6d6a87cdb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/student-midwife/46beb22e-24e6-4c95-927c-b7b6d6a87cdb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Whipps Cross University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 Per annum inc pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 24 months (until 14/01/2029) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T14:40:47.650Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8245018 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245018?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Although this position is a 24 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 24 months. This is an exciting opportunity to gain a fully funded qualification and step into the rewarding world of Midwifery—all while earning a Band 5 salary. University fees are also fully paid for this course, allowing you to gain a qualification and earn a salary at the same time with reduced financial pressures. The two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery aims to produce competent, caring, autonomous and evidenced-based midwives, capable of delivering effective personalised quality care for mothers, birthing people and their families in any context. During the two-year course, time will be spent 50% with London South Bank University Southwark and 50% on placement at Whipps Cross Hospital. This application is for Whipps Cross University Hospital. Kindly review the full advert and JD on attached documents. ### Main duties of the job To be eligible for this programme applicants will need to meet the following entry criteria: - A registered Adult nurse (level 1) with current registration with the NMC; - A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2:2: with a minimum qualification of Diploma in Higher Education with evidence of study at Level 6; - At least 6 months post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK; - For applicants whom English is not their first language, they must achieve a minimum score of 7.0 overall or equivalent, with not less than 7.0 in the listening, speaking and reading sections and not less than 6.5 in the writing section for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS) at the time of application OR for the Occupational English Test (OET), they must achieve a minimum grade of B overall or equivalent, with not less than a B in listening, reading and speaking and a C+ in writing. - The following is the alternative to the IELTS or OET - You have completed a pre-registration nurse, midwife or nursing associate programme that was taught and examined in English. During that programme you must have spent at least half of your time interacting with patients, service users, their families and other healthcare professionals, and at least three-quarters of these interactions must have been in English. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Is willing to work in and travel to all places of work. - Able to work rotational shifts ie days/nights/weekends/ban k holidays - Is in good general health and fit for the post as assessed by Occupational Health. - Is able to undertake all duties of a midwifery student in the hospital and community setting. - Satisfactory DBS check. ### Skills **Essential** - IT skills - Can demonstrate application of theory to practice. - Able to work in a multicultural environment. - Can demonstrate forward thinking approach to care - Demonstrate effective listening skills. - Can demonstrate robust verbal and written skills. - Can demonstrate reflective practice ### Knowledge **Essential** - Current knowledge of Midwifery practice - Awareness of latest Government indicatives’ around Maternity/Midwifery - Good standard of written and verbal communication at all times ### Experience **Essential** - Worked in a variety of settings utilising all life skills or transferable skills - At least 6 months post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 779.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556446) - [job advert (pdf, 293.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556447) - [whipps cross bus route (pdf, 286.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556448) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## 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.