# Student Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/student-midwife/ccafbb7c-2612-4cf4-9fa3-845f9ab4c7f9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/student-midwife/ccafbb7c-2612-4cf4-9fa3-845f9ab4c7f9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Newham 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 (24 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post holder is required to work during night shifts and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T13:40:33.161Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/MIDWIFERY_STUDENTS_NUH/MIDWIFERY_STUDENTS_NUH-v8381230 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8381230?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. The two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery aims to produce competent, caring, autonomous and evidenced-based midwives, capable of delivering effective woman-centred care for mothers, birthing people and their families in any context. Midwives of the 21st century practice within dynamic, rapidly changing and diverse contexts and require personal, academic and professional skills to practice in an optimum way. During the two-year course, time will be spent 50% with London South Bank University Southwark and 50% with Newham University Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust. This course can open up an exciting career in Midwifery with a diverse range of opportunities to enhance your future careers. ### 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 - 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) with minimum B grade. OR 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. And you have recently practiced for one year in a country where English is a majority spoken language. Students applying for this funded training post (mid-point band 5 salary), should note that this training grant will also include University tuition fees of £9535 per annum. ### 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/bank 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** - Can demonstrate application of theory to practice. - Can demonstrate forward thinking approach to care - Can demonstrate robust verbal and written skills. - IT skills - Able to work in a multicultural environment - Demonstrate effective listening skill - 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Completion of a Research Awareness course ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 867.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710089) - [newham hospital bus route (pdf, 158.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710090) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [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.