Midwife Jobs in the NHS

NHS midwifery posts cover antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care across hospital labour wards, birth centres, and community caseloads. Community midwives tend to manage their own caseload with more autonomy, while hospital-based midwives work shifts covering labour ward, triage, and postnatal wards. Posts start at Band 5, with senior and specialist roles at Band 6-7.

82 live vacancies across 53 NHS employers · updated hourly

82

Open Positions

£32k - £80k

Salary Range

53

NHS Trusts

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New This Week

Recent midwife vacancies from this role hub, with employer, location, and closing-date context.

Planning a Midwife job search in the NHS

Job Clerk tracks live midwife vacancies across NHS employers so you can compare role level, employer mix, location, salary, contract type, and closing date before deciding where to spend time on an application.

There are currently 82 live midwife roles across 53 NHS employers in this index. Use the band and city links below to move from the broad profession market into pages with tighter salary, seniority, and local employer context.

Recent salary data for midwife roles ranges from about £32,073 to £79,504 per year, depending on band, employer, rota pattern, and high-cost area supplements.

Evidence to prepare

  • Autonomous caseload management (community) or shift leadership (hospital)
  • Risk assessment and escalation for high-risk pregnancies
  • Newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) where qualified
  • Perineal repair and emergency skills (shoulder dystocia, PPH, neonatal resuscitation)

Common requirements

  • NMC registration as a midwife
  • NIPE qualification (essential or desirable for many Band 6+ posts)
  • Specialist training for roles in fetal medicine, education, or public health
  • Supervisory or practice assessor experience for senior roles

Bands to compare

Current midwife pages include Band 6 and Band 7. Start broad, then narrow by band when the advert needs specific seniority, supervision, portfolio, or leadership evidence.

Location demand

Active city hubs include London. Local pages are useful for comparing employer mix, commute assumptions, and high-cost area supplements.

Employer mix

Recent listings include employers such as NHS Highland, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Check each source advert for person-spec wording and early-close warnings.

Browse Midwife Jobs by Band

NHS midwife roles span multiple Agenda for Change bands. Pick a level to see live vacancies at that band.

Browse Midwife Jobs by City

Compare midwife vacancies in major NHS hiring locations before narrowing into a grade or band.

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Where Midwife Jobs Are Hiring Right Now

London5 jobs
London, London4 jobs
Luton3 jobs
Preston3 jobs
Birmingham, West Midlands2 jobs
Cambridge2 jobs
Basingstoke2 jobs
Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber2 jobs
Doncaster, Yorkshire and the Humber2 jobs
BIRMINGHAM1 jobs
Bangor1 jobs
Burnley1 jobs

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