Band 6 Day Assessment Midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
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Role summary
The Band 6 Midwife in the Maternity Day Assessment Unit (DAU) provides high-quality, woman-centred antenatal care. This role involves autonomous assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for women and babies, escalating concerns as needed. The post holder will manage women requiring ongoing maternal and fetal surveillance, facilitate ambulatory pathways, and help reduce unnecessary inpatient admissions. Excellent clinical judgment, communication, and multidisciplinary working are essential. The role primarily supports DAU but may require flexibility to assist other maternity areas during escalation.
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience at band 6 level
- Suitable clinical experience in all clinical areas
- Act as mentor and assessor
- Experience in taking charge of shifts
- Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Overall knowledge and experience of the Maternity and Maternity related guidelines and policies
- Understanding and adherence to the NMC code as well as the Standards of proficiency for midwives
- Evidence based client centred care
- Knowledge of child protection issues and policies.
- Demonstrate awareness of public health agenda
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of resource management and budget control
- Knowledge of research and audit
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team working skills
- Computer literacy
- High standards of clinical performance
- Ability to manage
- Leadership and Motivational skills
- Registered Midwife
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience at band 6 level
- Suitable clinical experience in all clinical areas
- Act as mentor and assessor
- Experience in taking charge of shifts
- Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Overall knowledge and experience of the Maternity and Maternity related guidelines and policies
- Understanding and adherence to the NMC code as well as the Standards of proficiency for midwives
- Evidence based client centred care
- Knowledge of child protection issues and policies.
- Demonstrate awareness of public health agenda
- Awareness of resource management and budget control
- Knowledge of research and audit
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team working skills
- Computer literacy
- High standards of clinical performance
- Ability to manage
- Leadership and Motivational skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 8d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Day Assessment Midwife
The closing date is 14 September 2026
Job summary
The Band 6 Midwife working within the Maternity Day Assessment Unit (DAU) is responsible for the provision of high-quality, evidence-based, woman-centred antenatal care in an inpatient setting. The post holder will work autonomously within professional boundaries to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for women and babies attending DAU, whilst recognising deviation from normal and escalating appropriately.
The DAU Midwife will manage women requiring ongoing maternal and fetal surveillance, facilitate ambulatory pathways, and contribute to reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions. The role requires excellent clinical judgement, effective communication, and close multidisciplinary working with obstetric, neonatal and wider maternity teams.
The post holder will support service delivery within DAU as their primary base, with flexibility to support other maternity areas during escalation in line with service need.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate leadership within the DAU environment, contributing to safe, effective service delivery on a shift-by-shift basis.
Take charge of the DAU area when required, supporting coordination of workload, patient flow and staffing.
Support Band 7 Midwives and Managers in the delivery of operational an
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