Community Midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 07/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
The Band 6 Community Midwife provides holistic, evidence-based care to women and their families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period. This role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care in line with Trust policies and NMC standards, working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include promoting informed choice, supporting healthy lifestyles, facilitating parent education, and supervising junior staff and students. The midwife ensures continuity of care, maintains accurate records, and contributes to clinical governance through audits and risk management. Strong leadership, communication, and clinical skills are essential for delivering safe, high-quality care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife (on NMC register)
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject area
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of post registration education activity
- Relevant current clinical experience
- Experience of staff management.
- Experience in change management
- Previous mentorship experience.
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively. Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Evidence of applying current research to practice
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge in standard setting and quality management.
- IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
- Education / Qualifications
- Registered Midwife (on NMC register)
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject area
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of post registration education activity
- Relevant current clinical experience
- Experience of staff management.
- Experience in change management
- Previous mentorship experience.
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively. Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Evidence of applying current research to practice
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge in standard setting and quality management.
- IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
The Band 6 Community Midwife provides holistic, evidence-based care to women and their families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period.
Working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams, the role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care in line with Trust policies and NMC standards. Responsibilities include promoting informed choice, supporting healthy lifestyles, facilitating parent education, and supervising junior staff and students.
The midwife ensures continuity of care, maintains accurate records, and contributes to clinical governance through audits and risk management. Strong leadership, communication, and clinical skills are essential to deliver safe, high-quality care within community and hospital settings.
Main duties of the job
- The midwife is responsible and accountable for his/her own midwifery practice.
- To work in partnership with women and their families, GP, obstetrician and other agencies to ensure optimum care.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of mothers and babies in accordance with the Trust's policies and guidelines.
- Strive for continuity of care and informed client choice within the limitations of the service.
- Facilitate the learning of midwifery skills through supervision, teaching an support.
- Actively promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle, advising and arranging sup
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