Band 6 Preterm birth midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role supports the multidisciplinary team within the preterm birth clinic, focusing on implementing the Periprem Bundle. The post holder will act as a skilled practitioner, leading and supporting others in using the Periprem toolkit. Key responsibilities include working with Neonatal and Maternity Management to achieve Trust objectives and ensuring patient care aligns with quality standards.
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration with demonstrable experience appropriate to a Band 6 Midwife role.
- Evidence of a high standard and knowledge of evidence-based midwifery care acquired through CPD and experience.
Desirable criteria
- Band 6 experience
- Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge and experience in all areas of maternity services developed through continuing professional knowledge.
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices.
- Ability to supervise learners.
- Experience of pre term/peri prem pathway
- Key Competencies
- Must be able to demonstrate midwifery knowledge and skills
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit and compliant.
- Able to work within the MDT with consultant and neonatal
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Able to work across all areas of the maternity service in line with service requirements.
- Flexibility
- Able to coordinate/manage ANC clinic area.
- Other
- Evidence of involvement in the development of policy's and clinical audit.
- Well developed IT skills.
- Current NMC registration with demonstrable experience appropriate to a Band 6 Midwife role.
- Evidence of a high standard and knowledge of evidence-based midwifery care acquired through CPD and experience.
- Band 6 experience
- Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge and experience in all areas of maternity services developed through continuing professional knowledge.
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices.
- Ability to supervise learners.
- Experience of pre term/peri prem pathway
- Key Competencies
- Must be able to demonstrate midwifery knowledge and skills
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit and compliant.
- Able to work within the MDT with consultant and neonatal
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Able to work across all areas of the maternity service in line with service requirements.
- Flexibility
- Able to coordinate/manage ANC clinic area.
- Other
- Evidence of involvement in the development of policy's and clinical audit.
- Well developed IT 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 10d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
To support the multidisciplinary team approach within the preterm birth clinic within antenatal clinic .
To support the implementation of all aspects of the Periprem Bundle.
Acting as a skilled practitioner, the post holder will lead and support others in undertaking aspects of the Periprem toolkit.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
\- Work in partnership with the Neonatal and Maternity Management Teams to achieve Trust objectives associated with Periprem.
-To acknowledge and act on all concerns raised including investigating, escalating and dealing with the concerns where appropriate. To share the learning outcomes of incidents and complaints with the appropriate teams and demonstrate changes in practice as a result of complaints and incidents to embed a culture of learning.
\- To support the embedding of multi-disciplinary clinical audit across Maternity and Neonates ensuring that patient care reflects the Trust and Care Groups Quality Strategy, and that it meets clinical governance standards.
\- Work closely with the Saving Babies Lives Lead Midwife to identify themes and champion innovation and communication to support.
\- Produce monthly summary reports compliance, themes, changes in practice and areas of learning incidents.
\- Develop and implement a system for commu
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