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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: 2 x 15 hour contracts available
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
153-SP04883
Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town
Bournemouth
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust logo

Practice Education Midwife

Band 6

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. 

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

  • To participate in the integrated midwifery model working within both community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day and night shifts providing a 24-hour, 365-day service.
  • Ensure that accurate, clear and contemporaneous, legible records are kept with evidence of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care using the SBAR process.
  • To be responsible for delivering and maintaining a high standard of day-to-day evidence-based practice for all women and birthing people in the designated clinical area/caseload
  • To maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of midwifery practice relevant to the individual clinical area
  • To engage with women, birthing people and their families to encourage and promote holistic and individualised care supporting physical, psychological emotional and social needs.
  • Provide support and advice following pregnancy loss
  • Ensure the safe use of drugs in accordance with the hospital policy and The NMC Code, ensuring up to date on medicines management and midwifery exemptions.
  • Responsible for the protection of safeguarding of children with an awareness of child protections procedures.
  • To be a source of reference regarding Health Education and Social Care
  • To act as a practice supervisor- and/or assessor for student midwives
  • Be prepared to undertake cannulation and administer IV medication

Main duties of the job

To support the ongoing development and learning of maternity staff and support the culture of learning at UHD.  Deputise for the band 7 in their absence, provide clinical skills within educational and clinical areas.

This role requires midwife specific duties including providing clinical care rotating within all departments within maternity.

The midwife will provide a full range of midwifery care, including health education, social care and advice to women with the maternity service throughout the geographical area.  Your sphere of practice encompasses provision of care to the women and babies during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. 

The care provided will be to the women/pregnant people and their babies in the community, midwife led, consultant led units, antenatal clinic and ante/postnatal wards as well as transitional care.  Continuity of carer will be offered according to the service model and within the better births model.  This role will involve on-call commitments where applicable and dependent on area of work.

 The midwife will act as a support for students and other members of staff.  The midwife will work autonomously within the trust in line with departmental guidelines and in accordance with the NMC Standards of proficiency for midwives, always ensuring safe and individualised care.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.  They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. 

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Support of the ongoing development and learning of maternity staff and support the culture of learning at UHD.  Deputise for the band 7 in their absence, provide clinical skills within educational and clinical areas.

The midwife will provide a full range of midwifery care, including health education, social care and advice to women with the maternity service throughout the geographical area.  Your sphere of practice encompasses provision of care to the women and babies during antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. 

The care provided will be to the women/pregnant people and their babies in the community, midwife led, consultant led units, antenatal clinic and ante/postnatal wards as well as transitional care.  Continuity of carer will be offered according to the service model and within the better births model.  This role will involve on-call commitments where applicable and dependent on area of work.

The midwife will act as a support for students and other members of staff.  The midwife will work autonomously within the trust in line with departmental guidelines and in accordance with the NMC Standards of proficiency for midwives, always ensuring safe and individualised care.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Bachelors (BSc) Degree in Midwifery or equivalent Registered and practising midwife
Desirable criteria
  • Practice assessor or prepared to work towards Foundation in patient experience course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of midwifery in all areas of the service including working within the community setting.
  • Substantive experience in area of special interest ie antenatal, postnatal, labour care, community
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing complaints or feedback.

Technical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Up to date core skills/training
  • Able to mentor students
  • Completed preceptorship program
  • Keyboard skills and ability to use IT equipment and associated maternity database.
  • Competent and able to provide midwifery care in all areas
  • Manual dexterity
  • Articulate with excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Collecting/generating data
  • IT literate – confident with Excel, powerpoint.
  • Report writing
  • Confident to have challenging conversations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Disability Confident - two yearsUHD ValuesApprenticeships logoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Hyde
Job title
Practice Development Lead Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000192724
Additional information

Gemma Short

Recruitment and Retention Midwife

Tel: 07467 446649

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