Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 205-7132174
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RSUH & County
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Preceptorship Midwife
Band 5
Job overview
This opportunity is for 3rd year students due to qualify in September 2025
We have positions open on our fully supportive preceptorship programme where you will be supported to work in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal areas.
Have you recently qualified as a midwife and feel like you could be better supported? Why not consider a move to UHNM.
UHNM's midwifery preceptorship offers a total of 9 weeks supernumerary over 12 months and 3 ward areas. You will be allocated a preceptor who will support you through your first year in midwifery alongside the preceptorship lead who can develop you with an bespoke package.
All newly qualified midwives will be appointed at mid point band 5 on the agenda for change pay scale. An increase of over £2,000 from the entry level.
***Please note international applications will only be considered if you have a full (NOT PRN) NMC PIN number are currently able to practice in the UK. Please do not apply of you do not meet this criteria***
Main duties of the job
You will be supported to develop from a Band 5 to a band 6 midwife, working in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal areas.
Please see the job description for further details
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details on this vacancy.
We are accepting applicants for full and part time posts and welcome flexible working patterns.
You require a full and active NMC number to apply for this position.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- NMC registration upon commencement of role
- Degree qualification in midwifery
- Trained in UK university or minimum 6 months midwifery experience in UK
Desirable criteria
- NIPE qualified
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Willing to undertake preceptorship programme
Desirable criteria
- Willing to undertake qualification relevant to practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachael Topping
- Job title
- Lead midwife for recruitment and retention
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 671765
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