Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- Job ref
- 130-NMR097-0525
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Neath Port Talbot Hospital
- Town
- Swansea
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Midwife
Band 6
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered Midwives to join the Maternity Services of Swansea Bay University Health Board as Band 6 Community Midwife.
The successful applicant must have knowledge and experience of all aspects of Midwifery practice and will be expected to provide supportive care to women throughout all stages of pregnancy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide universal midwifery care during preconception, antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. They will be accountable for the delivery of direct midwifery care within a designated clinical area or caseload.
They will provide high quality, evidenced based care and advice to women throughout antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as community, the woman’s home and the Freestanding Midwifery Unit (FMU).
The post holder will practice and maintain clinical skills appropriate for community midwifery practice through experience, and on completion of midwifery skills competencies, as required.
The poster holder is required to participate in the community on call rota.
The post Holder will maintain active NMC registration meeting all revalidation requirements.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Swansea Bay University Health Board covers a population of around 390,000 in Neath/Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn.
Our values were developed by listening to our service users, the community and our staff. They show our commitment to equality and are at the centre of everything we do. These are; caring for each other, working together and always improving and this is something that we in maternity service, strive for each and every day.
Located in the heart of the amazing coastline of Swansea Bay, the University Health Board is the main provider of elective and acute hospital services for the population of West Wales. The University Health Board’s catchment stretches from the fringes of the lush dramatic landscape of the Neath Valley and the stunningly beautiful Gower coast to the bustling University City of Swansea and surrounding areas. Whilst our hospitals and clinics provide the care and treatments for the population, our locations provide the respite and recharge spaces that support positive long term health and wellbeing.
Singleton Hospital, overlooking Swansea Bay, hosts a range of maternity services across the site. These include;
Antenatal clinics
Day assessment unit
Acute assessment unit
Ante-natal ward
Our midwifery led bay birth unit
Labour ward
Post natal ward
Obstetric theatre
Close links with our tertiary neonatal unit on site and transitionary care unit on antenatal ward.
Alongside Singleton Hospital, we have a Community Midwifery Team who support patients in the community.
Neath/Port Talbot Hospital was opened in 2003 and has roughly 200 beds. Our Maternity services in NPT comprise of:
Ante-natal clinics
Day Assessment Unit
Midwifery Led Unit
We also have a Community Midwifery Team in Neath/Port Talbot who will support patients in the community.
For more information about the roles we have in SBUHB Maternity Services and what it is like to live and work in the area, please take a look at our recruitment webpage:-
https://sbuhbcareers.nhs.wales/midwifery/
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with active NMC Registration
- Knowledge and understanding of current professional midwifery issues and the national maternity agenda
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Wales Safeguarding Procedures 2019, Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 Mental Health Act, 1983
Desirable criteria
- Community PROMPT faculty
- Hypnobirthing accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration clinical experience
- Can demonstrate a range of clinical experience
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Evidence of delivering compassionate, patient-focused and women-centred care and using service user engagement and feedback to improve services
- Evidence of recent commitment to continuous development of self and others
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a community caseload
- Experience of providing care during home birth, and births within freestanding midwifery units
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Competent to suture without supervision
- Obstetric and neonatal emergencies – competent to lead in the management of an emergency
- Venepuncture – able to perform competently. Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- Generate, via PC, reports, databases and spreadsheets requiring keyboard skills
- Actively seek opportunities to continually develop oneself, consistent with the principles of lifelong learning and in line with the NMC continuous professional development requirement
- Effective communication skills to all levels of staff
- Demonstrate diplomacy, empathy and neutrality
- Demonstrates clinical leadership skills
- Ability to apply polices & procedures, efficiently and safely to manage services
- Ability to initiate & support change and can demonstrate understanding of principles Work within the NMC Code
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation training
Values
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate SBU Values
Other
Essential criteria
- Frequent travel between multiple Health Board sites (and occasional travel further afield) Ability to participate in Community On-Call rota
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rhiannon Griffiths
- Job title
- Matron (Metron)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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