Antenatal Clinic Midwife
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2QZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 November 2026
2 days leftJob description
We are seeking a Band 6 Midwife, who is committed to providing quality care to pregnant women and their families, to join our dedicated healthcare tea...
For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Education and qualifications
Essential: - oNMC Registered practising Midwife; - oEvidence of continued professional development; - oCounselling skills; - oHigh level IT skills
Desirable: - oDegree in Midwifery; - oCounselling course
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Relevant midwifery clinical experience
- Awareness and understanding of current national maternity programmes
- Demonstratable desire to improve standards
- Understand change management processes.
- Worked in a variety of settings, utilising all midwifery skills.
- Evidence of multi-professional working
- Experience of supervising trained and untrained staff
Desirable: - oExperience in management of own caseload; - oExperience in working in both hospital / community setting; - oExperience of Audit
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Skilled in non-directive counselling and using terminology that supports all individuals
- Ability to take managerial and professional responsibility for team and staff
- Demonstrate good leadership and organisation skills
- Ability to prioritise clinical care to meet the unpredictable nature of the role
- Confident at presenting information to a wide audience
- Personal and professional resilience to meet the emotionally challenging aspects of the role
- Able to resolve queries which arise between external agencies and the Trust
Desirable: - oMotivated to develop clinical and specialist role; - oExperience of midwifery research and audit
Personal qualities
Essential
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties.
- Act as a role model to other midwives and members of the MDT.
- Ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 November 2026
Last checked
4 November 2026
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