Community Midwife

It is an exciting time for our service and we would love you to join our team of midwives and help us to shape our services to support womens choice in place of birth. We offer a comprehensive orientation package,covering al aspects of our service.You will have the support from our friendly team of Midwives throughout this period and beyond.

You will need to have completed a preceptorship programme and have achieved Midwifery competencies such as cannulation,water birth and suturing. We operate an on-call system for community midwifery which you will be required to participate in.

Each community team is supported by an experienced team lead and the teams work in close conjunction with the stand-alone Birth Centres at maidstone and Crowborough,so there is opportunity to gain experience in these enviroments as well.

Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

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Qualifications

Essential: - RM and eligible to practice.; - Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills.

Desirable: - To have obtained or be studying at diploma level.

Experience/Knowledge

Skills

Desirable: - A working knowledge of quality assurance.; - Be able to prioritise one's workload.