Community Midwife
Powys Teaching Health Board
Welshpool, SY21 7DUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£40,559 to £48,841
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 November 2026
3 days leftJob description
Fixed Term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service To provide advice support and care of women and their families duringthe preconceptual, ante...
Passionate about midwifery? Do you want to use all of your midwifery skills and have excellent job satisfaction Then Powys maternity services may well be the place for you.
Due to exciting development within the maternity service, we are looking for a motivated midwife to join our midwifery team in Welshpool.
You will be joining a service with one of the highest home birth rates in Wales, a high physiological birth rate and the highest breastfeeding rate in Wales. You will be supporting women choosing to birth at one of our 6 free standing birth centres, 5 of which provide water birth facilities.
You will provide and coordinate antenatal and postnatal care for both midwife led care and consultant led women.
As a service, we are passionate about supporting midwives ongoing professional development and the opportunity to access an award winning training during your employment.
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
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you dont speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, dont worry: the health board will support you with training.
Being the smallest Health Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Awareness of political and wider health agenda specifically Midwifery 20:20 and All Wales Normal Labour Pathway.
- Post Registration education and professional updating in line with NMC fitness to practice
Desirable: - Child Protection in line with LSCB; - Homebirth; - Waterbirth
Experience
Essential
- Post registration clinical experience
- Range of clinical experience
- Suturing - Able to suture without supervision
- Obstetric emergencies - competent to lead in the management of an emergency
- Homebirth - Able to attend as first midwife without supervision
- Fetal Heart Monitoring - Able to interpret fetal heart deviations from normal and call appropriate help (pinnard/sonicaid)
- Resuscitation - competent to participate as the lead in resuscitation
- Cannulation - Able to cannulate without supervision
- Venipuncture - Able to perform venipuncture competently
- Examination of the newborn - Able to undertake examination of the newborn following birth and in the postnatal period unsupervised
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Normality - Able to promote, assess and deliver alternative methods to normalize care both antenatally and intrapartum
- Breastfeeding - Able to discuss and practically apply UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Team Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
- Antenatal Screening - Under supervision able to discuss and provide information on antenatal screening tests offered and able to give details of the choices women have following a positive screening result
- Research, audit and evaluation skills to ensure a high-quality service
- Caseload Management with the skill to work as autonomous practitioner
- Ability to work as a team member
- Good networking skills
- Ability to plan, organize and clear decision making skills and prioritising
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Desirable
- Able to discuss and provide information on antenatal screening tests offered to women in pregnancy and give the reasons why they are offered and be able to give details of the choices women have following a positive screening result
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential
- Empathetic and reassurance skills to deal with potential highly complex and sensitive circumstances that can often be emotional and distressing
- Can demonstrate PTHB Values
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel
- Ability to cover on call cover for service (team and wider area)
- Physical ability to handle equipment to meet the role of an integrated midwife within a community setting
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 November 2026
Last checked
5 November 2026
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