Homebirth Team Midwife
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B15 2TG
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
Homebirth Midwife Continuity-led care: Case-loading a small cohort of women, from referral through to handover to the health visitor. Flexible shift p...
Clinical Responsibilities
- Comprehensive Midwifery Care: Provide care across all stages of pregnancy, intrapartum, and postnatal periods for a caseload of women.
- Promote Birth Choices: Actively support and facilitate homebirth, DOMINO, and birth centre care options for women.
- Collaborative Care: Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe and high-standard care for mothers and babies.
- Skill Development: Continuously develop and maintain midwifery skills in line with best practices.
- Role Development: Contribute to the development of midwifery practice and the introduction of new roles within the service.
- Drug Administration: Safely manage and administer medications in accordance with Trust policies and statutory regulations.
Professional Responsibilities
- Adhere to NMC Standards: Uphold the NMC Code of Conduct and work within the Trust's policies and protocols.
- Effective Communication: Maintain strong relationships within the midwifery team and with other healthcare professionals.
- Continuous Professional Development: Engage in ongoing learning and attend mandatory training to maintain and enhance clinical skills.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree
- Evidence of professional progression
- NMC Midwife registration
- Mentorship
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme
- Effective internet and IT skills
- IV drug administration
- Perineal suturing
- Waterbirth
- CTG interpretation
- Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
- Positive attitude to change and inspires confidence
- Demonstrates innovation
- Cannulation and suturing knowledge and skills
Desirable
- Epidural Management
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
Essential
- Professional decision making skills
- Confident and competent midwife practitioner
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others.
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Willing to complete all mandatory training
- Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post
PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts
- Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice
- Strategies to cope with stress / work pressures.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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