Integrated Midwife
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
15 days left
Job description
Band 6 (£39,959 - £48,117) Full-Time/Part-Timeroles available We are recruiting for an Integrated Midwife who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should s...
- To participate in the integrated midwifery model working within both community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day and night shifts.
- To partake in the morning multidisciplinary handover in the absence of a Clinical Lead Midwife.
- To act as shift lead in the absence of a Clinical Lead Midwife.
- Participate in the on-call rota for both hospital and community as part of the escalation process as well as promoting and facilitating home births.
- Be confident in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting as appropriate.
- Ensure that accurate, clear and contemporaneous, legible records are kept with evidence of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
- To be responsible for delivering and maintaining a high standard of day-to-day evidence-based practice for all women and birthing people in the designated clinical area/caseload.
- To maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of midwifery practice relevant to the individual clinical area.
- To engage with women, birthing people and their families to encourage and promote holistic individualised care.
- Provide support and advice following pregnancy loss
- Ensure the safe custody of drugs in accordance with the hospital policy and The Code (NMC, 2018).
For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
The isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.
Our 2024-2029 'Working Together, Improving Together' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RM registration with the NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
- Certificate in mentorship/practice supervisor
- Full UK driving license
Desirable
- Working towards NIPE qualification
- Attend regional units 5 days a year to work within both low and high risk environments
- Attended appraisal course
- Level 3 Safeguarding training
- Sound knowledge of child protection
- Sound knowledge of domestic violence
- Sound knowledge of substance misuse
- Sound knowledge of women and birthing people with additional needs
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to demonstrate compassion and empathy with service users
Aptitudes
Essential
- Self-motivated
- Approachable and Flexible attitude to work for the needs of the service
- Demonstrate strong motivation and ability to work autonomously
- Adaptable to changing practices and service modernisation
- Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance
- Current knowledge of professional issues on a local and wider NHS level.
Abilities and Skills
Essential
- Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately
- Able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Able to undertake all midwifery duties without supervision
- Able to coordinate/lead midwife for the service area in the absence of the line manager
- Basic neonatal and adult life support knowledge and skills.
- Able to coordinate / lead midwife for the service area in the absence of the line manager
Desirable
- Ability to manage sickness cover in absence of the ward manager
- Ability to implement staff contingency plan and deploy staff appropriately in periods of high activity
- Evidence of ward management / teaching
Physical Skills
Essential
- Well-developed IT skills
- Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately
- Contribute to creating a positive working environment
Technical skills. You must be able to meet the minimum of 4 of the following competencies::
Essential
- Basic neonatal and adult life support knowledge and skills
- Management of epidurals including giving 'top ups'
- Parent education
- Conduct and manage antenatal clinics
- Able to coach students and new staff members
- Perineal repair
- Perform and interpret CTG's
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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