Registered Midwife
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS10 5NBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Are you a Registered Midwife looking for a new opportunity? Do you have experience of working as a Midwife in the UK for at least 12 months and have y...
As a Rotational midwife, you will be joining a team of well-established professional and compassionate midwives, doctors, maternity support workers (MSW's) and support staff committed to providing safe, high quality and personalised care. We can offer a variety of hospital and community-based rotations to build your expertise!
Drivers licence and access to a car essential for Community-based rotation
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- Fully supported preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holiday's
- Physiotherapy Direct
- Career development and training opportunities
- Award winning and comprehensive wellbeing provisions. This includes physical, psychological, lifestyle and financial wellbeing support offers.
- Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
- Maternity coffee shop and 'Garden room'.
- Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
- Able to exercise clinical judgement for the assessment of care needs, the development, the implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in partnership with women within the practice area.
The care includes preventative measures, the detection of abnormal conditions in the mother and child, the procurement of medical assistance and the execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical help.
- Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women
- Provide intra-partum care and deliver babies
- Participate in developmental activities/ preceptorship
- Work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practic
- With experience, to ensure delivery of high quality midwifery care by effectively coordinating and professionally leading the clinical midwifery team and support staff in the absence of the senior midwife.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust employs over 25,000 staff.
12,000 staff provide healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
Our Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Education/ Training/ Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Midwife with current live NMC registration; - Evidence of continuing professional development; - Evidence of a completed preceptorship programme
Work Experience
Essential
- Practicing midwife with completed preceptorship and portfolio
- Able to work in all areas of maternity services- antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal
- Recent experience as a registered midwife within the NHS or hospital setting
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to adapt and demonstrate safe antenatal/ intra-partum and postnatal skills
- Knowledge and understanding of research/ evidence based practice and it's application to midwifery practice.
- Knowledge of current developments and issues in midwifery
- Knowledge of change management and ability to provide leadership within the designated ward area.
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
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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