Rotational Midwife
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS2 8EGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 November 2026
16 days leftJob description
Shape the future of maternity care at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust We are seeking experienced Band 6 Midwives to join our supportive maternity team at...
- Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills
- Be flexible with a caring attitude, rotating throughout the maternity departments and to be a part of the on-call service we provide.
- Have excellent and extended clinical skills
- Be able to develop clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development.
- Have experience in solving problems and using initiative.
- Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babies, identifying any deterioration from normal and escalating appropriately.
- Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team.
As a unit we are proud to acknowledge the importance of personal development, and the support and guidance required in enabling self-confidence and belief to strive towards the next goal. We focus on providing the opportunity to gain appropriate experience to enable progression to band 7. We offer band 7 secondment posts within the unit, where you will feel supported and guided by familiar colleagues that you would have built a rapport with through your band 6 experience.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential: - Consolidation of practice as a Band 6 Midwife
Desirable: - Extended clinical midwifery skills
Education and Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Midwife with NMC pin; - Assessors & mentors qualification
Desirable: - Assessing in Practice Level 2 or Teaching and Assessing in Practice Level 3 or equiv.
Personal Aptitudes
Essential: - Motivation and enthusiasm; - Innovative; - Flexible approach to duties/shifts
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Evidence of teaching skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to prioritise care/client needs within research based approach
Desirable: - Ability to support and act up for Band 7; - Mobile, with the ability to travel within and around Bristol (essential whilst working in Community)
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
13 October 2026
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