Midwife Community

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 38,000 - GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Community Midwife to provide exceptional care to patients. The role involves managing a caseload, ensuring evidence-based practices, and contributing to innovative healthcare delivery. The ideal candidate should be a Registered Midwife with strong midwifery skills and a commitment to continuous professional development. This full-time position offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, with opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with evidence of professional development.
• Willingness to undertake further professional development.
• Experience and ability to utilize the full range of midwifery skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the holistic care of childbearing patients.
• Use the full range of midwifery skills in various settings.
• Develop strategies for the delivery of health promotion.

Skills

Ability to manage an allocated case load

Ability to deputise in taking charge of the wards

Commitment to evidence-based practice

Keen to develop own skills and develop Midwifery practice

Research awareness

Education

Registered Midwife

Educated to 1st degree level / diploma

Job description

Main area Maternity Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week (with a small number of on calls each month) Job ref 361-7736284

Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/02/2026 23:59 Interview date 25/02/2026

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values

- We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include

We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect

We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve

We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Community Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are proud of the range of maternity services we provide and the excellent high quality care we give to the women, babies and their families. Our facilities are state of the art, with bright airy modern rooms within our midwifery led birthing unit.

You'll be working as a midwife, according to the World Health Organisation, Local Supervising Authority, and the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Midwives Rule and Code of Practice.

Join us in providing exceptional care to our patients.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the holistic care of childbearing patients and their families. Care provided must be evidence based and planned in partnership to meet the needs of the patient.

You will be required to use the full range of midwifery skills in a variety of settings.

The post holder will need to be aware of national/local health initiatives and develop strategies for the delivery of health promotion to meet the needs of the patient.

You will deputise for all aspects of the work of the Band 7 Midwife and participate in the development and teaching of staff and students.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• Registered Midwife
• Willingness to undertake further professional development
• Willingness to undertake a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing
• Educated to 1st degree level / diploma
• Evidence of professional development
• Awareness and participation in units’ innovations and audit evidence of ongoing personal development and education i.e. preparation for mentorship preceptor course and other relevant

Previous Experience

• Evidence of experience and ability to utilise the full range of midwifery skills required to work across the whole aspect of midwifery services. Proactive in local developments including education and practice
• Proactive in local developments including education and practice

Skills

• Ability to manage an allocated case load
• Ability to deputise in taking charge of the wards / practice workload and responsibilities at a senior leve

Knowledge

• Commitment to evidence-based practice.
• Keen to develop own skills and develop Midwifery practice
• Up to date knowledge of current Midwifery issues and changes within the NHS
• Research awareness.
• Evidence of projects/research undertaken on own initiative/during training

Other Requirements

• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
• Role model our Trust values every day

When you apply...

Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts. This means even if you have the right to work currently but will require a new sponsorship to work for our Trust your application will not be considered.

Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us.

While we recognise that AI can support in drafting an application, you are encouraged to clearly demonstrate your personal skills, experience and behaviours that align with the role, and this is usually best done in your own words. We reserve the right to review all applications for the use of AI tools and where this is inconsistent with our values and standards of behaviour your application may be rejected

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.