About this role
Job summary
We areexcited to welcomea Band 6 Perinatal Mental Health Midwife to join our caring maternity team. This role supports women and birthing people with compassion and understanding, helping to providetrauma-informedsupport and ensurejoined-upcare across maternity, perinatal mental health and wider services during pregnancy and the early postnatal period.
You will be joining a supportive and motivated Perinatal Mental Health Midwives team at an important and exciting time in the team's ongoing journey of development and alignment with the national direction of maternityand perinatal mental healthcare. This is apart-time(22.5 hours),cross-siteBand 6 role within maternity services, offering the opportunity to contribute to morecommunity-focused, collaborative andperson-centredmodels of care, with an emphasis on improving the experience of women and birthing people throughout the perinatal period.
Main duties of the job
Providetrauma-informedperinatal mental health care to women and birthing people with severe and complex mental health needs, working flexiblyacross the working weekalongside maternity and mental health colleagues across both acute and community settings to ensure care is responsive, accessible and centred on the individual and their family.
Work collaboratively with maternity services, specialist perinatal mental health teams and wider agencies to support shared working, coordinated care planning and effective communication, helping to reduce the risk of fragmented care or unmet need.
Contribute to the assessment,developmentand review of individualised,trauma-informedcare plans, ensuring mental health needs, risks andprotective factors are clearlyidentified,documentedand shared appropriately across services.
Provideprofessional advice, guidance,trainingandongoingsupport to maternity colleagues, promotingtrauma-informedapproaches to care and supporting teams to recognise, respond to,supportand escalateperinatal mental health needs within everyday practice.
Contribute to the ongoing development of the Perinatal Mental Health Midwives service, engaging in service improvement,auditand pathway development in line with the national direction of maternity and perinatal mental health care.
Closing date of applications: 12th July 2026
Interview date: 22nd July 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements Essential
Registered Midwife with experience following completion of preceptorship period Portfolio of CPD
Desirable
Perinatal Mental Health Qualification Has NVQ assessor qualifications Teaching and Assessing qualification Has a first level degree or working towards one Evidence of CPD relating to Perinatal Mental Health
Skills and Ability Essential
To be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and solve problems, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before reaching a judgement and making a decision To be able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise problems and assess associated clinical risks To be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge to give appropriate telephone advice
Desirable
Trauma informed approach Possess driving licence and access to a car
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Demonstrable experience of mentoring and developing staff Demonstrable knowledge of the speciality
Desirable
Safeguarding adults and children knowledge Cannulation ALSO Demonstrable knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)