About this role
Job summary
Newly Qualified Midwife - Rotational
37.5 hours per week (Full & Part time positions)
Fixed Term for 12 months
Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Friday 18th September 2026
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will provide ante-natal, post-natal and intrapartum care to women with low and high-risk pregnancies. They will rotate through all areas of the services as required including Continuity of Carer and Community and will be supported by the newly appointed midwifery retention support midwife. You will also have access to the lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) and a team of PMAs for additional support if/when required.
We are a unit who provide personalised care for women, babies and their families ensuring a first class service and experience. The benefits include:
Dynamic and supportive management team Forward thinking in response to new national initiatives, including the saving babies lives care bundle Provision of preceptorship for newly qualified members of the team Named professional midwifery advocate On-going professional development and support Rotation and integration within all areas of the service
If you would like to be part of this successful, flexible, friendly team, whether you are a newly qualified or experienced midwife we would like to hear from you!
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Job description Job responsibilities
The newly qualified midwife will be expected to fulfil the followingcriteria with support from preceptor and experienced midwives:
Whilst being accountable for their own clinical practices (NMC) will participate in the Midwifery Preceptorship programme and complete within twelve months. Act as the womans advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of midwifery care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to. Using evidence-based practice, assess the womans physical, psychological and spiritual needs, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care involving the woman and her family, as appropriate. Write reports, record observations and maintain plans of care, including electronic data storage; and other appropriate records, accurately, legibly, concisely and contemporaneously. Monitor the womans condition, interpret observations and identify deviations from normal. Report and refer to relevant health professionals, carrying out midwifery interventions as needed. Keep the woman and her family informed, when appropriate maintaining client confidentiality. Ensure midwifery care is flexible to meet the diverse needs of women. Comply with Trust policy for management and administration of medicines. Undertake clinical skills, as per the trusts Health Board Policy, relevant to role and the womans care. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and other service providers; ensure care is woman centred, effective and efficient. Examine and observe the neonate, interpreting observations and identifying deviations from normal. Deliver and evaluate programmes for the preparation of parenthood in response to the womans need and Incorporate health education into the womans care whenever possible. Identification and management of at risk families within the child protection arena, devising plans of care in conjunction with team leaders and other health care professionals. Engage with women and their families in avoiding and resolving complaints. Participate in the midwifery supervision process. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual client care Effective communicator with good leadership and interpersonal skills Evidence of ability take charge in the absence of their direct line manager Demonstrate midwifery skills underpinned by current evidence Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of audit and policy Basic IT skills
Qualification(s) and Professional Training Essential
Registered Midwife
Personal Qualities Essential
Able to demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others Evidence of undertaking presentation to groups or enhancing team working Must complete their perceptorship programme within 12 months Flexible approach to needs of the service Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
Trust values Essential
All Essential-Effective open communication ? EXcellence and safety in everything we do ? Challenge but support ? Expect respect and dignity ? Local healthcare that inspires confidence
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address George Eliot Hospital,
College Street,
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)