About this role
Job summary
Band 6 Midwife - 30 Hours per Week (Permanent)Lavender Homebirth Team
Are you an experienced and motivated midwife with a passion for continuity of care and supporting women to birth at home? The Lavender Homebirth Team is looking for a dedicated professional to join our supportive and forward-thinking team.
This is a unique opportunity to provide truly personalised care to a group of women throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. You'll develop and strengthen your autonomous practice while making a meaningful difference to families choosing homebirth.
Working alongside your named "buddy" midwife, you will manage a caseload within the Frimley Health catchment area, building strong relationships and delivering compassionate, woman-centred care.
You'll also collaborate closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, informed care planning, particularly where additional risk factors are identified--helping every woman feel supported, respected, and empowered in her choices.
What we're looking for:
An experienced midwife committed to continuity of care A passion for supporting homebirth and informed choice Confidence in autonomous practice and caseload management Strong communication and teamwork skills Join a team that values continuity, compassion, and clinical excellence--and be part of shaping positive birth experiences every day.
Main duties of the job
To work as a midwife and a member of the midwifery team in all areas of the maternity service as required - i.e. Community, Antenatal Ward, Labour Ward, Postnatal Ward, Transitional Care Unit, Birth Centre, Antenatal Clinic, Maternity Assessment Centre. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust cares for 9900 women per annum; we have 2 sites that have both midwifery and obstetric led services, the Frimley Park site which caters for approximately 5500 women and the Wexham Park site caters for approximately 4400 births per annum. Both sites have Birth Centre's, ensuite labour rooms, antenatal inpatient beds, postnatal beds, transitional care cots, Maternity Assessment. Centre/Triage facilities and Antenatal Outpatient's clinics. All midwife practitioners will be Registered Midwives, accountable for their own midwifery practice and will be able to fulfil the following role through the ability to make decisions with current protocols and principles of care in compliance with the NMC'sMidwives Rules and code of Midwifery Practice. This midwife may be a recently qualified midwife, or she/he may be very experienced, but she/he will be expected to continue with post-registration education and development to become a confident midwife able to provide care with the women either in the community or hospital environment. The post holder is required to take responsibility as a prime care provider in either the hospital or community setting.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the 6 C's Evidence of successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable
Has participated in undertaking midwifery research and audit.
Skills Essential
Demonstrates clinical skills commensurate with a midwife who has migrated from band 5 to 6 Demonstrates clinical skills Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills. Maintains confidentiality and data protection needs. Can demonstrate effective Communication skills. Effective internet and IT skills Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
Desirable
Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management. Political awareness and diplomacy.
Special Requriements Essential
Willing to work in all departmental areas Able to workday and night duty. Able to fulfil on call service (community posts only) Car driver (community posts only)
Desirable
Flexible with off-duty to fit the needs of the service.
Qualifications Essential
Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies. Registered Midwife Current on the NMC register. Completion of preceptorship
Desirable
Registered Nurse Qualified mentor. Qualified mentor / PSPA / SLIP
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)