Midwife Band 6

The Band 6 Rotational Midwife will provide high-quality, evidence-based, woman-centred care throughout the maternity pathway, working across all maternity clinical areas including Labour Ward, Maternity Triage, Birth Centre, Antenatal and Postnatal Wards, Day Assessment Unit and Community Services where appropriate. The post holder will practise autonomously within the NMC Code, providing safe care for women and babies with both low- and high-risk pregnancies, recognising deviations from normal and escalating concerns appropriately. Key responsibilities include: • Delivering compassionate, safe and evidence-based midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. • Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised care, promoting informed choice and personalised care. • Recognising and responding promptly to obstetric and neonatal emergencies, participating in emergency drills and multidisciplinary training. • Supporting, supervising and acting as a role model for Band 5 Midwives, Student Midwives and Maternity Support Workers. • Acting as a Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor in accordance with NMC standards. • Maintaining accurate electronic patient records and ensuring timely documentation. • Participating in clinical audit, incident reporting, quality improvement initiatives and implementation of learning to enhance patient safety. • Promoting public health initiatives including infant feeding, smoking cessation, perinatal mental health, safeguarding, vaccination and healthy lifestyle advice. • Maintaining competence through mandatory training and continuous professional development, including CTG interpretation, PROMPT, Newborn Life Support and safeguarding. • Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies to deliver seamless, high-quality maternity care. The post holder will demonstrate the Trust's values of Professionalism, Compassion, Respect and Safety, ensuring women, babies and families receive safe, high-quality care at all times. Job description Job responsibilities The Band 6 Rotational Midwife will provide high-quality, evidence-based, woman-centred care throughout the maternity pathway, working across all maternity clinical areas including Labour Ward, Maternity Triage, Birth Centre, Antenatal and Postnatal Wards, Day Assessment Unit and Community Services where appropriate. The post holder will practise autonomously within the NMC Code, providing safe care for women and babies with both low- and high-risk pregnancies, recognising deviations from normal and escalating concerns appropriately. Key responsibilities include: • Delivering compassionate, safe and evidence-based midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. • Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised care, promoting informed choice and personalised care. • Recognising and responding promptly to obstetric and neonatal emergencies, participating in emergency drills and multidisciplinary training. • Supporting, supervising and acting as a role model for Band 5 Midwives, Student Midwives and Maternity Support Workers. • Acting as a Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor in accordance with NMC standards. • Maintaining accurate electronic patient records and ensuring timely documentation. • Participating in clinical audit, incident reporting, quality improvement initiatives and implementation of learning to enhance patient safety. • Promoting public health initiatives including infant feeding, smoking cessation, perinatal mental health, safeguarding, vaccination and healthy lifestyle advice. • Maintaining competence through mandatory training and continuous professional development, including CTG interpretation, PROMPT, Newborn Life Support and safeguarding. • Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies to deliver seamless, high-quality maternity care. The post holder will demonstrate the Trust's values of Professionalism, Compassion, Respect and Safety, ensuring women, babies and families receive safe, high-quality care at all times.