Job summary
Are you a passionate and compassionate Midwife looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to women, birthing people, babies and families every day? Join our dedicated maternity team and play a vital role in delivering safe, personalised and evidence-based care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal journey.
As a Band 6 Midwife, you will work across both community and acute settings, supporting women and birthing people to make informed choices while helping to create positive and memorable birth experiences. This is a rewarding role where you will combine expert clinical practice with leadership, mentorship and collaboration, ensuring every family receives outstanding care when it matters most.
You'll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to continuous improvement, professional development and delivering the highest standards of maternity care.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking maternity service where your expertise, compassion and commitment will have a direct impact on the lives of families across the community.
As a Band 6 Midwife, you will provide holistic care across a variety of maternity settings, supporting women and birthing people through some of the most important moments of their lives. You will be confident in delivering personalised care that reflects the unique needs, choices and circumstances of every individual and family.
Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will build strong relationships with colleagues across maternity, obstetrics, neonatal services, primary care, safeguarding and wider healthcare services. Your excellent communication skills will allow you to provide reassurance, guidance and support, including during complex or emotionally challenging situations.
Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will play an important leadership role within the team. You will help create a positive learning environment by supporting the development of student midwives, newly qualified staff and colleagues across the service. You'll be encouraged to share your knowledge, contribute to service improvements and help shape the future of maternity care.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Provide high-quality, evidence-based midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care for women, birthing people and their babies.
- Promote informed choice, advocacy and person-centred care, ensuring families feel supported and empowered throughout their maternity journey.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines while recognising when to seek support and escalation.
- Support both low-risk and complex pregnancies, collaborating closely with obstetric, neonatal and wider multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Respond effectively to changing clinical situations and emergencies, ensuring safe and timely care.
- Act as a positive role model, supporting, supervising and mentoring student midwives, newly qualified colleagues and support staff.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, audits, patient safety activities and service development projects.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure high standards of professional practice in line with the NMC Code.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwifery NMC registration
- Educated to Diploma/degree level or above
- Completed preceptorship development programme with post qualification experience.
- Mentor/assessor training qualification
- Safeguarding (level 3) adults and children's training
Desirable
- Neonatal Life SupportNeonatal and Infant Physical Examination qualification (NIPE) or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assist instrumental birthsKnowledge and experience to deal appropriately with obstetric emergencies in the absence of medical staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to cope within a stressful environment and with emotional women/ birthing people and their families and supporters on a regular basisExcellent communication skills on the telephone, via email, face to face and in written correspondenceIs willing to work in all areas - Community and HospitalUK driving licence and access to car
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).
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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
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Yeovil District Hospital
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
United Kingdom
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