Are you a band 6 midwife looking for a new opportunity or wanting to expand your experience?
Responsibilities
* Provide high‑quality midwifery care to women within the community settings of York and the East Coast, including Scarborough.
* Work as part of a well‑trained and well‑led multi‑disciplinary team to deliver evidence‑based care, ensuring safe outcomes and positive experiences for all women and families, in line with local and national standards.
* Assess and support the physical and psychological wellbeing of pregnant, labouring and postpartum women and their families, including risk assessment, monitoring and care along low and high‑risk pathways throughout the continuum of pregnancy and postpartum period.
* Demonstrate a comprehensive range of knowledge and practice using current evidence‑based research and practice, contributing to the development of midwifery within the maternity services at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
* Teach, supervise, support and assess student midwives and colleagues within the wider maternity team based on your own level of experience.
* Contribute to a culture of high standards, continuous learning, psychological safety and teamwork.
* Work within the framework of the NMC Midwives Code of Practice and York & Scarborough NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust Guidelines and Protocols; you may be required to be deployed outside your normal work setting depending on clinical risk and service need.
Essential Requirements
* Hold a current UK driving licence.
* Have access to a vehicle for work.
* Participate in the on‑call rota overnight.
Diversity & Inclusion
We welcome applications from everyone, while partnering with our Staff Networks—including Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks—to increase the number of applications from diverse backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. We will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment and will be supportive where possible.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
* Relocation package subject to management discretion.
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