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Band 6 Midwife-Antenatal Clinic
The closing date is 31 August 2025
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced antenatal clinic midwife to join our maternity team. In this role, you will provide expert, woman-centred care to expectant mothers during their antenatal appointments. You will support women through pregnancy by monitoring their health and wellbeing.
The ideal candidate will be skilled in clinical assessment, have excellent communication skills, and be committed to delivering safe, personalised care in a supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
* Provide high quality evidence-based antenatal care in line with local and national guidance
* Undertake maternal and fetal assessments, screening, and monitoring to support safe pregnancy outcomes
* Offer health education and advice to women and their families
* Identify and escalate any concerns or complications promptly to the appropriate senior clinician
* Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records of all care provided
* Work collaboratively with the MDT
* Support and mentor junior staff and students in clinical placement
* Promote and safeguard the wellbeing of women and their babies at all times
* Contribute to service improvements
* Ensure all care is delivered in a manner that respects privacy, dignity, and cultural needs
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value, and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values-driven in all that we do, and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such, we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long-term health condition, mental health, or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
Please note, for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC Professional register
Experience
* Completion of pre or post registration midwifery programme
* Return to midwifery practice
* Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trust guidelines
* Able to take the professional lead in caring for low risk women
* Knowledge of needs of high and low risk women and neonates
* Knowledge of child protection issues and when to take action
* Knowledge to competently perform and interpret fetal heart auscultation, cardiotocography
* Knowledge to safely use medical devices and other equipment required for practice
* Knowledge of legal and ethical principles in midwifery for choice, consent, client autonomy
* Knowledge to safely manage epidurals in labour
* Understanding of risk management
* Able to enter data on computer for notification of births and patient records
* Able to collect data for statistics and audits
* Able to use computer packages to generate growth charts
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a disclosure check will be required to ensure suitability for the role.
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