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Homebirth Team Midwife
The closing date is 04 June 2026
Continuity‑led care
* Case‑loading a small cohort of women, from referral through to handover to the health visitor.
* Flexible shift pattern: Rotating mix of long days, standard days, and night‑on‑call duty and weekend working.
* Awarded recognition: Uplifted NHS pay (4.5%) for on‑call shifts under Agenda for Change.
Care you will provide
* Specialist midwifery care for women planning homebirths and birth centre births ("domino care")
* Support for women planning births outside of standard guidelines, collaborating closely with consultant midwives to ensure safety
Who We’re Looking For
* Qualifications: At least 12 months post‑registration, including recent intrapartum experience.
* Skills: Strong communicator; committed to delivering personalised, safe, and innovative care
* Characteristics: Proactive, creative, and confident working independently and within a supportive team
Why Join Us?
* Be part of an award‑winning team: Our MSWs and midwives have received Royal College of Midwives national awards for excellence
* Make a difference: Provide truly individualised care that supports choice—home or birth‑centre
* Flexibility with support: Combine autonomy with structured on‑call pay uplift and supportive team environment
Ideal Candidate
* Lives within 30 minutes of hospital
* Passionate about continuity of carer and personalised birth experiences
* Exposure to recent intrapartum practice, confident managing complex or out‑of‑guideline scenarios
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
* Comprehensive Midwifery Care: Provide care across all stages of pregnancy, intrapartum, and postnatal periods for a caseload of women.
* Promote Birth Choices: Actively support and facilitate homebirth, DOMINO, and birth centre care options for women.
* Collaborative Care: Work closely with the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure safe and high‑standard care for mothers and babies.
* Skill Development: Continuously develop and maintain midwifery skills in line with best practices.
* Role Development: Contribute to the development of midwifery practice and the introduction of new roles within the service.
* Drug Administration: Safely manage and administer medications in accordance with Trust policies and statutory regulations.
Professional Responsibilities
* Adhere to NMC Standards: Uphold the NMC Code of Conduct and work within the Trust’s policies and protocols.
* Effective Communication: Maintain strong relationships within the midwifery team and with other healthcare professionals.
* Continuous Professional Development: Engage in ongoing learning and attend mandatory training to maintain and enhance clinical skills.
About us
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neonatal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree
* Evidence of professional progression
* NMC Midwife registration
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
* Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme
* Effective internet and IT skills
* IV drug administration
* CTG interpretation
* Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
* Positive attitude to change and inspires confidence
* Demonstrates innovation
* Cannulation and suturing knowledge and skills
* Epidural Management
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Confident and competent midwife practitioner
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
* Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
* Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others.
* Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
* Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
* Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
* Willing to complete all mandatory training
* Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post
Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes
* Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team
* Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts
* Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice
* Strategies to cope with stress / work pressures.
* Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
* Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
* Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
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.
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum / pro rota
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