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Registered Midwife (Preceptee)
The closing date is 29 August 2025
These roles are for newly qualified Midwives, registered with the NMC, looking to develop and enhance their knowledge and skills as part of a proactive and supportive multi-professional team. We have some permanent posts and some fixed-term (1 year) posts available - please use this application for both. The roles will be based in the acute unit for the first 6 months, with potential opportunities within our Integrated teams. We are unable to support sponsorship applications at this time.
Main duties of the job
For more details about the main duties, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will join an exceptional team dedicated to helping our patients stay healthy when they need it most.
About us
Covering Northern, Eastern, and Mid Devon, we employ over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, serving more than 615,000 people across over 2,000 square miles, include emergency, specialist, and general medical services at North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). We also provide integrated health and social care services across various settings, including community hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home visits, along with primary care, specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC). Our advanced equipment, leading technologies, and university collaborations position us at the forefront of research and innovation, enabling us to deliver world-class care. Joining us now means helping to shape our evolving services during our integration journey.
Job responsibilities
For detailed responsibilities, please refer to the full job description below.
Role overview
We seek newly qualified Midwives, registered with the NMC, to join our proactive, supportive multi-professional team at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Healthcare Trust - East, in Exeter. Successful candidates will participate in our 'Acorn to Oak' preceptorship program, in collaboration with preceptees in RDHU North, based in Barnstaple. Preceptorship study days will be held in Tiverton, with clinical experience in your designated units. Opportunities for additional clinical experience in each unit may be available upon request.
Some posts are fixed-term for the first year; if substantive posts become available during that time, they will be offered to fixed-term staff. Candidates are expected to complete the preceptorship program at the end of the year and transition to a Band 6 role.
The trust has a 6-month probation period.
Working Pattern: The role involves working days (07:30-20:30) and nights (20:00-08:00) on a rotational basis to meet service needs. Our Integrated teams also work 09:00-17:00 and occasionally 08:00-20:00. The position is for 30 to 37.5 hours per week.
Interview Dates: 9th and 10th September 2025
Contact for more information: Tricia Bartlett, Lead Midwife for Education, at 01392406690 or via email at tricia.bartlett@nhs.net
Our commitment to diversity: We value diversity and foster an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. Priority will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status, including NHS At Risk staff across Devon.
Note: The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received.
The Trust was established in April 2022, integrating Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. We are committed to supporting your development through funding for qualifications, study days, CPD, and rotational placements to advance your NHS career.
Wellbeing and benefits:
* Flexible working schemes and family-friendly policies to promote work-life balance
* Starting with 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days
* Access to occupational health services, counselling, and wellbeing activities
* Additional benefits include staff discounts, technology purchase schemes, and access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts
* Salary sacrifice options, including nursery facilities at Exeter
* Car lease schemes and the NHS Pension scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
If you're interested, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
* See the detailed job description above; a full copy can be downloaded if available
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions Order 1975).
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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