Job summary
East Sussex Healthcare Trust is offering the opportunity to join our Continuity of Carer Ivy midwifery team and is seeking enthusiastic midwives, passionate about promoting continuity and providing homebirths. Eastbourne and Hastings is on the South East Coast of England with its beautiful seaside towns and villages, a stones through away from the beautiful countryside of the South Downs and Kent. A perfect place to work.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and highly motivated midwife to join our continuity team. This is an exciting opportunity for a practitioner who is passionate about delivering high-quality, personalised, relationship-based care to a diverse and often vulnerable caseload.
The post holder will work within a continuity of carer model, supporting pregnant people and families throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. You will provide care across a range of settings, including at home, in our birth centre and within the obstetric unit, ensuring safe and seamless care pathways.You will also provide support within the acute unit as required during periods of escalation.
This role is ideal for a midwife committed to equity, inclusion, enhanced continuity, and supporting people with additional needs or complexities.
A full UK driving license is required and ability to travel independently between sites in timely manner.
Main duties of the job
You will hold a dedicated caseload and provide personalised continuity of care to individuals planning to birth at home as well as those with a range of social, emotional or medical vulnerabilities. Your caseload will include, but is not limited to:
* Pregnant people planning homebirth
* Individuals requiring interpreter support
* Asylum seekers or refugees
* Those who have experienced a previous stillbirth
* Families with involvement from children's services
* Pregnant people with complex psychosocial circumstances
* Individuals with severe or enduring mental health needs
You will build trusting relationships that enhance safety, promote choice, and support positive birth experiences--particularly for groups who may experience barriers accessing maternity care.
We are seeking a midwife who is:
* Passionate about relationship-based continuity models
* Committed to personalised care, informed choice, and equity
* Confident supporting homebirths and community-based care
* Skilled in providing care to families with complex social, emotional or mental health needs
* Trauma-informed and culturally sensitive in their approach
* Keen to work collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary environment
* Flexible and responsive to the needs of the caseload
* Enthusiastic about improving outcomes for underserved communities
* Compassionate, adaptable and motivated by making a meaningful difference
* Able to support the acute unit during escalation with confidence and professionalism
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Details
Date posted
20 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
374-LL0199
Job locations
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered midwife on the NMC register
* Ability to undertaken further training
* Diploma level qualification
* IT literate
Desirable
* D32/33 Teaching and clinical assessment (formally ENB 997/998)
Experience
Essential
* 1 years previous clinical experience
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Demonstrate interest in developing midwifery practice.
Desirable
* Experience of undertaking project work
* Experience of working in a community setting providing personalised care to patients.
* Experience of providing labour care in an out of hospital birth setting
* Experience of virtual communication including the use of Microsoft Teams
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
* Able to carry out full range of midwifery practice including extended skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Understanding of the new NHS and the opportunities it offers
* Effective and adaptable interpersonal and organisational skill
Desirable
* Knowledge of quality, audit, research
* Understanding of child protection issues
* Understanding of pathways to liaise with external community services.
Other
Essential
* Own car and valid driving license
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered midwife on the NMC register
* Ability to undertaken further training
* Diploma level qualification
* IT literate
Desirable
* D32/33 Teaching and clinical assessment (formally ENB 997/998)
Experience
Essential
* 1 years previous clinical experience
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Demonstrate interest in developing midwifery practice.
Desirable
* Experience of undertaking project work
* Experience of working in a community setting providing personalised care to patients.
* Experience of providing labour care in an out of hospital birth setting
* Experience of virtual communication including the use of Microsoft Teams
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential
* Able to carry out full range of midwifery practice including extended skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Understanding of the new NHS and the opportunities it offers
* Effective and adaptable interpersonal and organisational skill
Desirable
* Knowledge of quality, audit, research
* Understanding of child protection issues
* Understanding of pathways to liaise with external community services.
Other
Essential
* Own car and valid driving license
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
Employer's website
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