Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced band 6 Midwife who has completed their preceptorship, to join us as a rotational midwife rotating between both our NHS Maternity wards and our private care team on the Westminster Private Maternity Suite, both based at St Thomas Hospital. This unique and exciting opportunity will ensure all midwifery skills can be utilised and the candidate will gain exposure working in and developing private maternity care services, while also continuing their work as an NHS midwife in a large and successful tertiary maternity unit. Good all round midwifery knowledge is essential for this role.
Our Maternity wards consist of our High Risk Hospital Birth Centre, Our Enhanced Maternity Care Unit, Antenatal and Postnatal wards, Home from Home birthing Centre and Maternity Assessment Unit.
The Westminster Private Maternity Suite contains 6 in-patient beds with additional out-patient clinic space. Midwives working on the Westminster team provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for their women, birthing people and families, allowing the midwife to practice all round holistic family centred care.
The successful candidate will work closely with Obstetricians, the wider Westminster team, the Maternity Practice Leaders, Matrons and the Lead Midwife for Inpatients.
Advert closing: 22nd October 2025
Interview date: 30th October 2025
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be passionate about providing a high standard of care to the women and families using our NHS and private maternity services. This post requires a flexible approach to working and the ability to assess, plan and implement care in a timely manner. You will be comfortable and adaptable working within a multidisciplinary team, to provide women with high quality care 24 hours a day. Due to the ongoing success of our private maternity services, we are looking to expand our private maternity services.
This post requires midwives to undertake all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. Antenatal and postnatal care is provided to women within our dedicated private maternity suite whilst intrapartum care takes place under joint care on the main Hospital Birth Centre (Delivery suite) within St Thomas' Hospital. The Westminster Suite consists of 6 private rooms and clinical rooms to undertake booking and outpatient appointments, providing continuity of care for families using the Westminster service.
We are seeking motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 midwives who are looking to develop their career and gain experience within the private maternity sector, while retaining their skills and knowledge working alongside a multidisciplinary team on our last NHS Tertiary unit. Midwives who are compassionate, motivated and eager to learn new skills within the private maternity sector are encouraged to apply.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital have opportunities for training and education developments, cycle to work scheme, sports and social club, flexible working, family and childcare support, staff psychologists, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), travel season ticket loans, salary sacrifice schemes, long service awards and plenty more activities!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful midwife will provide high quality and effective care to women who have chosen to have either NHS or private care during their pregnancy journey, ensuring that all families are cared for compassionately and sensitively.
The midwife will ensure that families are cared for appropriately in a timely manner and have individualised plans of care that are documented and agreed with the women, considering the woman's holistic, cultural and individual needs.
The midwife must be flexible in his/her care of women and be aware that based on unit requirements, on occasion, his/her skills may be required in other ward areas within St Thomas' maternity unit.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details before applying for the post to assist with your application.
Person specification
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
1. Values and behaviours that reflect the trust values
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
2. Must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the midwives rules and code of conduct
3. Has experience working in a multicultural environment
4. Can practice as an autonomous midwife in the acute and primary care setting
5. Good written skills, well presented and fully completed application
6. Completion of a Band 5 Level Preceptorship programme
Desirable criteria
7. Initiates reflective practice
8. Confident in teaching and assessing student midwives
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Worked in a variety of settings utilising all midwifery skills
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of midwifery research and audit
11. Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. Registered Midwife (degree or diploma)
13. Evidence of professional accountability and responsibility via a professional portfolio
Desirable criteria
14. Post registration teaching qualification ( 998 or mentorship course).
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.