Join Our Dynamic Midwifery Team!
Are you apassionate midwifeready to embark on an exciting journey in avibrant healthcare environment? Look no further! We're seeking bothexperiencedandnewly qualified midwivesto join ourdedicated teamatLancashire Teaching Hospitals.
As a valued member of our team, you'll have the opportunity tomake a real differencein the lives ofmothers and babies.
✨ Newly qualified midwives will be welcomed into ourBand 5 preceptorship programme. Upon successful completion, you'll progress onto theBand 6 rotation, where you'll continue togrow and thrivein your career.
Join us and Make Every Birth Experience a Positive One!
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Our Compassionate Team: Where Every Birth Experience Matters!
You will be pivotal in promoting our range of services and ensuring that every family receiveshigh-quality, personalized carethroughout their journey.
You'll have the opportunity to work across all areas of our service, including:
• Freestanding and alongside birth centres
• Obstetric delivery suite
• Maternity assessment suite
• Antenatal clinics
• Community services and home birth team
• Antenatal and postnatal wards
• Theatre
You'll collaborate closely with ourspecialist teams, including the:
• Enhanced support midwifery team
• Antenatal screening team
• Research and development team
• Rainbow team
• Diabetes specialist continuity of carer team
• Digital team
Supporting Families:Yourreassuring styleand excellentcommunication skillswill inspire confidence in the families you support. Bylistening attentivelyto women, birthing people, and their families, you'll help them developpersonalized care plansand achieve apositive and safe birthing experience.
Opportunities for Growth:In addition to supporting families, you'll also have the chance tomentor and guideourstudents and maternity support workers. Our specialist teams are committed to helping our team membersflourish, providing ample opportunities forprofessional development and growth.
Our Healthcare Family: Where Every Role Counts!
We are proud to have a team of10,000 incredible individualsdedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare services. Whether you're anurse,doctor,administrator, orsupport staff member, your contributionmatters. With every action you take, you're making a real difference in the lives of our service users.
Community Impact:With your help, we care for370,000 peoplein our local area and provide specialist care to1.5 million individualsacrossLancashire and Cumbria. Your dedication ensures thatno onein our community is left without the care they need and deserve.
Sense of Purpose:Working with us isn't just ajob– it's acalling. You'll experience a profound sense ofprideknowing that every task you undertake directly impacts the well-being of our patients and staff. Together, we thrive, ensuring thatoutstanding healthcareis accessible to all in our local towns.
Professional Growth:Joining our team means unlocking a world of opportunities forpersonal and professional development. Fromspecialized trainingto networking with exceptional individuals, you'llbroaden your skill setand expand your career horizons.
Innovation and Excellence:We encourageboldness and innovation. You'll be challenged tothink differently, push boundaries, and contribute tocontinuous improvementinitiatives.
Join us and Be Part of Something Truly Meaningful!
As part of our team, your duties will include, but not be limited to:
Assisting and supportingthe lead midwife in the safe and effective management of the area, including personnel, facilities, and associated systems.
Serving as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team, and the organization.
Coordinating and delivering carethrough appropriate professional practice, delegation, and supervision.
Ensuring a high standard of midwifery careis delivered based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with local and national standards and evidence-based guidelines.
Setting, monitoring, and maintaining standardsof care to enhance patient experience and outcomes.
⚠️Proactively managing riskand maintaining patient safety in accordance with health, safety, and security legislation and guidelines.
Communicating relevant informationto the multidisciplinary team and external organizations to ensure seamless care.
Promoting education and health promotionwhile advocating for equality in care and practice.
Ensuring the care environmentis safe, well-equipped, and compliant with hygiene and cleanliness standards.
If this is not enough… we have aBIG PLANto:
• Consistently deliver excellent care
• Create agreat place to work
• Delivervalue for money
• Ensure we arefit for the future
• Develop ourstaff to be the best they can be
We hope you can see yourself being part of thisdynamic team of midwiveswho really care about your career development, your ideas, and your contribution to making our service the best around.
️ You can chat withSarah Dixon, our Preceptorship Lead Midwife:sarah.dixon@lthtr.nhs.ukorMarie Ryan, our Matron for Complex Midwifery Care:Marie.Ryan@lthtr.nhs.ukto find out more.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Oct 2025