• Job Description

  Req#: C9365-25-0417-1?language=en&page=389&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate Midwife to join our dedicated Antenatal Clinic team in Redditch. This is a part time role with 18.5 hours per week.

  Following our most recent CQC inspection in October 2023, we are proud to have been rated "Good", a testament to the hard work and commitment of our staff.

  As part of this supportive team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-focused care to women and birthing people. We are passionate about building trusting relationships to ensure a positive and empowering maternity journey for all.

  If you are committed to making a meaningful difference and want to help shape positive experiences for both our patients and colleagues, we would love to hear from you.

  Main duties of the job

  Main Duties of the Job As a member of our supportive multidisciplinary team, you will:

  • Deliver high-quality, personalised care to women and birthing people throughout their antenatal journey

  • Support the development of trusting relationships that promote informed choice and positive experiences

  • Contribute to service improvement and innovation within the clinic

  • Work collaboratively to ensure safe, compassionate, and inclusive maternity care

  About You We are looking for a registered Midwife with:

  • A strong background in antenatal care

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • A commitment to patient safety, dignity, and respect

  • Passion for supporting women, birthing people, and their families

  About Us Our antenatal clinic is a dynamic and progressive environment where staff are valued and encouraged to develop. We are committed to delivering evidence-based care and improving outcomes for all those using our services.

  If you are motivated to make a difference and want to be part of a forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

  This position will require occasional working across other sites within the county so driving would be essential.

  About us

  Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

  The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

  Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

  We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

  Our objectives are simple:

  • Best services for local people
  • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
  • Best use of resources
  • Best people

  Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

  We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9365-25-0417-1

  Job locations

  The Alexandra Hospital

  Woodrow Drive

  Redditch

  Worcestershire

  B987UB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job Purpose:

  To assess, review and revise, as part of the multi- professional team, the care needs of women during pregnancy who present with a range of risk factors.

  To provide care according to the individual care plan via Antenatal clinic/DAU and act upon concerns.

  To provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model.

  To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff, acting as a mentor, as appropriate, providing advice and support as necessary.

  Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice.

  Deal appropriately with positive and negative feedback from women, recognising the wider implications for the unit and Trust.

  Participate in decision-making in relation to women-centred care and development of practice within the clinical area.

  Actively involved in change.

  Patient Care:

  To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

  To be responsible for the organisation of midwifery care for the patients assigned to you. Utilise the full skills of a midwife practitioner (both integral and extended) to a caseload of women.

  To discuss with the Clinic Manager, development and changes both midwifery and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly.

  Provide care to women and their relatives when having to break bad/give difficult news and support other staff undergoing this process.

  Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary professionals and agencies, ensuring seamless high-quality care.

  To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient care to midwives, with the appropriate level skill at all times.

  To report any accidents/incidents to the Clinic Manager/Matron

  To ensure that midwifery procedures/guidelines are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and national guidance.

  To ensure that acceptable standards of care are maintained and, where necessary, instigate changes in agreement with the Clinic Manager.

  To be fully conversant in dealing with complex midwifery problems such as safeguarding.

  Education and Training:

  Supervise the training of qualified and unqualified staff and assist junior staff to develop clinical and managerial skills, in accordance with their level of competence.

  To act as a preceptor for junior staff. To participate in teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely with local education providers.

  To provide support and supervision as practice assessors/supervisors student midwives.

  To participate in teaching programmes as required.

  Maintain knowledge of current midwifery practice, promoting research-based practice in agreement with clinic manager.

  To organise and provide training programmes in accordance with the identified needs for the unit.

  To participate in further post-registration training, as evidenced by developments in practice and PDR

  Management:

  To autonomously manage a caseload within the Antenatal Clinic/ Day Assessment Unit area, making decisions and acting on care needs as they arise.

  To manage effectively the Antenatal Clinic/ Day Assessment Unit in the absence of the clinic manager, co-ordinating and allocating work to staff.

  To liaise with the midwives in charge of the unit within the Trust to plan workloads and staffing levels as effectively as possible.

  To inform and discuss with the clinic manager, any problems regarding management and / or care of the woman.

  Maintain the custody of controlled drugs according to statutory procedure, ordering replacements, checking and administering all drugs according to the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

  To participate in audit programmes.

  To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents / incidents to the clinic manager / Maternity Matron / Director of Midwifery and to monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies.

  Maintain accurate management records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are used.

  To assist in other wards / department of the maternity services if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.

  Be conversant with Trust and other Policies and Procedures and mechanisms in place for effective care and efficient management of the Maternity Unit.

  Professional:

  To always maintain a professional attitude developing the role of the midwife in the best interest of the women and profession in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council and Midwives code.

  Be responsible for maintaining accurate and contemporaneous midwifery records, written and electronic in accordance with Midwives Code.

  To be aware of extended personal and professional development and annual PDR.

  To attend courses and conferences as relevant according to the requirements of the role of an experienced midwife, MMT, PROMPT and mandatory training.

  Develop competencies in the use of equipment in the clinical area, attend teaching sessions as appropriate.

  To be conversant and comply with the Trust policies and regulations.

  To maintain good standards of care and assist in the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care Participate in research projects where appropriate, reporting findings within a multi-disciplinary framework.

  Assist in research projects where appropriate.

  To be professionally accountable for ones own midwifery practice, acting in a professional manner at all times, abiding by the Midwives Code and all other relevant NMC and Trust practice protocols and guidelines. To maintain professional registration utilising revalidation process.

  Personnel:

  To assist the Clinic manager in monitoring staff performance.

  Participate in staff appraisal and the investigation of complaints and incidents.

  To assist the clinic manager in the maintenance of day-to-day discipline within the DAU/Clinic area

  To inform the clinic manager of staff failing to meet the required standard of performance.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job Purpose:

  To assess, review and revise, as part of the multi- professional team, the care needs of women during pregnancy who present with a range of risk factors.

  To provide care according to the individual care plan via Antenatal clinic/DAU and act upon concerns.

  To provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model.

  To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff, acting as a mentor, as appropriate, providing advice and support as necessary.

  Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice.

  Deal appropriately with positive and negative feedback from women, recognising the wider implications for the unit and Trust.

  Participate in decision-making in relation to women-centred care and development of practice within the clinical area.

  Actively involved in change.

  Patient Care:

  To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

  To be responsible for the organisation of midwifery care for the patients assigned to you. Utilise the full skills of a midwife practitioner (both integral and extended) to a caseload of women.

  To discuss with the Clinic Manager, development and changes both midwifery and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly.

  Provide care to women and their relatives when having to break bad/give difficult news and support other staff undergoing this process.

  Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary professionals and agencies, ensuring seamless high-quality care.

  To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient care to midwives, with the appropriate level skill at all times.

  To report any accidents/incidents to the Clinic Manager/Matron

  To ensure that midwifery procedures/guidelines are implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and national guidance.

  To ensure that acceptable standards of care are maintained and, where necessary, instigate changes in agreement with the Clinic Manager.

  To be fully conversant in dealing with complex midwifery problems such as safeguarding.

  Education and Training:

  Supervise the training of qualified and unqualified staff and assist junior staff to develop clinical and managerial skills, in accordance with their level of competence.

  To act as a preceptor for junior staff. To participate in teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely with local education providers.

  To provide support and supervision as practice assessors/supervisors student midwives.

  To participate in teaching programmes as required.

  Maintain knowledge of current midwifery practice, promoting research-based practice in agreement with clinic manager.

  To organise and provide training programmes in accordance with the identified needs for the unit.

  To participate in further post-registration training, as evidenced by developments in practice and PDR

  Management:

  To autonomously manage a caseload within the Antenatal Clinic/ Day Assessment Unit area, making decisions and acting on care needs as they arise.

  To manage effectively the Antenatal Clinic/ Day Assessment Unit in the absence of the clinic manager, co-ordinating and allocating work to staff.

  To liaise with the midwives in charge of the unit within the Trust to plan workloads and staffing levels as effectively as possible.

  To inform and discuss with the clinic manager, any problems regarding management and / or care of the woman.

  Maintain the custody of controlled drugs according to statutory procedure, ordering replacements, checking and administering all drugs according to the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

  To participate in audit programmes.

  To take all measures to ensure safety and report all accidents / incidents to the clinic manager / Maternity Matron / Director of Midwifery and to monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies.

  Maintain accurate management records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are used.

  To assist in other wards / department of the maternity services if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.

  Be conversant with Trust and other Policies and Procedures and mechanisms in place for effective care and efficient management of the Maternity Unit.

  Professional:

  To always maintain a professional attitude developing the role of the midwife in the best interest of the women and profession in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council and Midwives code.

  Be responsible for maintaining accurate and contemporaneous midwifery records, written and electronic in accordance with Midwives Code.

  To be aware of extended personal and professional development and annual PDR.

  To attend courses and conferences as relevant according to the requirements of the role of an experienced midwife, MMT, PROMPT and mandatory training.

  Develop competencies in the use of equipment in the clinical area, attend teaching sessions as appropriate.

  To be conversant and comply with the Trust policies and regulations.

  To maintain good standards of care and assist in the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care Participate in research projects where appropriate, reporting findings within a multi-disciplinary framework.

  Assist in research projects where appropriate.

  To be professionally accountable for ones own midwifery practice, acting in a professional manner at all times, abiding by the Midwives Code and all other relevant NMC and Trust practice protocols and guidelines. To maintain professional registration utilising revalidation process.

  Personnel:

  To assist the Clinic manager in monitoring staff performance.

  Participate in staff appraisal and the investigation of complaints and incidents.

  To assist the clinic manager in the maintenance of day-to-day discipline within the DAU/Clinic area

  To inform the clinic manager of staff failing to meet the required standard of performance.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in all areas of midwifery Practice
  • Good organisational / time management skills
  • Experience of supervising staff and delegation

  Desirable

  • Proven knowledge base / experience in speciality
  • Experience of appraising staff

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate research based approach to care
  • Effective communicator both written and verbal
  • Computer literate / IT skills
  • Good organisational / time management skills
  • Able to interpret and adhere to Trust and departmental policies protocols, procedures and guidelines
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Flexible to change in demands of service
  • Willing to learn new skills
  • Ability to identify personal development needs
  • Ability to support unregistered staff / students
  • Ability to identify risk and understanding of Clinical Governance.
  • Understanding of CTG interpretation.
  • Venepuncture skills
  • Willingness to work antenatal clinic and day assessment areas.

  Desirable

  • IV cannulation skills
  • IV drug administration skills
  • Experience of working within community
  • NIPE qualification
  • Risk reporting, investigation and recording
  • Able to undertake perineal repair

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Midwife with NMC
  • Evidence of further professional development to First Degree level
  • Evidence of continuing education
  • NMC recognised Teaching and assessing qualification

  Desirable

  • Management experience
  • Evidence of advanced midwifery studies

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Professional attitude, able to work in a team
  • Able to think clearly under pressure
  • Ability to provide leadership and support to junior members of the team.
  • Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour
  • Enthusiastic & assertive
  • Demonstrates attention to detail
  • Motivated
  • Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role

  Desirable

  • Leadership qualities

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in all areas of midwifery Practice
  • Good organisational / time management skills
  • Experience of supervising staff and delegation

  Desirable

  • Proven knowledge base / experience in speciality
  • Experience of appraising staff

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate research based approach to care
  • Effective communicator both written and verbal
  • Computer literate / IT skills
  • Good organisational / time management skills
  • Able to interpret and adhere to Trust and departmental policies protocols, procedures and guidelines
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Flexible to change in demands of service
  • Willing to learn new skills
  • Ability to identify personal development needs
  • Ability to support unregistered staff / students
  • Ability to identify risk and understanding of Clinical Governance.
  • Understanding of CTG interpretation.
  • Venepuncture skills
  • Willingness to work antenatal clinic and day assessment areas.

  Desirable

  • IV cannulation skills
  • IV drug administration skills
  • Experience of working within community
  • NIPE qualification
  • Risk reporting, investigation and recording
  • Able to undertake perineal repair

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Midwife with NMC
  • Evidence of further professional development to First Degree level
  • Evidence of continuing education
  • NMC recognised Teaching and assessing qualification

  Desirable

  • Management experience
  • Evidence of advanced midwifery studies

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Professional attitude, able to work in a team
  • Able to think clearly under pressure
  • Ability to provide leadership and support to junior members of the team.
  • Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour
  • Enthusiastic & assertive
  • Demonstrates attention to detail
  • Motivated
  • Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role

  Desirable

  • Leadership qualities

  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.

  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.

  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

  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  The Alexandra Hospital

  Woodrow Drive

  Redditch

  Worcestershire

  B987UB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  The Alexandra Hospital

  Woodrow Drive

  Redditch

  Worcestershire

  B987UB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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