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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Bank
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
176-B-8263017
Employer
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North West Anglia
Town
Peterborough/Huntingdon
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank Midwife - Huntingdon/Peterborough

Band 6

Job overview

Are you a Registered Midwife,   We would love to hear from you!

As a bank midwife, you will be joining a team of well-established professional and compassionate midwives providing safe holistic, women-centred care. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in our patients and their families by providing clinical midwifery care to women within the Maternity Services.

You must have an NMC registration 

You will be able to work at either site Peterborough City Hospital or Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon delivering care to city and rural communities covering a diverse cultural and economic population. We provide a specialist midwifery service to vulnerable women at the Peterborough Prison. We support babies that need more specialised care within our Transitional Care Unit, enabling mothers to stay with their baby throughout supported care, and ensuring Continuity of Care.

Join the team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to provide outstanding care to our local communities!

Main duties of the job

You will provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women and their families in line with the NMC Code and supported by local policies and guidelines, and the recommendations of the Better Births report.

You will demonstrate excellent clinical skills while providing leadership to junior colleagues and students within their area of work.

You will play an active part in the development of the midwifery services within the Maternity Unit.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Working for our organisation

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role.  Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant Degree or evidence of further study and experience to the equivalent
  • Sign Off Mentor

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 2 years clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Computer Literate and knowledge of digital platforms
  • Evidence of participation in risk and clinical governance agendas

Key Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to write reports, guidelines, etc
  • Excellent record keeping skills
  • Ability to develop self and others to use evidence based practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close earlier if it received a high number of applications and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlie Leggott
Job title
Acute Services Lead Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01480 414719
Additional information

If you would like to speak to our team and find out first hand what its like to work with us please contact:

Charlie Leggott, Acute Services Lead Midwife on [email protected] or 01480 414719 .

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