Job overview

The NCA are delighted to offer opportunities for Newly Qualified Midwives to join our friendly and supportive Maternity Team.   We offer an excellent preceptorship programmes which encompasses the full sphere of midwifery practice - these can include integrated MLC preceptorships with spoke days in inpatient services and preceptorships which include antenatal ward, labour ward, maternity triage and postnatal ward.      This post is only for student midwives who will qualify and anticipate gaining entry to the NMC register in/before September 2025.

Main duties of the job

The newly qualified midwife is responsible for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of clinical care for women, birthing people and babies on the maternity unit. As a newly qualified midwife, you will work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team ensuring effective care is planned and delivered.

As a newly qualified midwife, you will be responsible for undertaking relevant further study as required for the post and complete preceptorship. You will be expected to maintain a high standard of professionalism to ensure that the highest standard of care is given to patients in their care. 

Provide support and supervision to less experienced practitioners, midwives, nurses and students to the trust standards and competencies and to support colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team. 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.