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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
214-W&C-7461866
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Midwife

NHS AfC: Band 6

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job overview

Are you a passionate  Midwife looking to make a real difference in your community? We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Midwife to join our traditional community midwifery team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering the Mansfield, Sherwood, Ashfield, or Newark areas.

This is a dynamic and rewarding role that offers a diverse working pattern, including on-call night shifts, to ensure we meet the needs of the women and families in our care. You will be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, delivering evidence-based, woman-centred care across a variety of models, including home visits, clinics, and birth settings.

You will be responsible for providing total midwifery care for both high and low-risk women in the community, offering expert supervision, care, and advice throughout the pregnancy journey. The role also involves effective communication and collaboration with acute maternity services and wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, high-quality care.

We are looking for a professional, reliable and compassionate midwife with excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuous improvement through evidence-based practice. If you are ready to take the next step in your midwifery career and make a meaningful impact in your community, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached. 

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. 

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation. 

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached. 

Person specification

Further Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • NLS/ALS course
  • PROMPT Training

Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
  • Further professional development
Desirable criteria
  • NIPE trained
  • Leadership course / equivalent

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Professional development
  • Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in all clinical settings
  • Understanding of cultural diversity
  • Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of two years post registration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Lone working
  • Time Management
  • Champion role within midwifery practice

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melanie Johnson
Job title
Matron for Community & Outpatients
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07584771102
Additional information

Melanie Johnson

Matron for Community & Outpatients

Email: [email protected]

Tel (01623) 622515 ext. 6237 or Mobile: 07584771102

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