Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 36 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-TM-EMF19297 B5
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £32,602 - £39,686 per annum pro rata inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Midwife
Band 5
Job overview
The Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting enthusiastic, innovative Band 5 Midwives to join their team.
Midwives who are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care and are ensuring that each woman’s journey to motherhood is an individualised experience. The candidate must be willing and able to work both in the hospital and community setting as part of a continuity of care team, ensuring that women receive the BEST care available during their pregnancy and post natal period.
You must hold NMC midwifery registration.
You will be expected to be able to show evidence of current practice/updating.
Main duties of the job
The Registered Midwife will work as a member of the ward/department team, delivering midwifery care throughout the pregnancy continuum in the maternity unit or community settings to women and babies. The post-holder will be expected to join a continuity of carer team providing this model of care to women across a 7 day service including night duties.
After appropriate skills assessment, the post holder will be expected to act appropriately in emergency situations involving mother and baby. The midwife will take charge of the ward/department/team, in the absence of more senior staff. The midwife will be committed to achieving the Trust’s targets regarding the Government’s public health agenda.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. They are also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and are designated to take care of a ward or equivalent sphere of nursing or midwifery in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The post-holder will be required to work in both the community and the hospital providing care within a continuity of carer model across a 7 day service including night duties. The post-holder is expected to supervise junior staff and to be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with NMC
Desirable criteria
- PS/PA Qualification
- Access to a car and a valid driving license
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas
- Evidence of CPD
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katy Lucas
- Job title
- Matron
- Telephone number
- 01483 571122
- Additional information
Please contact Katy Lucas for further information or you may wish to arrange an informal visit on 01483 571122 extension 2068
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