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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Secondment: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
230-32936735-WCS-F
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Public Health Midwife

NHS AfC: Band 7

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Public Health Midwife

37.5 hours per week

Secondment for 12 months

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum

Closing Date: 16th October 2025

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

#JoinTeamEliot

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead and co-ordinate Public Health training and initiatives within maternity services, ensuring patients are supported to maximise health and wellbeing opportunities.

The main duties for this role are outlined in full within the job description. the categories include; clinical, managerial and operational responsibilities.  Additionally, there is a key role within training, research and development.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

  • Provide and receive complex information, where barriers to acceptance. Empathetic for agreed co-operation and work through barriers.
  • Work closely with public health stakeholders within Warwickshire and Coventry Local Maternity System to implement the maternity public health strategy.
  • Support mothers/patients to be active participants in identifying their health needs and work in partnership with mothers/parents to improve both their health and the health of their unborn child.
  • Asset based approach to be adopted by maternity services co-ordinating care with Health Visitors and Family Centre staff.
  • Lead on the public health strategies such as smoking during pregnancy, weight management before during and after pregnancy, and vaccinations and immunisations.
  • Responsibility for patient/client care. Provides highly specialised clinical services relating to patients.
  • Work closely with other specialist midwives to ensure a co-ordinated approach across public health priority areas, Mental Health, Parent Education, Breastfeeding etc.
  • Link directly with the smoking perception midwives and support workers to analyse inputs and outputs of service.
  • Through training support staff to lead conversations with mums to be around weight management during pregnancy and refer to the Fitter Futures programme.
  • Lead on development and every day management of this project including: staff training, policy development and adherence, data collection, quality and audit.
  • The post holder will fulfil the role of an integrated midwife within the Maternity Service, undertaking one shift per month in clinical practice.
  • The post holder will ensure the relevant Midwifery Guidelines and clinical pathways are up to date and staff are trained to know about smoking, obesity and trained to support conversations on public health priorities.
  • The postholder may be required to work within the clinical staffing dependant on acuity of the maternity unit, this would involve exposure to bodily fluids and potential for physically challenging working conditions.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Registered midwife
  • Qualification in Public Health/working towards

Qualifications and professional training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Recent experience in antenatal and postnatal care (high risk and midwifery led)
  • Expert knowledge of obstetric complications

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective Communicator
  • Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead
  • Effective Communicator

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Personal and professional maturity
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm
  • Assertive and confident

Trust values

Essential criteria
  • Must demonstrate all Trust values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In Veterans

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
Vivienne Ficarra
Job title
Public Health Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476 353440
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