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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
230-32936735-WCS-K
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

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

Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

22.5 hours per week

Permanent

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata

Closing Date: 27th March 2026

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

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Midwife to provide specialist support for women and birthing people with mental health needs during pregnancy and the postnatal period. 

The postholder will act as the maternity services lead for perinatal mental health, offering expert assessment, personalise care planning and continuity for those with complex psychosocial needs.  You will work closely with maternity, perinatal mental health, safeguarding and wider MDT colleagues to ensure safe, timely and trauma-informed care. 

The role includes providing specialist advice, supporting staff education, contributing to local pathways, and leading quality improvement within this area.  This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated midwife with advanced knowledge of perinatal mental health to enhance outcomes for families.

Main duties of the job

The main duties and responsibilities of the role sit under four headings:

Clinical / Direct Care Practice

  • Provide support and highly specialised advice to women with, or at risk of, perinatal mental illness. This may include women who have mandatory supervision applied. 

Leadership and Collaborative Practice

  • Actively contribute to the development of policies and guidelines, audit and research within maternity services, taking a lead role in the subsequent change process with particular emphasis on perinatal mental health.
  • Take the midwifery lead in perinatal Mental Health care planning, for women with complex social needs, in conjunction with the perinatal team and/or local community mental health services.

Improving Quality and Developing Practice

  • Lead on developing pathways/processes to ensure that there is routine screening and early identification of women with, or at risk of a mental illness.

Education

  • Develop and provide patient education and information which is appropriate and responsive to individual needs and level of 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical / Direct Care Practice

  • Supplement the care provided to women with complex needs and their families, for example working with women and their midwives to develop individual care plans, and making referrals to additional specialist support where required.
  • Act as an advocate for women to ensure they get the specialist mental health care they need.

Leadership and Collaborative Practice

  • Provide clinical and professional leadership with specialist advice and support in relation to perinatal mental health.
  • Develop and maintain a basic working knowledge of mental health legislation, policy and guidance.
  • Provide a link between midwives, GPs, health visitors, obstetricians, specialist mental health services and other agencies in relation to the care of pregnant women and new mothers with mental health problems. 

Improving Quality and Developing Practice

  • Maintain awareness and application of relevant research and evidence based practice relating to area of clinical expertise and profession practice.

Education

  • Ensure that midwives are aware of care pathways for women with mild, moderate and severe mental illness and deliver their contribution to these, including the provision of information and support, and the prediction and detection of mental illness.

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

Person specification

Experience & knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Evidence of management/ leadership skills and autonomous practice
  • • Evidence of continued professional development
  • • Ability to analyse and understand information and data based on statistics
  • • Experience of managing difficult situations

Qualifications & Professional Training

Essential criteria
  • • Registered midwife with significant experience
  • • Recognised Teaching and Assessor Qualification
  • • Additional Qualification, or experience, in Mental Health or Counselling

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Effective communicator
  • • Ability to communicate highly sensitive information where there may be significant barriers to acceptance
  • • Leadership and motivation skills
  • • Computer literate
  • • Ability to motivate self and others
  • • Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead
  • • Organisational and negotiation skills

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • • Diplomatic
  • • Personal and professional maturity
  • • Recognition of own limitations
  • • Demonstrates enthusiasm

Other

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
  • • Flexibility
  • • Independent means of transport
  • • To undertake ward-based clinical work during times of peak activity
  • • Some community working may be required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveAge-Friendly Employer PledgeCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In VeteransCycle to Work

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
Michelle Baxter
Job title
Matron – Community Midwifery & Antenatal Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07467734688
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