Intrapartum Focused Midwife (Fixed Term)

Intrapartum Focused Midwife (Fixed Term)

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency Recruitment

Job Overview

• Position: Intrapartum Focused Midwife

• Band: Band 6 (£39,959 - £48,117 per year)

• Location: Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Rd, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust)

• Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 Month duration, with various posts ranging from 6 to 12 months available)

• Working Pattern: Part-Time, Flexible Working (Includes day duty, night duty, weekends, and bank holidays across a 24-hour service)

• Closing Date: 30th July 2026

• Reference Number: 304-9015617

About the Role

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is partnering with University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust to recruit passionate and dedicated Band 6 Intrapartum Focused Midwives on a fixed-term basis. We welcome applications from experienced midwives as well as student midwives due to qualify in the next 3 months.

At UHB, delivering high-quality, woman-centred, and compassionate care is central to maternity services. Operating within an ambitious maternity transformation plan focused on safety, innovation, and personalization, successful candidates will work autonomously across multidisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based care along the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal pathway, with a core focus on intrapartum services.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Autonomous Midwifery Practice: Provide low-risk antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care, acting as a professional lead who promotes the normal birthing process.

• Flexible & Individualised Care: Meet the individualised needs of women for whom you are the known or lead midwife, offering support to team members when required.

• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely within multidisciplinary teams and with key internal and external workers to coordinate safe and effective care delivery.

• Holistic & Compassionate Communication: Deliver culturally competent, sensitive, and empathetic care while effectively communicating complex or sensitive information.

• Safety & Escalation: Recognise clinical deterioration, assess risk, manage emergencies, and escalate safeguarding or clinical concerns appropriately.

• Supervision & Development: Supervise, support, and mentor students, newly qualified staff, and maternity support workers.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Midwife on the NMC register.

• Diploma or BSc Degree in Midwifery Studies.

• Evidence of successful completion of a Band 5 Preceptorship Programme and midwifery competency documentation.

Experience (Essential)

• Demonstrable post-registration experience across a range of midwifery settings (e.g., antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, community, or triage).

• Proven experience in delivering holistic, woman-centred, evidence-based care.

• Strong working knowledge of safeguarding policies, risk management, incident reporting, and patient safety processes.

• Experience in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for women with varied clinical and social needs.

Benefits & Additional Information

• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 per annum (Agenda for Change Pay Scheme).

• Professional Growth: Supported by an experienced leadership team with access to continuous professional development (CPD) aligned with NHS England priorities.

• Inclusion: UHB is committed to an inclusive culture and offers reasonable adjustments for staff with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

• Checks: Subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas criminal record checks (where applicable), and current UK professional registration. Skilled Worker sponsorship is welcomed.