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Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 6 Midwife to join our traditional community midwifery team working with... Role: Community Midwife, Category: Health & Social Care
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 6 Midwife to join our traditional community midwifery team working within teams in Mansfield, Sherwood, Ashfield or Newark. The role includes a mixture of working hour patterns and nights on call to support the needs of the women in our care.
Your role will support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and evidence-based woman centred care, which can be delivered in a variety of models.
You will help to provide total midwifery care for both high and low risk women within the community setting, providing the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during their pregnancy journey.
The successful candidate will provide effective communication and liaison with other acute providers of maternity care, engaging with other partners and members of the wider multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
Apply now to join our team!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning (Company Name - Subscribers only) 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 (Company Name - Subscribers only) 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’ (Company Name - Subscribers only)-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Details
Date posted
20 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
214-W&C-7516351-A
Job locations
King’s Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Further Training
Essential
- Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
Desirable
- NLS/ALS course
- PROMPT Training
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
- Further professional development
Desirable
- NIPE trained
- Leadership course / equivalent
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of Professional development
- Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
Desirable
- 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
- Significant post-registration experience
Desirable
- Lone working
- Time Management
- Champion role within midwifery practice
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence
Person Specification
Further Training
Essential
- Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
Desirable
- NLS/ALS course
- PROMPT Training
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
- Further professional development
Desirable
- NIPE trained
- Leadership course / equivalent
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of Professional development
- Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
Desirable
- 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
- Significant post-registration experience
Desirable
- Lone working
- Time Management
- Champion role within midwifery practice
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence