Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 34.5 hours per week (mixed, days, nights, weekends)
- Job ref
- 176-M-8027150
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Preceptorship Midwife - Peterborough/Huntingdon
Band 5
Job overview
Are you a student midwife due to complete your training this year?
Are you enthusiastic about personalised, high quality care?
North West Anglia Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and inspirational Band 5 Preceptee Midwife, to join our Maternity Team. Within the Hybrid working model of the Preceptorship programme there are plenty of opportunities to rotate in different departments, enabling you to maintain a high level of evidence based midwifery practice and to ensure you are proficient in all aspects of midwifery.
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
Main duties of the job
It is anticipated that the post holder will be competent in the Midwifery skills, the management of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care and have sufficient experience to practice safely and efficiently.
Working in a hybrid model you will experience a variety of shift patterns within the hospital and community settings. This is to ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice.
The post holder will require a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle as they are expected to work in both community and hospital settings, which include home visits and l off site antenatal clinics.
It is an exciting opportunity to utilise and develop your midwifery skills across low and high-risk settings.
We also offer an extremely comprehensive preceptorship package with a dedicated team to support you.
To be able to complete the preceptorship programme you will be employed for either 30 or 34.5 hours per a week
Working for our organisation
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and personal specification and for further information please contact us.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with the NMC
- Degree level qualification in Midwifery
- Examination of the Newborn qualification (NIPE)
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Ability to teach
Desirable criteria
- Masters Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Newly qualified with a commitment to undertake and complete the full preceptorship programme
- Experience in all areas of maternity
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Homebirth experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for students and creating a positive learning environment
- Adaptable and responsive to changing needs and able use own initiative
- Has knowledge of the needs for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- Willing to work in the hybrid model of midwifery
- Ability to partake in a regular on call rota
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation experience
- Suturing experience
- Attended PROMPT emergency skills training
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
Communication, Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Advocacy skills
- Good health and character
- Punctuality
- A willingness to continuously develop and progress
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
- Emma Bridle
- Job title
- Retention Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
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