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Job summary

Main area
Community Midwifery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
151-JLM713
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Slough
Salary
£41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2026 23:59

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Midwife for Crystal Team

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Crystal Team as a Community Midwife at Wexham Park Hospital.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will provide compassionate, personalised care to women and birthing people with complex social, safeguarding and health needs. You will play a key role in reducing health inequalities, promoting continuity of care, and improving outcomes for some of the most vulnerable families across our maternity service. Based within the community, you will support women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period while working closely with partner agencies to ensure safe and coordinated care.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide high-quality antenatal and postnatal care to women with additional vulnerabilities and complex needs.
  • Act as a lead professional, coordinating care and working closely with safeguarding, health, social care and voluntary sector partners.
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans to support improved outcomes for women and babies.
  • Promote safeguarding, public health initiatives and healthy lifestyles.
  • Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to quality improvement and audit activities.
  • Support women and families through effective communication, advocacy and compassionate care.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current on the NMC register
  • Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies
  • Has completed preceptorship
Desirable criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Qualified mentor / PSPA / SLIP

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the 6 C’s
  • Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
  • Experience of looking after vulnerable patients
  • Epidural management Perineal experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Has participated in undertaking midwifery research and audit

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively
  • Can demonstrate effective Communication skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Natasha Morton
Job title
Community Team Lead- Crystal Team
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07745540012
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