Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing & Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 230-22082211-FH-A
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital,
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Newly Qualified Midwife - Rotational
NHS AfC: Band 5
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
Newly Qualified Midwife - Rotational
37.5 hours per week (Full & Part time positions)
Fixed Term for 12 months
Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Friday 18th September 2026
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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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
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Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will provide ante-natal, post-natal and intrapartum care to women with low and high-risk pregnancies. They will rotate through all areas of the services as required including Continuity of Carer and Community and will be supported by the newly appointed midwifery retention support midwife. You will also have access to the lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) and a team of PMAs for additional support if/when required.
We are a unit who provide personalised care for women, babies and their families ensuring a first class service and experience. The benefits include:
- Dynamic and supportive management team
- Forward thinking in response to new national initiatives, including the saving babies lives care bundle
- Provision of preceptorship for newly qualified members of the team
- Named professional midwifery advocate
- On-going professional development and support
- Rotation and integration within all areas of the service
If you would like to be part of this successful, flexible, friendly team, whether you are a newly qualified or experienced midwife we would like to hear from you!
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.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The newly qualified midwife will be expected to fulfil the following
criteria with support from preceptor and experienced midwives:
- Whilst being accountable for their own clinical practices (NMC) will participate in the Midwifery Preceptorship programme and complete within twelve months.
- Act as the woman’s advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of midwifery care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Using evidence-based practice, assess the woman’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care involving the woman and her family, as appropriate.
- Write reports, record observations and maintain plans of care, including electronic data storage; and other appropriate records, accurately, legibly, concisely and contemporaneously.
- Monitor the woman’s condition, interpret observations and identify deviations from normal.
- Report and refer to relevant health professionals, carrying out midwifery interventions as needed.
- Keep the woman and her family informed, when appropriate maintaining client confidentiality.
- Ensure midwifery care is flexible to meet the diverse needs of women.
- Comply with Trust policy for management and administration of medicines.
- Undertake clinical skills, as per the trust’s Health Board Policy, relevant to role and the woman’s care.
- Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and other service providers; ensure care is woman centred, effective and efficient.
- Examine and observe the neonate, interpreting observations and identifying deviations from normal.
- Deliver and evaluate programmes for the preparation of parenthood in response to the woman’s need and Incorporate health education into the woman’s care whenever possible.
- Identification and management of at risk families within the child protection arena, devising plans of care in conjunction with team leaders and other health care professionals.
- Engage with women and their families in avoiding and resolving complaints.
- Participate in the midwifery supervision process.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual client care
- Effective communicator with good leadership and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability take charge in the absence of their direct line manager
- Demonstrate midwifery skills underpinned by current evidence
- Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of audit and policy
- Basic IT skills
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Evidence of undertaking presentation to groups or enhancing team working
- Must complete their perceptorship programme within 12 months
- Flexible approach to needs of the service
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
Trust values
Essential criteria
- All Essential-Effective open communication EXcellence and safety in everything we do Challenge but support Expect respect and dignity Local healthcare that inspires confidence
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.
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley Russell
- Job title
- Clinical Retention Specialist Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824541189
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