Job summary
- Main area
- Midwife
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term posts for 12 months and permanent posts available
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-FSS3072
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Town
- Halifax
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Preceptorship Midwife
Band 5
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
We are excited to receive applications from midwives due to qualify summer 2026 who are looking to join us as preceptorship midwives. The preceptorship midwife role is a rotational post where you will work throughout our maternity services, gaining valuable experience as a newly qualified registrant.
At CHFT, we offer a robust preceptorship programme to assist with the transition from student midwife to Band 5 midwife. We work in line with the national preceptorship standards, and all NQM's complete the preceptorship programme within 12–18 months post-qualification, with the assistance of our clinical education midwives and wider multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
- Provide safe, high quality evidence based care throughout the maternity pathway.
- Ensure information is communicated in a clear and unbiased way to facilitate informed decision making.
- In partnership with the woman, assesses needs, planning, implementing and evaluating care on an individual basis, promoting equality and considering diversity and rights.
- Liaise and work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies, when complex needs are identified.
- Continuously assess risks and deviations from normal and ensure timely referral, intervention and escalation.
- Consider the diverse needs of women and their families and ensure the delivery of individualised plans of care.
- Facilitate women’s involvement in the decision making process regarding all aspects of their pregnancy birth and postnatal care. when necessary.
- Work flexibly across different wards/departments as indicated by service needs.
- Maintain compliance with Trust policies in relation to Infection Control to reduce HCAI.
- Communicates in a clear and unbiased manner with women and families and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Works within national and local guidelines in relation to midwifery practice.
- Liaises with outside agencies to enhance individualised care for more complex situations such as safeguarding, domestic abuse or substance misuse.
- Maintains professional conduct including appearance at all times adhering to the local Trust uniform policy.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Physical Effort
The post holder is required to have highly developed physical skills e.g. manual dexterity to perform abdominal palpation, vaginal examinations, taking blood samples, applying fetal scalp electrodes, performing episiotomies. Responding rapidly to emergency situations e.g. haemorrhage, neo-natal resuscitation, where the ability to run to scene is required and bring appropriate equipment. There is a daily requirement to undertake moderate physical activity for several short
periods less than 20 minutes at a time e.g. transferring the mothers from bed to wheelchair/operating table to bed (using a pat slide). Assisting women into the lithotomy position for instrumental deliveries and perineal suturing. Daily requirement to maintain awkward positions for less than 20 minutes at a time when women giving
birth in standing, squatting, all fours and in a waterbirth pool.
Mental Effort
Supporting women throughout the perinatal period requires psychological resilience providing emotional and physical support. When caring for a woman the midwife may be exposed to long periods of
concentration e.g 2-3 hours continuous times vary from every shift to once a week. Daily concentration when checking and calculating drugs, inputting data into the computer. The post holder will need to be aware of the need to practice self-care for emotional and physical wellbeing and access support when required. The LMNS understands that the transition from student to newly qualified midwife can be challenging and has a commitment to supporting you throughout this journey.
Emotional Effort
Directly provides emotional and psychological support to women during pregnancy, labour and postpartum - daily throughout shift. Involvement in obstetric emergencies leading to exposure to highly distressing situations e.g. shoulder dystocia, birth asphyxia, postpartum haemorrhage– at least once per week. Regular exposure to stressful situations varying in severity e.g. poor outcomes (unexpected transfer of babies to special care baby unit (SCBU), fetal abnormality, fetal or maternal death), supporting and caring for women in labouring having termination of pregnancy (TOP) for fetal abnormality, preparing baby for mortuary.
Working Conditions
The post holder is frequently exposed to challenging working conditions which includes exposure to bodily fluids, conflict management, shift work including nights, weekend, bank holidays and on call models.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- BA/BSc Midwifery
- NIPE accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of combining clinical knowledge, skills and understanding to deliver personalised care
- Awareness of own cultural competence to provide quality care that is tailored to the individual
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and presentation skills
Knowledge / Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence based practice/ keep up to date/CPD
- Computer literacy/ IT skills
- National maternity policy e.g MMBRACE or Ockenden Kirkep report
- Awareness of evidence-based, best practice approaches to the management of emergency situations
Special Knowledge/Expertise
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of current issues in midwifery/healthcare (inc public health)
- Facilitation of intrapartum care for midwifery and obstetric led care e.g. waterbirth, breech birth, multiples birth, prematurity
- Can demonstrate the importance of equitable & safe maternity care provision
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Provide evidence of midwifery care for women and newborn infant before, during and after medical interventions e.g epidural, fetal blood sampling
- Ability to practice within multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate the ability to develop strength, resourcefulness, and flexibility needed to work in stressful and difficult situations
- Demonstrate organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
- Responsive to service needs, being flexible and adaptable
- Use of initiative/ evidence of decision-making skills
- Awareness of attributes required for leadership and role modelling within the maternity setting
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate an awareness of the OASI bundle in recognising & managing perineal care
Health
Essential criteria
- Able to fulfil occupational health requirements of post
General/Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel throughout the local area
- Individual Trust values
Desirable criteria
- Able to arrange own transport arrangements for business usage
- Awareness of all Trust policies and procedures
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
- lauren whitworth
- Job title
- Midwifery manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Lauren Whitworth is the recruitment midwife for the trust and can be contacted via email for any queries regarding the role advertised.
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