Rotational Midwife
Job Description
Job summary
Band 5 to Band 6 progression
Are you a newly qualified midwife interested in completing your preceptorship in a supportive forward thinking environment?
We currently have a number of full time permanent midwifery posts available.
Our posts are rotational and you would complete your preceptorship rotating 3 monthly throughout the maternity inpatient and intrapartum areas. On completion of your preceptorship you will progress to band 6 and the rotation will be extended to include Community and Outpatient areas.
Please note the job description and person specification are subject to change as per AfC review.
Main duties of the job
Providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and their families
We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team.
The ideal candidate for the role will:o Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skillso Be flexible with a caring attitude.o Have excellent and extended clinical skillso Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional developmento Have experience in solving problems and using their initiativeo Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babieso Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 8th July 2026
Closing date: 13th July 2026
Shortlisting date: 14th July 2026
Proposed Interview date: 23rd July 2026
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC Registration, or working towards
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, or working towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current Midwifery issues
- Knowledge of current Government NHS Agenda relevant to Maternity Services
- Knowledge and understanding of the assessment process for Students, and of creating a positive learning environment
- Knowledge and awareness of professional responsibilities
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills
- Good computer skills
- Good presentation skills
- Demonstrates high level of commitment, motivation, innovation and initiative
Values
Essential
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
Other
Essential
- Evidence of fulfilling PREP
Desirable
- Car owner/access to car for community rotation with insurance for business use
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Ormskirk Hospital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom
