Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Midwife
The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary
Are you an experienced Band 6 Midwife? Are you ready to continue your leadership skills? Do you want to work in a forward thinking NHS Foundation Trust?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, evidence based clinical Midwife with experience as a Band 7, either acting up in the absence of the Band 7, or having held a Band 7 position in the past. The advertised position will be located in the Bristol area of the community, but there is an expectation that you will occasionally be asked to work in all geographical areas of the City and Weston site, to support colleagues at times of escalation, including the hospital.

We are proud of our services which include:

• Co-located Midwife led birthing unit
• Regional Fetal Medicine Unit
• Regional Maternal Medicine
• A transitional care ward
• BSSOTs Triage Assessment Unit
• Continuity of Carer Teams
• Free standing Birthing Unit

We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team.

St Michael's hospital is located in the centre of the beautiful city of Bristol, which has been voted one of the best places to live. It is bursting with character and provides the perfect work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

• Have relevant and extensive experience.
• Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills
• Be flexible with a caring attitude.
• Have excellent and extended clinical skills

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year, per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 387-W&C5849-NG
Job locations: St Michaels Hospital, Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8EG, United Kingdom

Job description
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• At least Three years experience at Band 6
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Compassionate Leadership Course
• Appraisal training

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Significant clinical and managerial experience
• Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for practice and behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
• Be able to demonstrate professional curiosity to ensure safe care is offered by the community teams
• Manage the responsibility of appropriate decisions that ensure an effective service offer in the community.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise complex situations
• Information technology skills, e.g. maintaining databases, designing presentations with graphs to demonstrate data
• Carry out audit and data collection for ongoing projects and service improvement initiatives
• Good understanding of Trust Values in relation to leadership behaviours
• Attention to detail when documenting, planning and collating data
• Significant safeguarding experience, report writing and attendance at safeguarding meetings
• Previous community experience

Desirable

• Demonstrate initiative with improving the service offer
• Good awareness of Trauma Informed care approach

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity in providing compassionate care for patients, visitors/relatives and colleagues
• Work cohesively with all members of the community teams and promote effective liaison with all members of the multi-disciplinary team in ensuring that the very best services to women and pregnant people are provided at all times
• Manage own emotional resilience by escalating concerns and accessing support from matron, Professional Midwifery Advocate and other well being offers within the Trust
• Demonstrates leadership behaviours

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Michaels Hospital, Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8EG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Midwifery Matron, Rebecca Morgan, rebecca.morgan74@nhs.net, 01173425283

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