Job summary
Are you a midwife who believes that where a woman births matters, and that real choice requires a skilled, confident advocate at her side?

We're looking for a passionate Band 6 midwife to join our Birth Centre team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, attending homebirths as lead midwife and supporting women choosing our alongside birth centre.

This is a role for someone who thrives on autonomy, continuity, and connection. You'll conduct holistic risk assessments, and be a visible champion for personalised, evidence-based care. You'll also mentor junior staff and contribute to a service committed to reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job
This is a birth centre-based midwife post with a requirement to attend homebirths as the lead midwife with an aim to provide safe, evidenced based and personalised care to women and birthing people throughout their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey

• To promote and facilitate choice to those wishing to birth at home and also support women who choose to birth in the alongside birth centre
• To continually undertake holistic risk assessments to support the delivery of appropriate care
• To work in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, enabling coordinated care and where necessary appropriate referrals
• To actively contribute to the reduction in health inequalities by supporting a service that is accessible to all

About us
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Details
Date posted: 28 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number: 434-SCS7915616-A
Job locations: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Further information regarding the role can be found here: Apply through our website

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Midwife

Experience
Essential

• Experience as a preceptor Midwife
• Completion of mentor assessor workshops
• Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
• Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
• Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues

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: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Head of Midwifery, Emma Steadman, esteadman@nhs.net, 01296831203

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.