Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Midwife - Band 5/6
The closing date is 24 November 2026

Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed midwife ready to make a difference? We're looking for passionate midwives to join our integrated midwifery team workforce!

This is your chance to be part of Torbay's nationally renowned and well-established integrated team midwifery model--a true leader in innovative maternity care.

We are dedicated to supporting women to have safe, personalized, and empowering birth experiences. Working closely with the Devon LMS and neighbouring Maternity Units, we ensure every woman in Devon receives the highest quality care.

Our fully integrated teams within the Torbay Maternity Service offer midwives the incredible opportunity to maintain and develop all of their skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Band 5 midwives must have completed at least 6 months of a preceptee programme.

Please be mindful that if you are commencing employment in a developmental capacity, you will start at the bottom of Band 5 and progress to a Band 6 once evidence of competencies and qualifications have been achieved.

Please note interviews will be held 4-Dec-2026

Main duties of the job

• To assess the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women and their babies
• To work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practice
• To act as a mentor or practice supervisor for less experienced midwives, students and other members of the multi-professional team
• Work within NMC codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• Lead Professional for low-risk women
• Provide antenatal, intrapartum and post-natal care in a variety of settings, including home and hospital
• Work collaboratively with professional colleagues to provide midwifery care to with women with complex needs
• Contribute with feedback, to ensure the health and social care setting is responsive to the individual needs of women, particularly those who are disadvantaged, and where appropriate, advocate for these women
• Advocate and support the rights of individual women to make informed choices about their care
• Promote equality, diversity and rights
• Participate in and undertake annual appraisal, identifying specific training requirements as part of service planning and continuous personal development

About us
Our fully integrated midwifery teams are meeting the Better Birth recommendations for providing a Continuity of Carer model for women.

We support women in the choice agenda; at least 6% of women we care for choose to birth their baby out of hospital. We work closely with the Devon LMS and our neighbouring Maternity Units to ensure that women in Devon receive high quality care.

We are proud of our commitment to safe and individually focused birth and offering women choice in where to birth their baby.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: Depending on experience per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 388-8001507-FC&I-B
Job locations: Torbay Hospital, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay is important in order to carry out your duties.

Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Completed a preceptor programme

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification
• NIPE practitioner

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of child protection, domestic violence, substance misuse and working with women with special needs
• Ability to cope with a stressful environment with emotional women, their families/supporters and staff members

Desirable

• Community experience
• Experience of home births
• Parent Education training

Specific skills
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Perineal suturing
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• IT skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent decision-making ability

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.

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: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Torbay Hospital, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply via the company portal

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Leader Ferne Raybould, ferne.rogers@nhs.net, 01803881431

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