Homebirth Team Midwife in Birmingham

Continuity‑led care: Case‑loading a small cohort of women, from referral through to handover to the health visitor.

Flexible shift pattern: Rotating mix of long days, standard days, and night‑on‑call duty and weekend working.

Awarded recognition: Uplifted NHS pay (4.5%) for on‑call shifts under Agenda for Change.

Care you will provide:

• Specialist midwifery care for women planning homebirths and birth centre births (“domino care”).
• Support for women planning births outside of standard guidelines, collaborating closely with consultant midwives to ensure safety.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: At least 12 months post‑registration, including recent intrapartum experience.
• Skills: Strong communicator; committed to delivering personalised, safe, and innovative care.
• Characteristics: Proactive, creative, and confident working independently and within a supportive team.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of an award‑winning team: Our MSWs and midwives have received Royal College of Midwives national awards for excellence.
• Make a difference: Provide truly individualised care that supports choice—home, or birth‑centre.
• Flexibility with support: Combine autonomy with structured on‑call pay uplift and supportive team environment.

Ideal Candidate:

• Lives within 30 minutes of hospital.
• Passionate about continuity of carer and personalised birth experiences.
• Exposure to recent intrapartum practice, confident managing complex or out‑of‑guideline scenarios.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive Midwifery Care: Provide care across all stages of pregnancy, intrapartum, and postnatal periods for a caseload of women.
• Promote Birth Choices: Actively support and facilitate homebirth, DOMINO, and birth centre care options for women.
• Collaborative Care: Work closely with the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure safe and high‑standard care for mothers and babies.
• Skill Development: Continuously develop and maintain midwifery skills in line with best practices.
• Role Development: Contribute to the development of midwifery practice and the introduction of new roles within the service.
• Drug Administration: Safely manage and administer medications in accordance with Trust policies and statutory regulations.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Adhere to NMC Standards: Uphold the NMC Code of Conduct and work within the Trust’s policies and protocols.
• Effective Communication: Maintain strong relationships within the midwifery team and with other healthcare professionals.
• Continuous Professional Development: Engage in ongoing learning and attend mandatory training to maintain and enhance clinical skills.

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care. Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kathryn Stanley | Job title: Team Leader for the Homebirth Team | Email: kathryn.stanley1@nhs.net | Telephone: 07824460427.