Community Midwife, Women's and Children's in London

This is an opportunity for an experienced midwife to join a friendly, well-established community midwifery team. The role involves providing antenatal and postnatal care to a geographically defined group of women and delivering intrapartum care at home births as part of an on-call rota. The community area is large, requiring independent travel between clinical sites and women’s homes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide antenatal and postnatal care in community clinics and women’s homes.
• Participate in the community on-call service, supporting women birthing at home and responding to the trust escalation process.
• Deliver a full range of perinatal care, including health education and liaison with multidisciplinary/agency groups.
• Support student midwives and junior staff through professional development.
• Provide occasional support to the inpatient unit as part of escalation procedures.

Person Specification:

• Education: Appropriate UK professional registration (NMC).
• Knowledge: Understanding of the role of the midwife as defined by the NMC and The Code, and an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of evidence-based practice.
• Experience: Experience working in all areas of midwifery, including intrapartum experience and completion of preceptorship.
• Excellent communication, time-management and the ability to work independently in a 7-day a week service.

This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) and to the Disclosure and Barring Service.