NEST Midwife

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Are you an experienced and compassionate midwife committed to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for women, birthing people, babies and families?

University Hospital Southampton is seeking enthusiastic Band 6 Midwives to join our dedicated Continuity of Carer Teams, working within a caseloading model to support some of our most vulnerable service users.

As a Continuity Midwife, you will provide personalised care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Working as part of a supportive team, you will develop meaningful partnerships with women, birthing people and families, ensuring they receive consistent, high-quality care from a midwife who knows and understands their individual needs.

Through a case -loading model, you will play a pivotal role in improving outcomes, increasing engagement with maternity services, and delivering equitable, trauma-informed care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.

Our continuity teams focus on supporting families who experience some of the greatest health inequalities, including those from global majority communities, living in areas of high social deprivation and those requiring additional support due to complex social, emotional or healthcare needs,

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Registered midwife on relevant part of the NMC Register
  • Diploma or degree in midwifery
  • Completion of preceptorship
  • Competent clinical skills and knowledge across all areas of midwifery practice

Desirable

  • Physical Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) qualification
  • Recognised teaching / mentorship qualification
  • Professional Midwifery Advocate (Supervisor of Midwives
  • Case loading experience
  • High dependency experience
  • Shift leading experience

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Patients First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

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).

Closing Date: 21 July 2026

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