Public Health Midwife: Sponsorship Available

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

We are excited to offer 14.5 hrs per week for the role of public health midwife within University Hospital Southampton (UHS). Working with our current public health midwife, we are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking midwife with a passion for public health and improving outcomes for women, birthing people, babies, and families.

You will need to demonstrate initiative, innovation, and the ability to drive improvement across maternity public health priorities, working proactively with colleagues and partners to effect meaningful and sustainable change.

The public health remit within maternity services is broad and continually evolving, and this role is pivotal in leading, coordinating, and embedding key public health priorities across the maternity pathway.

You will play a crucial role in improving outcomes for women, birthing people, babies, and families, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities and supporting our most vulnerable populations.

You will work closely with a wide range of key stakeholders, including multidisciplinary maternity teams and local and regional public health teams, to ensure national and local public health priorities are translated into high-quality, evidence-based practice.

This collaborative approach will support prevention, early intervention, and personalised care, helping to deliver equitable and inclusive maternity services.

Person Specification

Qualifications /Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

  • Educated to degree level (appropriate subject) or equivalent experience to demonstrate competency at all levels
  • Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
  • Post-registration experience across the whole spectrum of pregnancy pathway including normal and complex needs, covering both hospital and community based care
  • Experience of managing a project and project templates and reporting processes

Desirable

  • Mentorship experience
  • Experience of working in a case loading model of midwifery
  • Experience of working in a continuity of carer model
  • Knowledge and understanding of workforce requirement and modelling

Aptitudes and skills required

Essential

  • Highly effective communicator with all levels, able to understand, analyse and present complex and sensitive information verbally and in writing
  • Presentation skills
  • Experience of writing a report
  • Conversant with the Better Births framework
  • Awareness of National guidance to deliver continuity of care to reflect National trajectories
  • Innovative
  • Ability to engage people, especially seniors to develop effective working relationships
  • Proficient in Microsoft systems to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Team player
  • Highly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach
  • Well organised
  • Enthusiastic
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Ability to work under pressure

Trust Values

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: 13 September 2026

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