Community Midwife Band 6 | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust


Company:	Croydon Health Services
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 per annum, pro rata inc HCAS (Outer)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Thornton Heath, CR7 7YE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	30 Aug 2026

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Summary

To provide safe, effective, woman‑centred maternity care within the community setting, managing a caseload across the antenatal and postnatal pathway, while supporting continuity, safeguarding, and public health priorities.

Proposed Interview date : 3rd September 2026

• Deliver antenatal and postnatal care in line with NICE guidance and local pathways

• Undertake:• Booking appointments

• Routine antenatal checks

• Postnatal day 1 and ongoing visits

• Recognise and escalate risk appropriately (e.g. reduced fetal movements, hypertension, safeguarding concerns)

• Support infant feeding (breastfeeding and responsive feeding)

• Manage own workload effectively across clinics, home visits, and triage

• Prioritise care based on clinical need

• Ensure timely documentation on Cerner

• Coordinate care with:• Obstetric teams

• Health visitors

• GPs

• Specialist midwives

• Promote continuity of carer wherever possible

• Develop personalised care plans in partnership with women and families

• Ensure culturally sensitive and inclusive care

• Identify and act on safeguarding concerns

• Participate in case discussions and contribute to safeguarding plans

• Promote key public health messages:• Smoking cessation

• Mental health support

• Domestic abuse awareness

• Immunisations

• Work collaboratively within the community team and wider MDT

• Contribute to handovers, safety huddles, and MDT meetings

• Maintain clear, professional communication with women and colleagues

• Report incidents via Radar

• Participate in audits (e.g. SBLCB elements, postnatal visit compliance)

• Contribute to service improvement initiatives

• Support students, newly qualified midwives, and support workers

• Act as a role model for best practice

• Maintain own continuing professional development (CPD)

• Flexible and responsive to service needs, including undertaking redeployment across different areas of maternity services as required to support safe staffing and care delivery.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training. Croydon University Hospital plays an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role alternatively you can contact Ore-Oluwa Saliu or Corrine Jones

This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

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