Rotational Midwife Bank | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Salary:	Per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Walsall, WS2 9PS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	30 Aug 2026

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Summary

This is a band 5/6 position dependant on experience. BANK

1.Work within NMC codes of practice and professional guidelines.

2. Work autonomously within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional

practice with reference to departmental manager as appropriate

3. Maintain revalidation requirements and complete annual appraisal

4. Provide effective and visible clinical leadership

5. Advocate and support the rights of individual women to make informed

choices about their care

6. Promote equality, diversity and rights.

7. Provide constructive feedback and support to enable junior colleagues and student midwives to develop.

8. Undertake all mandatory training required by the Trust and specific to

midwifery practice.

9. Act up for the departmental ward manager/team leader in their absence.

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1. Facilitate women’s involvement in the decision making process regarding all aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal care. This may include community working

2. Demonstrate sound organisational skills when planning clinical workload.

3. Provide high quality, evidence-based midwifery care to women and their families throughout the maternity pathway

4. Work collaboratively with others to provide a seamless pathway of care for women and their families.

5. Recognise deviations from normality and escalate appropriately.

6. Demonstrate effective communication skills in order to share information appropriately with women, their families and the multi-disciplinary team.

7. Effectively manage the expectations of women and their families whilst in your care.

8. Recognise and identify adult and Child safeguarding issues and take

appropriate action to safeguard the woman, her unborn and other children within the family.

9. Work as a supportive team member to develop an environment that

encourages effective team working amongst staff.

10. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all clinical equipment utilised within the clinical areas within the Maternity services.

11. Demonstrate an understanding of the Trust Risk Management policy and actively contribute to improve patient care and outcomes.

12. Contribute towards audit and provision of statistical evidence relating to MLU activity.

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Confidentiality and Data Protection

All employees who have access to personal data in relation to patients or employees

will be aware of their responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation

(GDPR) (EU) 2016/679. Any breach of the Regulation could result in disciplinary

action being taken and criminal charges being brought against the individual who

has breached the Regulation.

Health and Safety

Individual employees of Walsall Healthcare Trust and other NHS employees contracted to work on the organisation’s premises have an equal responsibility, along with managers and supervisors, for maintaining safe working practices for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

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This job description covers the major tasks to be carried out and the level of responsibilities to which the post-holder will work. These may be revised and changed from time to time. Discussions will take place with the post-holder.

Other Duties

The information supplied above is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and duties of the role. The post holder may be required from time to time to carry out other reasonable requests and duties as required, consistent with the responsibilities of their Banding and development as agreed between employee and manager.

For more information please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026

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