Are you a Band 6 Midwife who is looking for a new challenge? Come and see what Bolton Maternity services has to offer.
Calling all midwives, do you want to be involved in the exciting new things happening at Bolton? 2026 will see the opening of our newly renovated unit, a new alongside birth centre, and a new maternity triage.
Are you passionate about improving the experience and outcomes for women and families? Do you want to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, progressive, and supportive team?
You will join a team of Midwives who truly care about women’s experience of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. We value your experience working with us and acknowledge that fulfilled Midwives put women at the centre of their work. We want you to be part of our team shaping our vision for an outstanding service.
We have opportunities for band 6 experienced registered Midwives in:
1. Community
2. Birth Centre (alongside Core Team)
3. Delivery Suite
4. Ante Natal Services
5. Post Natal Ward
Flexible working patterns are available, including full time and part time options, along with professional development opportunities.
The Trust has a dedicated international Midwifery/nursing recruitment programme in place; because of this, we ask international midwives/nurses to please not apply for our general midwife/nursing vacancies. We regularly advertise our opportunities for international midwives/nurses to join our team here in Bolton, and these adverts are clearly marked as being suitable for international applicants.
With births of around 6000 per year, Bolton is the ‘Supercentre’ for the North West, providing high-quality compassionate care to the women of Bolton, Bury, Salford, and beyond.
Recent improvements have led to a stronger focus on providing safe and compassionate care, increasing opportunities to learn, develop, and expand your career.
What we are currently doing:
1. Offering 4 choices of birth environment
2. Developing a continuity of carer model
3. Developing a caseloading team
4. Providing high-quality care to high-risk women
5. Working towards offering a transitional care service
6. Developing our perinatal mental health service to offer a more holistic approach to women with mental health needs
You will have:
1. Confidence in your midwifery skills
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
3. A zest for holistic care
4. Passion for physiological birth
5. Be prepared to support women through their journey whatever it becomes
6. Passion for Continuity of Carer
“The right care, by the right person, in the right place.”
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provides services across the North West side of the Greater Manchester area, ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh, and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways, and delivering high levels of productivity. We have recently been given a CQC rating of Good. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust, and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology, and a range of acute and community children’s services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women’s and Children’s services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies, and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job descriptions. If you have any further questions regarding this role, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Mar 2025.
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