Job summary Midwife Band 6 We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and conscientious individual to join our dedicated Maternity Team. Our team is committed to improving the quality of care and safety for women and babies across our hospitals and community settings. At Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals, we strive to provide the highest quality and safest care for approximately 5,400 women and babies each year. We are passionate about ensuring that women have a positive experience every time they interact with our services. If you have a passion for excellence and making a difference in maternity care, then Mid Yorkshire is the place for you We are proud of our vision to deliver high-quality and safe maternity services, whether at home, in the community, in our standalone Birth Centre, or in our hospitals. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for women and their families. In Return, We Offer: Full and part-time options with a Trust working towards the principles of Flex for the Future. A supportive multidisciplinary team environment. Opportunities for development within our specialist teams, labour ward coordination, or ward management. We hope you will join us on our improvement journey to put women first and provide outstanding maternity services. If you have the necessary skills, experience, and qualities to help us provide high-quality care, we encourage you to apply. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact June lee Recruitment Midwife june.lee5nhs.net Main duties of the job The successful applicant will be committed to women centred values, participating in the development and delivery of a philosophy which involves and respects the rights of families and staff. The role will include, participating in the development and delivery of a philosophy which involves and respects the rights of women, families and staff. The post holder will demonstrate enthusiasm and creativity, energy and inspiration in leading the multi disciplinary team. He/She will povideclear direction and leadership for the team with regard to professional dimensions of care.Striving for continuous improvements in the delivery of high quality women focused care. About us We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce. We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care. We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience. We have a clear vision and you could be part of this If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you. Date posted 11 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro-rata for part time Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number C9377-FCS5009 Job locations Pinderfields Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 4DG Job description Job responsibilities The Midwife will lead and maintain a Midwifery culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts and innovation. This will be achieved by: A commitment to women centred values. Participating in the development and delivery of a philosophy which involves and respects the rights of women, families, and staff. Demonstrating enthusiasm and creativity, energy and inspiration in leading the multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrating clear direction and leadership for the team with regard to professional dimensions of care. Striving for continuous improvements in the delivery of high-quality women focused care. Assisting in the investigation of complaints in a pro-active manner to improve and review the quality of the service Facilitating and participating in Clinical Supervision/mentorship within practice. Demonstrating diplomacy and the ability to deal with colleagues and women and families in such a way as to avoid conflict. Creating, maintaining, and enhancing effective working relationships. Ability to relate to all staff and patients in a confident manner, demonstrating good listening skills and ability to work effectively as part of the team. Contributing to the implementation and monitoring of Midwifery Audits. Undertaking senior Midwife responsibility in the absence of the manager. Involvement in the delivery of new strategies which impact on the clinical environment and assists in promoting the midwifery contribution. Participating in the individual performance review process. Contributing to the development of annual ward objectives and transfer of these into practice. Maintaining an awareness of national and regional initiatives in relation to practice. Supporting and contributing to the Trusts Shared Leadership process Acting as a positive ambassador for the Trust. Job description Job responsibilities The Midwife will lead and maintain a Midwifery culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts and innovation. This will be achieved by: A commitment to women centred values. Participating in the development and delivery of a philosophy which involves and respects the rights of women, families, and staff. Demonstrating enthusiasm and creativity, energy and inspiration in leading the multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrating clear direction and leadership for the team with regard to professional dimensions of care. Striving for continuous improvements in the delivery of high-quality women focused care. Assisting in the investigation of complaints in a pro-active manner to improve and review the quality of the service Facilitating and participating in Clinical Supervision/mentorship within practice. Demonstrating diplomacy and the ability to deal with colleagues and women and families in such a way as to avoid conflict. Creating, maintaining, and enhancing effective working relationships. Ability to relate to all staff and patients in a confident manner, demonstrating good listening skills and ability to work effectively as part of the team. Contributing to the implementation and monitoring of Midwifery Audits. Undertaking senior Midwife responsibility in the absence of the manager. Involvement in the delivery of new strategies which impact on the clinical environment and assists in promoting the midwifery contribution. Participating in the individual performance review process. Contributing to the development of annual ward objectives and transfer of these into practice. Maintaining an awareness of national and regional initiatives in relation to practice. Supporting and contributing to the Trusts Shared Leadership process Acting as a positive ambassador for the Trust. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Clinician with current NMC midwifery registration. Evidence of ongoing professional development Evidence of competency teaching and assessing qualification Desirable Postgraduate study NIPE qualification PMA qualification Skills Capabilities and Attributes Essential Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills. capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences. Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence. Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks. Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem -solving and analytical skills. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action. Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and other workloads to changing and often tight deadlines. An ability to maintain confidentiality and Trust. Other Essential Ability to travel across sites where required Values and Behaviours Essential Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public. Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for women and babies. Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution of others. Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation. Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness. Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness Experience Essential Significant proven post qualification experience in any aspects of midwifery Develop and maintain positive working relationships. Learn senior responsibilities and deputise in managers absence IT skills Has experience of undertaking a wide variety of clinical skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Clinician with current NMC midwifery registration. Evidence of ongoing professional development Evidence of competency teaching and assessing qualification Desirable Postgraduate study NIPE qualification PMA qualification Skills Capabilities and Attributes Essential Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills. capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences. Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence. Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks. Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt, and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem -solving and analytical skills. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action. Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and other workloads to changing and often tight deadlines. An ability to maintain confidentiality and Trust. Other Essential Ability to travel across sites where required Values and Behaviours Essential Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public. Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for women and babies. Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution of others. Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation. Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness. Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness Experience Essential Significant proven post qualification experience in any aspects of midwifery Develop and maintain positive working relationships. Learn senior responsibilities and deputise in managers absence IT skills Has experience of undertaking a wide variety of clinical skills 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). Additional information 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). Employer details Employer name Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Address Pinderfields Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 4DG Employer's website https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)