Community Midwife

Community Midwife - Lancaster

The closing date is 08 July 2026.

The Lake District, England's largest National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site would be on your doorstep. This beautiful part of the country would enable you to discover spectacular landscapes, picturesque villages, along with a warm welcome and rich cultural heritage.

We are recruiting enthusiastic, highly motivated community midwives/birth centre midwives to join our dynamic, dedicated, forward thinking professional team which serves a wide geographical area with rural and urban communities.

The role involves working within the community as an autonomous practitioner within a multi‑disciplinary team. You will provide high‑quality, women‑centred maternity care, effective leadership, optimise teaching opportunities and support staff across all grades. You will give appropriate education to women and families and provide necessary care, advice and supervision throughout the pregnancy continuum, ensuring appropriate referral to other agencies and specialist midwifery teams where required.

• Provide home birth and birth centre births, maintaining high clinical standards.
• Maintain good relationships with other team members to ensure women receive safe care.
• Lead and optimise teaching opportunities for staff.
• Support staff in all grades, planning and directing activities to provide optimal care.

We operate from three main hospitals—Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal—as well as community health premises.

We are working towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation by celebrating inclusion and diversity, and are committed to eliminating discrimination, reducing health inequalities, promoting equal opportunities and respect for all of our colleagues and patients. Our Flourish at Work programme supports the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Current driving licence
• 1st level degree in relevant field

• Evidence of clinical competence to work autonomously within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ability to make appropriate clinical decisions and prioritise care needs.

• Committed to CPD for self and others.
• Knowledge of research methodology.
• Understanding of the role of Research and Development.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata.