Antenatal Clinic Midwife

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Midwife, who is committed to providing quality care to pregnant women and their families, to join our dedicated healthcare team as part of our Antenatal Clinic. As an antenatal clinic midwife, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive care to expectant mothers during the antenatal period. The role incorporates varied multidisciplinary work including working with doctors in the consultant clinics and ensuring women's antenatal care is well‑co‑ordinated between community midwifery teams, GPs, obstetrics, inpatient maternity department and other services.

You will work as part of our friendly team, providing care to women in the West Suffolk area and beyond. You will have previous experience delivering antenatal care and be a dynamic midwife keen to be part of this busy department and partake in service improvement and implement changes, helping to ensure that we provide an effective and efficient service. You will be provided with an induction programme and full training to fulfil the role requirements.

• Maintain close working relationships with the antenatal clinic senior midwife to ensure work is prioritised and delivered appropriately.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams including senior medical staff, other departments within the trust and outside agencies, for women who have complex medical or obstetric needs, in order to contribute to the development of effective care plans.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner for women and their families within the maternity services, providing expert knowledge of multidisciplinary antenatal care and being conversant with all aspects of high‑risk pregnancies, ensuring women are seen in the appropriate time frame.
• Coordinate care pathways for women with pregnancies with medical, obstetric or fetal complications, including where required referral to specialist tertiary units and coordination of follow‑up care.
• Conduct thorough assessments and examinations of pregnant women during antenatal visits.
• Act as an advocate for women, ensuring that they are fully informed and involved in making decisions about their care. Support the Obstetric and Medical Teams to ensure the best outcomes for women.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high‑quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children’s ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone’s voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Date posted: 10 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band: 6

Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 a year per annum pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Part‑time, Flexible working

Reference number: 179‑7705227‑W

Job locations:
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 2QZ

• Essential
  • Registered practising Midwife
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Counselling skills
  • High level IT skills
• Desirable
  • Degree in Midwifery
  • Counselling course