Maternal Medicine Midwife

Maternal Medicine Midwife NHS AfC:
Band 7

Main area
Maternity - Midwives

Grade
NHS AfC:
Band 7

Contract
Permanent

Hours

• Full time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week (per annum)

Job
UCGB7-MMM

Site
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Town
Reading

Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
16/02/2026 23:59

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated '
Good
' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'.

We are C om passionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

The post holder will provide a key role in developing and maintaining high standards of care for women and birthing people with complex medical complications throughout their pregnancies

They will work closely with the obstetric lead for maternal medicine and multiple specialities across the Trust.

They will provide midwifery care and expertise to the women in this cohort

They will be the named midwife for a the most acute women and provide midwifery antenatal case loading, along side the obstetric lead

• They will have responsibility for the coordination of care for complex women with medical complications through their pregnancies.
• They will work closely with the Obstetric Lead for Maternal Medicine.
• With the Obstetric Lead they will develop care pathways based on acuity and needs.
• They will triage women referred to Maternal Medicine Clinic and ensure they are on the correct pathway of care.
• Will work with multiple specialities across the Trust and across the network in the planning of care and ongoing care for women.
• Will manage safe transfer of care between RBFT and OUH.
• Will be part of the Thames Valley Network meetings for Maternal Medicine.
• Will be involved in multi- disciplinary review team planning for women under the care of Maternal Medicine.
• They will ensure that women under the care of the Maternal Medicine team receive midwifery support and care that every other woman has during pregnancy.
• Will provide midwifery antenatal case loading for the most acute women.
• Will collate data on outcomes and be able to produce and present reports as required to internal and external stakeholders.
• Opportunity to develop skills as required for service development.

We are looking forward to receiving applications from a motivated midwife who has had experience in providing perinatal mental health provision for pregnant women. The applicant should have evidence of working with multiagency teams and managing a caseload of women with complex economic, social, medical and psychological needs.

The RBFT maternity unit was rated good in 2024 CQC assessment. We are committed to the development of all team members with strong links to Reading University. We are dedicated to working together with women, birthing people and families to provide compassionate, supportive and informed choice.

Main responsibilities are covered in the attached job description and specification.

Clinical

Place the patient's experience at the core of service delivery.

Maintain a professional attitude at all times in line with Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust CARE values and in accordance with The Code for Nurses and Midwives (NMC).

Be the contact for women with complex medical needs requiring maternal medicine input, ensuring they are on the right pathways

Assist with birth planning for women with complex medical needs supporting staff during admissions to services.

Leadership

In a specialist midwifery role,…