Band 6 Public Health Midwife; Mental Health​/Substance Misuse

Band 6 Public Health Midwife (Mental Health/Substance Misuse)

The closing date is 18 January 2026

We are looking to recruit experienced band 6 midwives to join our Public Health Team for Mental Health and Substance Misuse. If you are an experienced & NMC registered midwife who has an NMC PIN Number and would like to make a difference to women and their families, then we would like to hear from you. By joining our team you will have the opportunity to bring your wealth of knowledge and experience to our maternity service.

The post holder will provide a high standard of maternity care for women with mental health or substance misuse problems and their babies in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

To provide a full range of health education, advice, support, psychological and social care advice to women with mental health and/or substance misuse problems.

To be responsible and accountable for the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women with mental health/substance misuse problems and their newborn.

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefit ting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries – live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

• Registered Midwife

• Substantial Post Registration Practice and relevant competencies
• Knowledge of mental health in pregnancy
• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.

• Commitment to quality initiatives, research and their application to practice
• Ability to lead, manage, communicate and motivate all staff within sphere of responsibility

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a year

Per Annum HCA inclusive