Band 6 - Midwife, WACS

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Main area Women's and Children's Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital Town Watford Salary £41,957 - £50,387 pa inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 21/08/2026 23:59

We are looking for dedicated and highly motivated Band 6 Midwives, to become valued members of our friendly and growing Team.

We have opportunities within both hospital setting and also within the Community.

We are looking for experienced Midwives who are looking to advance their career, ideally candidates will possess well-rounded experience across various clinical settings, demonstrating proficiency in making informed clinical decisions and mentoring junior colleagues towards excellence in their practice.

We are committed to delivering safe, evidence based maternity care, ensuring a positive birthing experience for individuals, their families, and our staff. The organisation is dedicated to staff development, offering diverse educational opportunities. We actively nurture and support individual career aspirations to facilitate career progression.

We recognise the importance of work-life balance and embrace flexible working arrangements, considering requests upon successful application.

We are actively recruiting proficient midwives with substantial and proven experience in midwifery, who have successfully completed their midwifery preceptorship. If you are passionate about contributing your expertise, we invite you to consider joining our friendly and dynamic team at the Trust as a rotational midwife.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

The individual in this role will function as an integral part of the team, offering and leading midwifery care for service users and their families accessing services at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

• Registered Midwife on the NMC professional register
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Evidence of ongoing relevant continuing professional development

• Have an understanding of the national agenda / Maternity Transformation Programme

• Completed preceptorship and working as a Band 6 Midwife
• Experience working in all areas of maternity – antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Address Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB

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