Community Midwife

Job summary
** This role will be to work within the traditional Community Midwifery Team. You must be able to undertake on call duties as part of this role**

The successful candidate will be autonomous practitioner, taking responsibility for the provision of care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods for women and babies in the hospital/community setting.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of care to both high and low risk women in your care. You will support, supervise and teach staff/students evidence based client centred care, which is of a high standard, being responsible for ensuring that all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures and maintaining associated records of care.

Our Midwives have a passionate philosophy for promoting individualised and high standards of care and birth experiences for all women accessing our Maternity Service.

The Eden Suite Birth Centre consists of five birthing rooms, two with En-suite birthing pools. In addition, a further birthing pool within the Delivery Suite provides individualised, holistic care to high-risk women along with a further eight delivery rooms. We have a stand alone community birth centre staffed by the Highfield Team, concentrating on services in the community setting and homebirths.

We continue to work towards the national agenda for maternity care. Our midwifery staffing comprises of inpatient, community and continuity midwives.

Main duties of the job

• Communication and working relationships will be with team members, other teams, women and their families, and other health professionals.
• Actively supports women and their families, through communicating difficult and complex information using a variety of methods to ensure effective understanding.
• Responsible for supporting and counselling women who are pregnant, explaining choices they have in midwifery care.
• Proactively support women who require specialist investigations to monitor the health of their baby, including the provision of antenatal screening advice and counselling.
• Ensure effective communication is maintained between members of the multi-disciplinary team to enable appropriate individuals to be aware of changes to women and families plan of care.
• Ensure information is conveyed to women in a timely and understanding manner using different communication methods to clarify understanding.
• Plans care for women, managing workload that will include antenatal and postnatal clinics and home visiting options, home birth and births in the obstetric and midwifery led units.

About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the Northwest of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider Northwest footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide, and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Details
Date posted: 18 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number: 408-26-551
Job locations: Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral, CH49 5PE, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information regarding the Community Midwife position available at WUTH.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information regarding the Community Midwife position available at WUTH.

Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential

• Registered Midwife currently on the NMC register with relevant Diploma/Degree
• At least one year post registration experience

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Valid and relevant preceptorship programme completed
• Experience in all areas of midwifery
• Detailed knowledge of maternity IT systems

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Good interpersonal and listening skills
• Demonstrates leadership skills and initiative
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
• Good record keeping and presentation skills
• Flexible approach to working hours and practice
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Ability to deal with conflict and challenging situations

essential
Essential

• Access to form of transport.

Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential

• Registered Midwife currently on the NMC register with relevant Diploma/Degree
• At least one year post registration experience

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Valid and relevant preceptorship programme completed
• Experience in all areas of midwifery
• Detailed knowledge of maternity IT systems

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Good interpersonal and listening skills
• Demonstrates leadership skills and initiative
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
• Good record keeping and presentation skills
• Flexible approach to working hours and practice
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Ability to deal with conflict and challenging situations

essential
Essential

• Access to form of transport.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral, CH49 5PE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral, CH49 5PE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Community Team Lead, Anne Wheeldon, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

Details
Date posted: 18 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number: 408-26-551
Job locations: Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral, CH49 5PE, United Kingdom

Supporting documents
Privacy notice: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).