Job summary

Employer heading

Preceptorship Midwife - Band 5

Band 5

Job overview

Preceptorship Band 5 Midwives, St George’s University Hospital, London

• We currently have vacancies for newly qualified/ newly UK registered midwives, band 5.
• You will havequalified or will be qualified/ receiving your NMC pin by December 2025 if you are currently completing your training. I
• If you are a newly UK registered midwife you will need to have your NMC pin approved before applying.
• Our Practice Education team are here to support you as you commence your midwifery journey with us and offer a comprehensive orientation package, preceptorship program and annual mandatory updates.
• We have further dedicated teams and specialist midwives for Ante Natal screening, Infant Feeding, NIPE, Bereavement, Governance, FGM, Maternal Medicine, Diabetes, Safeguarding and Perinatal Mental Health that have a wealth of information and are able support you in areas you feel passionate about.
• All applications should be made on-line with your qualification month (if you are a student) noted clearly.

Please note:

If a high number of applications are received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date.

ASSESSMENT AND INTERVIEW DATES:

Assessment and Interview dates:

We are not able to offer alternative dates for interviews.

• 09/10/2025 – Written Assessment
• 15/10/2025 – MMI Interview

Main duties of the job

• We take great pride in promoting midwifery by delivering holistic and individual centred care to our diverse local community.
• The enthusiastic midwifery and obstetric teams closely work together with an embedded MDT culture to meet the specific and individual needs of women/ birthing people who come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
• We strive to normalise the pregnancy and birth experience for women/ birthing people with both high and low risk pregnancies, excelling in the provision of high risk care for women/ birthing people who need it.
• We promote normality and are actively increasing our homebirth rate and the option of giving birth in our midwife-led unit.
• We are very proud of our well established Fetal Monitoring team that deliver MDT training, weekly teaching and clinically support learning on shifts.
• You will gain a deeper understanding of fetal well-being, CTG and STAN monitoring that will embed your knowledge and help support a safe and healthy birth.
• You can develop your skills and practice across the entire maternity service and support women as we are committed to develop our care for all women/ birthing people.
• All contracts are rotational and you will therefore gain experience in all areas of midwifery with rotations to both inpatient and outpatient areas.
• We know how passionate you are about women/ birthing people and midwifery care so if you are ready for a new challenge, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Tooting, South London, is a large teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre with our maternity unit providing care to over 5000 women/ birthing people each year.

If you thrive in an energetic environment, which is rich in culture and diversity, then please consider the next stage of your career to be working at St George's. With us you will gain experience from working in a major tertiary referral unit with many opportunities for newly qualified and newly registered midwives.

Our caesarean section rate continues to be among the lowest in London and we support women and birthing people through VBAC and vaginal breech deliveries. We have a well established HDU that cares for our women and birthing people that needs more complex care and we offer training and support to staff to develop this.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and personal specification for further detailed information.

• Undertake the full role of the midwife

• To act as an advocate for women/ birthing people and babies receiving care

• Undertake care of mothers/ parents and babies throughout pregnancy, delivery and during the postnatal period.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife UK by December 2025
• NMC PIN

Desirable criteria

• RN

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate knowledge of evidence based practice.

Desirable criteria

• CTG master class
• Relevant courses (Breech, Breast feeding, Hypnobirthing)

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to woman centred care
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for practicing midwifery

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

• Name
• Maternity Practice Support
• Job title
• Practice Development Team
• Email address
• maternity.practicesupport@stgeorges.nhs.uk
• Telephone number
• 0208 725 2033
• Additional information

• Preceptorship lead midwives

  Madeleine Bonella

  Megan Jenkins

  maternity.practicesupport@stgeorges.nhs.uk

If you have problems applying, contact

• Address
• 5804561
  London
  
• Telephone
• Tel: 07553089011 Em: grace.okeke1@nhs.net

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