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Integrated Midwife

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG £39,959 – £48,117 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 15 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Newport

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Closest occupation match: SOC 2231, Midwifery nurses. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Public reference figures for that route: the general salary minimum is £25,000 a year, and salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement. Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

Band 6 (£39,959 - £48,117)

Full-Time/Part-Timeroles available

We are recruiting for an Integrated Midwife who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "Working Together, Improving Together".

To be accountable for the overall provision of excellent individualised, evidence-based care to all women, birthing people and their families. To be a competent Midwife, working flexibly within the Midwifery Service and within The Code (NMC, 2018) as an autonomous professional practitioner.
Maintaining compliance with service standards, policies, and guidelines so that effective and safe care is always provided

Main duties of the job

To participate in the integrated midwifery model working within both community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day and night shifts.
To partake in the morning multidisciplinary handover in the absence of a Clinical Lead Midwife.
To act as shift lead in the absence of a Clinical Lead Midwife.
Participate in the on-call rota for both hospital and community as part of the escalation process as well as promoting and facilitating home births.
Be confident in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting as appropriate.
Ensure that accurate, clear and contemporaneous, legible records are kept with evidence of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
To be responsible for delivering and maintaining a high standard of day-to-day evidence-based practice for all women and birthing people in the designated clinical area/caseload.
To maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of midwifery practice relevant to the individual clinical area.
To engage with women, birthing people and their families to encourage and promote holistic individualised care.
Provide support and advice following pregnancy loss
Ensure the safe custody of drugs in accordance with the hospital policy and The Code (NMC, 2018).

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

About us

The isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.

Our 2024-2029 'Working Together, Improving Together' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities.

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

470-8111041-TSW-1

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current RM registration with the NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
Certificate in mentorship/practice supervisor
Full UK driving license

Desirable

Working towards NIPE qualification
Attend regional units 5 days a year to work within both low and high risk environments
Attended appraisal course
Level 3 Safeguarding training
Sound knowledge of child protection
Sound knowledge of domestic violence
Sound knowledge of substance misuse
Sound knowledge of women and birthing people with additional needs

Communication Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to demonstrate compassion and empathy with service users

Aptitudes

Essential

Self-motivated
Approachable and Flexible attitude to work for the needs of the service
Demonstrate strong motivation and ability to work autonomously
Adaptable to changing practices and service modernisation
Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance
Current knowledge of professional issues on a local and wider NHS level.

Abilities and Skills

Essential

Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately
Able to prioritise work and work under pressure
Able to undertake all midwifery duties without supervision
Able to coordinate/lead midwife for the service area in the absence of the line manager
Basic neonatal and adult life support knowledge and skills.
Able to coordinate / lead midwife for the service area in the absence of the line manager

Desirable

Ability to manage sickness cover in absence of the ward manager
Ability to implement staff contingency plan and deploy staff appropriately in periods of high activity
Evidence of ward management / teaching

Physical Skills

Essential

Well-developed IT skills
Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately
Contribute to creating a positive working environment

Technical skills. You must be able to meet the minimum of 4 of the following competencies:

Essential

Basic neonatal and adult life support knowledge and skills
Management of epidurals including giving 'top ups'
Parent education
Conduct and manage antenatal clinics
Able to coach students and new staff members
Perineal repair
Perform and interpret CTG's

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.

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.