Newly Qualified Midwives

Are you a newly qualified midwife looking to kickstart your career? Do you want to relocate to beautiful North Yorkshire? (relocation expenses available) We have exciting opportunities for newly qualified Band 5 midwives to join our dedicated maternity team, delivering high-quality care to women and families across hospital and community settings in York and Scarborough. We are proud that both maternity services are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) across all five areas: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. Our comprehensive 18-month Preceptorship Programme is designed to help newly qualified midwives build confidence, develop their clinical practice and feel fully supported as they begin their careers. Preceptees will receive a dedicated time-out day each month, providing protected space away from clinical duties to come together with their peers, reflect and debrief in a supportive environment, practise essential clinical skills and take part in focused learning and professional development. For further information about the Preceptorship Programme, please contact the Preceptorship Lead Midwife. Midwives will work as part of a well-trained and well-led multi-disciplinary team to deliver high standards of evidence-based care to ensure safe outcomes and a positive experience for all women and their families, in line with local and national standards. INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE FACE TO FACE, NO REMOTE INTERVIEW REQUESTS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED.Main duties of the job This post is open to Pre-Registered Midwives due to qualify in 2026. To assess and support the physical and psychological wellbeing of pregnant, labouring and postpartum women and their families.This will involve risk assessing, monitoring and caring for women on low- and high-risk pathways throughout the continuum of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Todemonstratea comprehensive range of knowledge and practice using current evidence-based research and practice, contributing to the development of midwifery within the maternity services at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. To teach, supervise,supportand assess student midwives and colleagues within the wider maternity team based on your own level of experience. To contribute to a culture ofhigh standards, continuous learning, psychologicalsafetyand teamwork. Towork within the framework of the NMC Midwives Code of Practice, and York & Scarborough NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust Guidelines and Protocols.You maybe requiredto be deployed outside of their normal work setting, depending on clinical risk and service need.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
In addition, the Trust offers a relocation package subject to management discretion For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.