Job Description

This is a brilliant opportunity for a dedicated, qualified Midwife who wants to take responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of midwifery care for women and their families. Working on a shift by shift basis, you'll look after the coordination and effective management of the clinical team and guarantee the maintenance of high standards of quality care in the clinical area. Critically, you'll ensure there is effective and sensitive communication between the women in your care, their babies and families, and the health professionals you work with.
Saint Mary's Managed Clinical Service (MCS) are proud to be the largest maternity service in the country providing care for women and birthing people across Greater Manchester and surrounding areas, supporting around 17,500 births each year, cared for by over 700 whole time equivalent midwives. Saint Mary's MCS is a well-known centre of excellence, with an excellent reputation and a vibrant, lively working atmosphere. We provide community antenatal & postnatal services across our main hospital sites (Saint Mary's, Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital). This role is based at the Oxford Road Campus and covers the Central Manchester community areas.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Community Matron or Community Manager:
Matron- Emma Hall - Emma.Hall2@mft.nhs.uk
Manager- Sue Monk- Sue.Monk@mft.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
Using your well honed leadership skills, you'll act as a support to the Team Leader, deputise for them when necessary, and develop and maintain organisational and managerial skills relevant to the department. Implementing the Trust's annual appraisal process will be another key duty, as will participating and leading in the Improving Quality Programme.
As a motivating and inspirational practice assessor, you'll be a resource for all our midwives, support staff and students, encouraging a high level of achievement in everyone you work with. You'll all ensure the clinical environment is conducive to supporting education and learning, and see that mentorship training is updated annually.
Your organisational and management skills will help you understand and appreciate the cost implications associated with our service, and ensure the effective use of all the resources we use.
The maintenance of your own professional development will be key to your success, and you'll also help to promote awareness of current developments in midwifery, and look out for every opportunity to increase your own knowledge, skills and expertise.
Dedicated to providing an environment that encourages patient-centred involvement within the community setting, you'll promote good working relationships with all the internal and external departments you work with, with the ultimate aim of providing the best patient journey possible.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over 3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Details
Date posted
24 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
349-SMH-7357220*
Job locations
Saint Mary's Hospital Oxford Road Campus
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you! Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• Registered Midwife

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• NIPE trained

• Knowledge of the public health agenda
• Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection

• Demonstrates verbal and written communication and organisational skills
• Clinically competent and demonstrates decision making skills
• Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity
• Capacity to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Hold a UK driving license and have access to a car for daily work
• Able to work flexibly
• IT Skills
• Excellent record keeping and documentation
• Inspires others and leads by example
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Awareness of Clinical Governance and audit

• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability

• Experience of providing home births

• Registered Midwife

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• NIPE trained

• Knowledge of the public health agenda
• Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection

• Demonstrates verbal and written communication and organisational skills
• Clinically competent and demonstrates decision making skills
• Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity
• Capacity to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Hold a UK driving license and have access to a car for daily work
• Able to work flexibly
• IT Skills
• Excellent record keeping and documentation
• Inspires others and leads by example
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Awareness of Clinical Governance and audit

• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability

• Experience of providing home births