Job Description

The Witney Community Midwives are a small but close knit team of professionals based at Witney Community Hospital. The team work closely with the freestanding midwifery-led unit in Chipping Norton, where women from Witney and the surrounding areas frequently choose to birth.



Across Oxfordshire, we have four freestanding birth centres--located in Banbury, Chipping Norton, Wantage, and Wallingford--alongside a homebirth service. Our community birth rate is above the current national average at 5%.



As a member of the Witney team, you will join the community on-call rota to support the community birth service; our high birth rate offers frequent opportunities to attend community births. We also enable staff to take shifts on the main delivery suite if they wish to maintain or broaden their skills and knowledge.



Applicants must have an existing NMC with UK Midwifery experience and have completed their preceptorship in a UK hospital. They must be currently working at a Band 6 level



The postholder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to services users across the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period within the Witney Area and surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. They will provide care in the form of clinic appointments and home visits.



Full and Part Time hours are available. Must be a car driver and have access to a car during the day and for night on-calls. You will be required to work community on-call shifts during the day and night time.



Please see the job description attached.

Please note:

This job is primarily based at the Witney Community Hospital, Welch Way OX28 6JJ



Here in Oxfordshire, we offer a unique set up of our Maternity Services with around 7500 babies born annually.



For those working with us, we have a substantial support network for staff, focusing on wellbeing and development. This includes a team of professional Midwifery Advocates, Wellbeing Champion s, staff networks and a staff Maternity Psychologist. You will be supported by the Practice Development Team who provide regular study days and updates and support staff clinically. We champion diversity and strive to ensure every member of our team feels included, valued, and has the confidence to speak up and be heard.



We genuinely believe that by supporting our staff to feel happy and offering support within their work environment, we ensure the best quality of care for the women and birthing people who access our services .



We are looking for a midwife who demonstrates kindness and compassion, and who is passionate about providing community care.



Please see attached job description and person specification. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.