Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic Coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will provide personalised support to newly qualified midwives throughout their first year of practice, helping them translate knowledge into confident clinical decision-making while developing the skills, resilience, and professional identity required for a successful midwifery career.

Working closely with the Practice Education Team, Professional Midwifery Advocates, Matrons, Ward Leaders, and Preceptors, you will help ensure every newly qualified midwife receives a positive, supportive, and developmental experience.

The role combines clinical support, pastoral care, professional development, and workforce retention, helping to create a culture where newly qualified midwives can thrive.

In This Role, Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Ensuring that midwives provide a high standard of practice based on current guidelines, policies, protocols, and standards and are involved in the development and review of these.
• Actively supporting junior staff and students and be a resource for research-based information on midwifery practice.
• Assisting the Midwifery leadership team in building a dynamic workforce, contributing new and practical ideas to improve efficiency and make effective use of resources.
• Maintaining effective working relationships with all staff, including medical staff, general practitioners, health visitors, independent midwives, and staff from other Trusts.
• Promoting a positive ‘team spirit’ across all areas of the midwifery service.

The Successful Candidate Will Be

• An excellent communicator who can adapt their communication skills according to the audience.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to work flexible hours and fulfill service requirements, including on-call commitments.
• Able to demonstrate relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team.
• A positive role model with a good level of self-awareness and personal resilience.
• Able to demonstrate behaviors that meet the Trust Values.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered midwife on the relevant part of the NMC Register
• Diploma or degree in midwifery
• Completion of preceptorship
• Competent clinical skills and knowledge across all areas of midwifery practice
• Understanding of clinical priorities
• Understanding of current midwifery issues
• Knowledge of the current Government NHS Agenda relevant to Maternity Services
• Suturing competency
• Cannulation competency

Desirable criteria

• Physical Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) qualification
• Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
• Professional Midwifery Advocate (Supervisor of Midwives)
• Case loading experience
• High dependency experience
• Shift leading experience

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together