Job summary
We have vacancies for Band 5 Preceptorship Midwives and Band 6 Midwives to come and join our team.
A a Group Hospital we are searching for committed, dynamic and enthusiastic midwives to join our team. We want you to shape our vision for an outstanding service that gives our women, families within our community and our midwives an extraordinary and personal experience.
You will join a warm and supportive team of midwives who truly care about the experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. We value your experience working alongside us and acknowledge that fulfilled midwives put the women at the centre of their work. We want women to explore opportunities the midwives to guide and support along this exciting journey with passion and creativity.
We want midwives to love working with us and the families we serve.
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate for this position, you will have an important role within the maternity team to implement and carry out midwifery care in line with the national agenda. You will work closely with the maternity teams team to ensure the needs of women and their families are met, whilst also meeting national standards.
You will be responsible as an autonomous practitioner, for providing individualised and personalised midwifery care packages, whilst using specialist knowledge to continually assess, analyse and determine the appropriate course of action for a designated client group.
You will be expected to provide high quality evidence-based midwifery care and advice antenatally, intrapartum and postnatally, in a variety of setting across your maternity service which may including hospital, community and home settings.
Details
- Date posted: 29 October 2026
- Closing date: 12 November 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 426-535-26TAM
- Job locations: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for further information about this role
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Registered Midwife or Student midwife in final 6 months of Degree/Diploma programme
- Degree/Diploma in Midwifery
Experience
Essential
- Completion of a midwifery course and be registered with the NMC
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Inspires others and leads by example
- Confident and calm attitude with an ability to work under pressure
- Ability to provide holistic midwifery care in all settings
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of professional issues in midwifery incorporating NMC and IPAC
Desirable
- Teaching, assessment and supervision of others
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.
We love working here and think you will too.
Employer details
- Employer name: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
- Address: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk