Preceptorship Midwife

2 weeks ago


Poole, Poole, United Kingdom University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Our Maternity Service provides a full range of midwifery care for families in East Dorset. The service delivers care to in excess of 4200 women per annum.


As one of the 7 early adopter sites for the ' Better Births ' and a newly merged Trust this is an exciting time to join the team.


As a preceptor midwife at UHD, you will be fully supported by the Practice Education Team for the 21 month preceptor programme.

This will enable you to build up essential midwifery competencies in home birth, waterbirth skills, suturing, cannulation and care of high risk women.

You will have the opportunity to gain experience in all areas of the maternity service.


On completion of competencies (1 year+) you will have a gateway conversation with a senior member of the team to be appointed as a band 6 midwife.

You will be offered a further 1 year development programme to allow you to enhance as band 6 midwife.

The service includes a newly refurbished high risk labour ward alongside dedicated operating theatres and high dependency rooms.

The maternity service offers an alongside midwife led unit that has 5 delivery rooms, incorporating 3 birth pools and an aromatherapy service.

There is an on call home birth service for the delivery of care to women who wish to give birth at home.

In addition, the service offers a traditional model of midwifery care with separate teams for the acute and community service.


Our Maternity services are regarded as a friendly place to work, with great team spirit and culture in all areas of the service.


The Maternity department is committed to education and development, and invests in an education team which supports learning and practice development across the department.

Learning and development opportunities currently in place are as follows:

  • A 21 month preceptor programme for newly qualified midwives
  • Access to a Practice Development Midwife and Education Team
  • Live Team Skills Drills
  • Access to recognised postregistration qualifications in partnership with Bournemouth University
  • Elearning programmes
  • Post registration opportunities to study at degree, Masters and PhD level
  • Potential to progress through the career structure from Midwife Practitioner to Midwife Team Leader, Matron and Consultant Midwif
Additional contact information

Base Location:
Poole Hospital

Recruitment Day:
Saturday 1st April 2023

This will be held at UHD Poole Hospital, successful applicants will be contacted in advance with full details.

Please view our Recruitment video on YouTube, 'Maternity Recruitment March 2021'.

We look forward to meeting you

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

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