Preceptorship Midwife | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

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Do you consider caring with compassion fundamental to your role?

Are you looking for a new career path in one of the most picturesque parts of the country?

Then South Lakes Birth Centre is just the place for you, offering the beautiful Lake District on your doorstep and within easy reaching distance of the other cities, offering excellent transport links to the main cities in the UK

Our trust provides a preceptorship programme for newly qualified Band 5 midwives to join our dynamic, dedicated, forward thinking professional teams. Our services cover a wide geographical area with both rural and urban communities within this area.

As a successful applicant we will support you to undertake your preceptorship whilst working on South Lakes Birth Centre which offers a labour, delivery, recovery and postnatal , (LDRP) setting with an Obstetric unit with a dedicated theatre and Maternity Triage .

This post is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave

Please note there is a level 1 Special Care Unit, providing care to babies from 32 weeks, with 2 dedicated Transitional Care beds. located on South Lakes Birth Centre.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of

Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps

//www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Jul 2026