Rotational Midwife – Based in Fetal Medicine Unit | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like the exciting opportunity to work within an enthusiastic, motivated and supportive team?

We are proud to be a forward thinking trust that enthusiastically embraces change. This is your chance to be a part of our flexible and dynamic team, providing women centred care.

For successful applicants we are offering many exciting opportunities that will enable you to develop your skills in our fetal medicine unit. We are the major tertiary Fetal Medicine Unit for the South West providing highly specialist care for women and their babies.

As a service, we are passionate about supporting midwives ongoing professional development.We have an outstanding practice development team who will ensure a smooth transition to our unit.

Interviews will be held onTBC

• Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills
• Be flexible with a caring attitude, rotating throughout the maternity departments as required and to be a part of the on-call service we provide.
• Have excellent and extended clinical skills
• Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development.
• Have experience in solving problems and using initiative.
• Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babies, identifying any deterioration from normal and escalating appropriately.
• Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

PROFESSIONAL

· Fulfil the role of midwife as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council adhering to the Midwives Rules and Code of Practice thereby ensuring relevant registration is maintained.

· Take personal responsibility for own professional development and up-dating in accordance with PREP requirements.

· Communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals to meet the needs of mothers and their babies.

· Commitment to providing non-discriminating and non-judgemental car

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026