Midwife

You will provide midwifery advice, support and care to women and their families during the preconceptual, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods, in a range of environments, including clinics, birth centres and within the client's home.

In addition you will responsible for the provision of a full range of health, education and social care advice to women within an integrated model of care covering pre-conception, antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal periods.

Main duties of the job

Passionate about midwifery? Do you want to use all of your midwifery skills? Then Powys maternity services may well be the place for you.

Due to exciting development within the maternity service, we are looking for a motivated midwife to join our midwifery team in Ystradgynlais.

You will be joining a service with one of the highest home birth rates in Wales, a high physiological birth rate and the highest breastfeeding rate in Wales. You will be supporting women choosing to birth at one of our 6 free standing birth centres.

You will provide and coordinate antenatal and postnatal care for both midwife led care and consultant led women.

As a service, we are passionate about supporting midwives ongoing professional development and the opportunity to access an award winning training during your employment.

The ability to speak Welsh for this post is desirable; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.