Midwives support pregnant women and their babies before, during and after, childbirth.
£23,023 Starter
to£43,041 Experienced
35 to 40 a week
evenings / weekends / bank holidays on shifts
You can get into this job through:
You can do a degree in midwifery, approved by the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
Full-time courses take 3 years.
You'll usually need:
You can do a midwife degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
If you're a registered adult nurse you may be able to qualify through a conversion course. These usually take between 18 and 24 months.
you'll need to register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
Previous paid or unpaid experience of working in a caring role would be useful. You could contact the voluntary services co-ordinator or manager at your local NHS trust for further advice about opportunities.
You can find more on how to become a midwife from the Royal College of Midwives and Health Careers.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
In this role you could be:
You could work at a client's home, at a health centre, at a GP practice or in an NHS or private hospital.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding.
You may need to wear a uniform.
You must renew your Nursing & Midwifery Council registration every 3 years to show you're keeping your skills up to date.
You could take further training to specialise in areas like ultrasound or neonatal care.
With experience, you could become a ward manager or team leader.
You could also train to become a health visitor, a director of midwifery or midwifery consultant.
We can't find any apprenticeship vacancies in England for a midwife right now.
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