Community Midwife
An experienced registered midwife delivering care in homes and community clinics — antenatal, home births and postnatal visits — with high autonomy.
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Strong on salary growth and AI resistance; held back by flexibility.
Can reach ~£84,000 via Clinical Director / Consultant-level Lead.
Mid-sized workforce (~31,180); growing (+2% YoY).
Highly resistant to automation — hands-on clinical work.
Reasonable work–life balance; heavy shift work.
Moderate entry — moderate study load, moderate competition.
2 onward routes; limited flexible-working scope.
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What you'd do
- Run community antenatal and postnatal clinics
- Provide home-birth and home visiting care
- Coordinate care with GPs and health visitors
- Manage a community caseload independently
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Skills & requirements
- Active NMC registration as a nurse
- Speciality post-graduate study
- Consultant-level portfolio / doctoral study
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