PGDip Student Midwife

Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to gain a fully funded qualification and step into the rewarding world of Midwifery--all while earning a Band 5 salary. University fees are also fully paid for this course, allowing you to gain a qualification and earn a salary at the same time with reduced financial pressures. The 2 year Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery aims to produce competent, caring, autonomous and evidenced-based midwives, capable of delivering effective personalised quality care for mothers, birthing people and their families in any context. Midwives of the 21st century practice within dynamic, rapidly changing and diverse contexts and require personal, academic and professional skills to practice in an optimum way. During the 2 year course, time will be spent 50% with London South Bank University Southwark and 50% withLewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich. This course can open an exciting career in Midwifery with a diverse range of opportunities to enhance your future careers. Please complete one application to the hospital of your first choice. Should a hospital be oversubscribed, successful applicants may be offered an alternative hospital. Multiple applications will only be offered one interview and any other application rejected. Main duties of the job To be eligible for this programme Applicants will need to meet ALL the below entry criteria: A registered Adult nurse (level 1) with current registration with the NMC; A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2:2: with a minimum qualification of Diploma in Higher Education with evidence of study at Level 6; At least 6 months post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK; For applicants whom English is not your first language, you must achieve a minimum score of 7.0 overall or equivalent, with not less than 7.0 in the listening, speaking and reading sections and not less than 6.5 in the writing section for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS) at the time of application OR for the Occupational English Test (OET), you must achieve a minimum grade of B overall or equivalent, with not less than a B in listening, reading and speaking and a C+ in writing. About us Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations: Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development Widening access (anchor institution) and employability Improving the experience of staff with disability Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development Making equalities mainstream Details Date posted 16 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum plus HCAS Contract Training Duration 2 years Working pattern Full-time Reference number 197-RF8854 Job locations Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stadium Road Woolwich SE18 4QH United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities To be eligible for this programme Applicants will need to meet ALL the below entry criteria: A registered Adult nurse (level 1) with current registration with the NMC; A Bachelors degree with a minimum of 2:2: with a minimum qualification of Diploma in Higher Education with evidence of study at Level 6; At least 6 months post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK; For applicants whom English is not your first language, you must achieve a minimum score of 7.0 overall or equivalent, with not less than 7.0 in the listening, speaking and reading sections and not less than 6.5 in the writing section for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS) at the time of application OR for the Occupational English Test (OET), you must achieve a minimum grade of B overall or equivalent, with not less than a B in listening, reading and speaking and a C+ in writing. The following is the alternative to the IELTS or OET You have completed a pre-registration nurse, midwife or nursing associate programme that was taught and examined in English. During that programme you must have spent at least half of your time interacting with patients, service users, their families and other healthcare professionals, and at least three-quarters of these interactions must have been in English. You have recently practiced for one year in a country where English is a majority spoken language. language-requirements-guidance.pdf (nmc.org.uk) We will apply for references via e-mail, so