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Band 6 Midwife • Wigan
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Thank you for your interest in the position of Band 6 Midwife in Wigan with Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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1. Can you tell us about your experience as a Band 6 midwife and what motivated you to apply for this position? Can you tell us about your experience as a Band 6 midwife and what motivated you to apply for this position?

2. What do you believe are the key qualities that define a confident and compassionate midwife? What do you believe are the key qualities that define a confident and compassionate midwife?

3. Describe your approach to providing evidence-based care in midwifery. Can you give an example of how you've implemented this in your previous roles? Describe your approach to providing evidence-based care in midwifery. Can you give an example of how you've implemented this in your previous roles?

4. How do you ensure that you stay updated with the latest midwifery practices and guidelines? How do you ensure that you stay updated with the latest midwifery practices and guidelines?

5. How do you facilitate informed decision-making with women and their families during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal stages? How do you facilitate informed decision-making with women and their families during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal stages?

6. Can you share an experience where you assessed a complex clinical situation? How did you plan and implement the care needed? Can you share an experience where you assessed a complex clinical situation? How did you plan and implement the care needed?

7. Explain how you would establish effective communication with diverse groups of women and families. Can you provide an example of a particularly challenging interaction and how you handled it? Explain how you would establish effective communication with diverse groups of women and families. Can you provide an example of a particularly challenging interaction and how you handled it?

8. Describe your experience working within a multidisciplinary team. How do you ensure effective collaboration with other healthcare professionals? Describe your experience working within a multidisciplinary team. How do you ensure effective collaboration with other healthcare professionals?

9. How do you maintain your clinical skills and competencies to comply with NMC registration requirements? How do you maintain your clinical skills and competencies to comply with NMC registration requirements?

10. Discuss your understanding of the NMC Code of Professional Standards and how it influences your practice. Discuss your understanding of the NMC Code of Professional Standards and how it influences your practice.

11. The role requires effective workload management. Can you describe a time when you had to manage competing priorities? What strategies did you use? The role requires effective workload management. Can you describe a time when you had to manage competing priorities? What strategies did you use?

12. How do you approach self-care and stress management in a demanding role like midwifery? How do you approach self-care and stress management in a demanding role like midwifery?

13. Can you discuss a situation where you had to report an incident? How did you handle it, and what was the outcome? Can you discuss a situation where you had to report an incident? How did you handle it, and what was the outcome?

14. What steps do you take to safeguard the wellbeing of women and babies in your care? What steps do you take to safeguard the wellbeing of women and babies in your care?

15. How do you act as a role model and mentor for less experienced staff and students? Can you provide an example of your mentorship experience? How do you act as a role model and mentor for less experienced staff and students? Can you provide an example of your mentorship experience?

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Role: Band 6 Midwife in Wigan

Interviewed on Friday 25 April 2025 at 07:52.

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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nBand 6 Midwife with Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Wigan\n\n Are you an experienced band 6 midwife looking for a new opportunity? Here at WWL maternity services, our aim is to develop confident and compassionate practitioners who can make a positive contribution to midwifery practice. We are looking to recruit midwives with a current interest in working on Delivery Suite, Community, Maternity Ward and Maternity Triage. Applicants are welcome from NMC registrants who are highly motivated and passionate about providing high quality, evidence based cared. The post holder will work as a member of our team, providing and leading midwifery care to service users and families. Successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and we assure that they will receive appropriate support and development. To provide high quality, safe and evidence based care across all settings; applying knowledge and skills to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate care within their scope of practice. Facilitate informed decision making in all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. Establish and maintain effective communication with women and their families. Work collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team and wider organisations as required. The post holder is accountable to maintain their own clinical skills and competencies to maintain their NMC registration. The post holder will work within the NMC Code of professional standards, and Trust guidelines and policies. Please refer to attached job description for further information. About us Provide high quality, safe, evidence-based care across all settings, applying knowledge and skills to meet the individual needs of women and families. Facilitate informed decision making throughout the pregnancy continuum. Practice within the parameters of Trust policies and guidelines, and within scope of practice. Work collaboratively within the multi disciplinary team and other agencies when necessary. Practice autonomously and escalate appropriately. Manage workload and time effectively. Establish and maintain effective communication with women and their families. Encourage health promotion in line with the public health agenda. Appropriately report incidents in line with the Trust reporting process. Protect and safeguards women and babies. Act as a role model and mentor to all grades of staff and students, creating a positive learning environment for all. Maintain NMC registration through revalidation and compliance with mandatory training and ongoing professional development. Please refer to attached job description for further information. "}