How midwifery became my calling

A selfie of Maisie wearing her midwife uniform

Maisie is currently a specialist midwife who helps inspire, recruit and support future midwives.

We asked her a few questions on her journey with us so far.

What made you decide on a career as a midwife?

I decided to become a midwife in secondary school following a careers day, which sparked my interest in healthcare. I then supported a close family friend through a difficult postnatal period and found that midwifery was my calling.

What does your current role involve?

I trained 2017-2020 and started my first job as a band five in January 2021. I am now a band 7 specialist midwife - involved with recruiting graduate midwives and supporting students and early career midwives.

What are the best bits / challenges?

Best bits - seeing the same people I supported as students start their dream career and achieve band six and seeing how happy they are! Challenges - when I have competing demands and it's hard to make everyone happy, but they are all so grateful so this offsets it a bit.

What are your careers plans?

I am currently working my way through the Management and Leadership in Healthcare and would love to be a matron in the future. But for now I am focusing on developing my own skills and confidence in a management role, and enjoying every challenge that comes my way.