Community midwifery team leader

Job overview

Community midwifery team leader

Department: Maternity

Band  7: £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum, pro rata if part time

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of an innovative and dynamic team here at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. A rare opportunity has arisen to join the team as a community midwifery team leader, supporting and working with the multidisciplinary team, providing, and coordinating the care for maternity service users accessing community maternity care at MKUH.

The postholder will be responsible for a caseload of service users, providing antenatal and postnatal care in the community. The post holder will also have leadership responsibilities for community midwives and maternity support workers.

Participation in the home birth on call rota is also a requirement of the role.

The postholder will be involved in the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and processes and supporting the community team in providing a community care provision. The postholder will be expected to undertake clinical audit and provide educational support for healthcare professionals and students.

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Interview date: 29 June 2026

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide professional support to their colleagues within the maternity service and beyond to ensure that Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust maintains and develops outstanding relationships with inter agency teams to support the provision of care for those services that require these services throughout their pregnancy.

Clinical experience in all aspects of midwifery care is prerequisite, demonstrating credibility as a good role model. Excellent communication skills are paramount to the success of the role. You will be working with staff, undertaking audit, developing guidelines and standards, ensuring robust data collection, proactively supporting compliance with local and national requirements, and participating in regional reviews.

It is a fantastic time to join us at Milton Keynes, we have a supportive and compassionate team, we are committed to development, innovation, safety and quality of our services and the experience of our women, their families and our staff is a top priority.

If you are ready for a new chapter in your Midwifery journey, we would welcome an application from you to take that next step at Milton Keynes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the norm—not the exception.

Communication and Relationship Skills Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring that the needs of women/birthing people and their families are placed at the centre of care delivery with the aim of providing high quality, safe and effective care with a positive patient experience in line with the trust values.

Ensure that women/birthing people and their families are involved in the planning and delivery of their care.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team, allied groups within the acute Trust and Community Health, public and voluntary sectors

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.