# Community Midwifery Team Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-midwifery-team-leader/b59cc739-435a-403c-af34-3f3dd54a23db - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-midwifery-team-leader/b59cc739-435a-403c-af34-3f3dd54a23db.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** West Bromwich - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (with weekends and on calls until 8pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T13:30:49.380Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8048214 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8048214?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Team Leader is responsible for providing effective leadership, operational management, and professional support to a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within community and home-based settings. The post holder will ensure that services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with organisational objectives, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. Working closely with senior managers and clinical colleagues, the Team Leader will oversee the day-to-day management of the team, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, workload allocation, and service performance. They will support staff through supervision, appraisal, training, and development activities, fostering a positive culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and compassionate care. The role involves monitoring service delivery, managing resources effectively, and using performance data to identify opportunities for quality improvement and increased efficiency. The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that patients receive timely, coordinated, and responsive care, while promoting integrated working across health, social care, and voluntary sector partners. The post holder will provide clinical and operational leadership, supporting staff in the management of complex cases and ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and evidence-based practice. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide 24-hour professional and operational leadership for the team, maintaining overall responsibility for the recruitment, deployment, supervision, performance management, and professional development of staff. They will be accountable for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective services across the designated geographical area(s), promoting continuous improvement and maintaining compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. Working autonomously within Trust and departmental frameworks and within their professional scope of practice, the post holder will ensure that care is delivered in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). As a registered midwife, the post holder will be responsible for assessing the needs of women and families, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised programmes of care for a defined caseload. They will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners involved in the delivery of health and social care services to women, babies, and families, ensuring a coordinated and seamless approach to care. The post holder will play a key role in developing and improving maternity services, promoting evidence-based practice, and ensuring that care remains responsive to the needs and preferences of women and their families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the JD & PS, You will be responsible for managing a team of community midwives covering antenatal & postnatal care in the community.  Providing some clinical and managerial duties. Responding to patient complaints and completing IR1's. Providing absence and sickness management + rota cover via allocate. ## Job Details The Team Leader is responsible for providing effective leadership, operational management, and professional support to a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within community and home-based settings. The post holder will ensure that services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with organisational objectives, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. Working closely with senior managers and clinical colleagues, the Team Leader will oversee the day-to-day management of the team, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, workload allocation, and service performance. They will support staff through supervision, appraisal, training, and development activities, fostering a positive culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and compassionate care. The role involves monitoring service delivery, managing resources effectively, and using performance data to identify opportunities for quality improvement and increased efficiency. The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that patients receive timely, coordinated, and responsive care, while promoting integrated working across health, social care, and voluntary sector partners. The post holder will provide clinical and operational leadership, supporting staff in the management of complex cases and ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and evidence-based practice. ## Job Description The post holder will provide 24-hour professional and operational leadership for the team, maintaining overall responsibility for the recruitment, deployment, supervision, performance management, and professional development of staff. They will be accountable for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective services across the designated geographical area(s), promoting continuous improvement and maintaining compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements. Working autonomously within Trust and departmental frameworks and within their professional scope of practice, the post holder will ensure that care is delivered in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). As a registered midwife, the post holder will be responsible for assessing the needs of women and families, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised programmes of care for a defined caseload. They will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners involved in the delivery of health and social care services to women, babies, and families, ensuring a coordinated and seamless approach to care. The post holder will play a key role in developing and improving maternity services, promoting evidence-based practice, and ensuring that care remains responsive to the needs and preferences of women and their families. ## Responsibilities Please see the JD & PS, You will be responsible for managing a team of community midwives covering antenatal & postnatal care in the community. Providing some clinical and managerial duties. Responding to patient complaints and completing IR1's. Providing absence and sickness management + rota cover via allocate. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post registration experience in continuous clinical practice - Evidence of participating in Audit - Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery - Evidence of leadership development - Evidence of well documented and up to date CPD portfolio - Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trusts Guidelines - Able to take the professional lead in caring for low risk women - Experience/evidence of coordinating a maternity ward/clinical/community area - Experience of escalating obstetric concerns directly to Consultant - Counselling skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register - Mentor/assessor training - Specialist qualification for post - Management/leadership course - Post registration study relevant to speciality **Desirable** - Examination of the newborn course - Diploma/degree ## Documents - [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657) - [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982) - [community team leader (pdf, 131.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337257) - [community team leader ps (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337258) - [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604) - [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.