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Job overview
The post holder will provide clinical leadership, facilitate professional development and carry continuing overall responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a team of midwives, students and support workers of a designated clinical area.
The midwife will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with professionals who impact on the care and management of clients, creating and maintain a positive learning environment in order to maximise the full potential of staff and help achieve the national targets for maternity.
Main duties of the job
To provide women and babies with a high quality, safe service in a variety of practice settings within the Maternity Unit, throughout the antenatal. Intrapartum and postnatal periods that is effectively and efficiently within available resources, as well as contribute to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives.
The care will be evidence based and holistic in meeting women and birthing people’s individual needs and the midwife will be expected to work autonomously within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
The post holder is to ensure the provision of a consistently high level of clinical leadership across the maternity unit 24/7 and promote a unit-wide multidisciplinary team working philosophy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
It is anticipated that the post holder will have effective visionary leadership and efficient experience as would be necessary to underpin changing practice. The post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the Maternity Unit and including night duty and on calls as deemed necessary to provide an integrated maternity service and ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice.
The post holder will act as a host to women, birthing people and their families using the service and raise positively the profile of Whittington Health
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Good general health
- Willing to work in all areas
- 24 hour rotation including participating in on call Rota
- Good sickness and absence records
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to the organisation
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills within difficult or challenging circumstances and able to deal with difficult people and management of HR issues
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a multi -disciplinary team
- Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates a sensitive approach to the needs of the women and their families
- Demonstrates an understanding of the dynamics of working with a team
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, assertive
- Problem solver, analytical approach
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Experience and evidence to be able to lead, manage and supervise staff, delegating work appropriately and develop a team and act as a role model
- Experience and evidence to demonstrate ability to influence and manage change, including the promotion of evidence-based practice
- Evidence and experience in setting and monitoring standards of care on a labour ward
- Must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the Midwives rules and code of conduct
- Be able to practice as an autonomous midwife in the acute and primary care setting Able to prioritize workload appropriately
- Excellent IT skills and a knowledge of Microsoft word, email, excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at a senior management/ clinical level 5 years
- Experience in working in areas of all midwifery practice. Champion for midwifery led care .
- Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development .
- Have sound knowledge of changing trends within Maternity Services
- Be conversant with current professional issues in relation to midwifery and Key performance indicators
- Comprehension of current midwifery practice Can demonstrate application and implementation of theory to practice . Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives
- Experience of change management
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users Experience of undertaking CQC inspections
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on the live NMC Register.
- Diploma/Degree in Midwifery
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Evidence of professional accountability via professional portfolio
Desirable
- Specialist clinical training
- Master or Working towards
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This advert is for Labour ward Coordinator/flow Coordinator/bleep holder with Whittington Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 pro rata per annum Including HCAS. The contract type is Secondment: 7 months (Days, Nights, Weekends and Bank holidays). The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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