# Midwifery Team Leader/ Deputy Matron- Birth Centre > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/midwifery-team-leader-deputy-matron-birth-centre/65c4b379-da5c-4367-8739-541cd07bde01 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/midwifery-team-leader-deputy-matron-birth-centre/65c4b379-da5c-4367-8739-541cd07bde01.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro-rata, per annum including HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Secondment -12 months) - **Employment type:** Part time - 7.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T14:42:26.147Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8037809 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8037809?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Midwifery  Team Leader An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced midwife to join our Midwifery Led Unit ( Birth Centre)) as a team leader. We look after a diverse population where women/birthing people and their families are treated as individuals providing personalised care. We are at the forefront of innovation, this includes partners staying overnight, enhanced recovery, and midwifery led induction of labour and normalising birth. We provide a first class service, which is reflected in the number of positive compliments received from our satisfied service users. We have a beautiful Birth Centre with four pools and our Labour Ward has two birthing pools and telemetry to encourage normality. This role is  Monday- Friday , 7.5 hours. ### Main duties of the job The successful applicant will lead the Birth Centre team, as well as participating in the Flow Coordinator rota. They will work alongside the current Birth Centre Team leader who is reducing their working hours. Management of the staff providing midwifery led intrapartum care, along with innovative leadership is expected. Please see job description for further description of duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. Management of the staff providing midwifery led intrapartum care, along with innovative leadership is expected. Please see job description for further description of duties. ## Job Details Midwifery Team Leader An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced midwife to join our Midwifery Led Unit ( Birth Centre)) as a team leader. We look after a diverse population where women/birthing people and their families are treated as individuals providing personalised care. We are at the forefront of innovation, this includes partners staying overnight, enhanced recovery, and midwifery led induction of labour and normalising birth. We provide a first class service, which is reflected in the number of positive compliments received from our satisfied service users. We have a beautiful Birth Centre with four pools and our Labour Ward has two birthing pools and telemetry to encourage normality. This role is Monday- Friday , 7.5 hours. ## Job Description The successful applicant will lead the Birth Centre team, as well as participating in the Flow Coordinator rota. They will work alongside the current Birth Centre Team leader who is reducing their working hours. Management of the staff providing midwifery led intrapartum care, along with innovative leadership is expected. Please see job description for further description of duties. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. Management of the staff providing midwifery led intrapartum care, along with innovative leadership is expected. Please see job description for further description of duties. ## Person Specification ### 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 - Must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the Midwives rules and code of conduct **Desirable** - Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives. - Experience of change management - Audit Experience ### personal qualities **Essential** - Commitment to the organisation - Excellent communication skills - Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills within difficult or challenging circumstances - Demonstrate ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Evidence of reliability and good time management and punctuality ### knowledge & experience **Essential** - Have minimum 3 years as a Band 6 within midwifery - Experience in working in areas of all midwifery practice - Champion for midwifery led care - Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development **Desirable** - Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives - Experience of change management ### education/qualifications **Essential** - Registered Midwife and live on the register - Degree/Diploma in Midwifery - Evidence of professional accountability via professional portfolio ## Documents - [functional requirement form (pdf, 248.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10326064) - [whittington employment promise (pdf, 22.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=839) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) - [deputy matron/ team leader jd & ps (pdf, 377.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10392827) ## 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.