Team Leader - Community Midwife

Job summary

Are you an experienced and compassionate midwifery leader looking for your next challenge? We are seeking an exceptional Team Leader Community Midwife to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, providing leadership across our Community Midwifery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and support teams delivering high-quality, personalised care to women and families across a diverse and vibrant city. Working closely with the Matron and Deputy Head of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, you will provide clinical, operational and professional leadership to community midwives, driving excellence in care, supporting staff development and contributing to the ongoing transformation of maternity services. We are looking for a visible, supportive leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for women and families, empowering teams and delivering evidence-based practice

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Registered Midwife who can demonstrate: Significant post-registration experience, including experience working within community maternity services. Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and support teams. Experience of managing workforce performance, recruitment, appraisal and staff development. A commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, woman-centred and evidence-based care. Experience of service improvement, quality assurance, clinical audit and change management. Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills. The ability to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries. Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills in a complex and fast-paced environment. Knowledge of current national maternity priorities and professional standards. A passion for developing others and creating positive learning environments for staff and students. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 25 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001682
• Job locations: Cross Site, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Debbie Daly (Matron for Community) and/or Julie Holmes (Deputy Head of Midwifery) Email: debbiedaly@nhs.net / Julie.holmes4@nhs.net

Job Summary

Are you an experienced and compassionate midwifery leader looking for your next challenge?

We are seeking an exceptional Team Leader Community Midwife to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, providing leadership across our Community Midwifery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and support teams delivering high-quality, personalised care to women and families across a diverse and vibrant city.

Working closely with the Matron and Deputy Head of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, you will provide clinical, operational and professional leadership to community midwives, driving excellence in care, supporting staff development and contributing to the ongoing transformation of maternity services. We are looking for a visible, supportive leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for women and families, empowering teams and delivering evidence-based practice

Why you should join our Team

At Leeds Teaching Hospitals, our Community Midwifery Teams are at the heart of maternity care. We are proud to support women and families across Leeds through a service that is ambitious, compassionate and committed to delivering safe, personalised care for every woman, every time.

You will join a team of dedicated, highly skilled professionals who are passionate about making a difference. We foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion and continuous learning, where innovation is encouraged and leaders are supported to develop and grow. This role offers the opportunity to influence service development, shape the future workforce and work alongside colleagues who genuinely care about each other and the communities we serve.

As one of the largest maternity services in the UK, we can offer excellent professional development opportunities, strong leadership support and the chance to contribute to meaningful improvements in maternity care across Leeds.

Our Community Midwifery Teams are central to delivering exceptional maternity care across Leeds. We are looking for an inspiring leader who shares our passion for supporting women, families and colleagues.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive senior leadership team at a time of continued service development and improvement. If you are committed to compassionate leadership, professional excellence and making a real difference to the experience of women and families, we would love to hear from you.

What you will bring to the role

We are looking for an experienced Registered Midwife who can demonstrate:

• Significant post-registration experience, including experience working within community maternity services.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and support teams.
• Experience of managing workforce performance, recruitment, appraisal and staff development.
• A commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, woman-centred and evidence-based care.
• Experience of service improvement, quality assurance, clinical audit and change management.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of current national maternity priorities and professional standards.
• A passion for developing others and creating positive learning environments for staff and students.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.