# Team Leader - Postnatal Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/team-leader-postnatal-team/0275f5ba-beeb-4bd5-949d-c517ba6a6372 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/team-leader-postnatal-team/0275f5ba-beeb-4bd5-949d-c517ba6a6372.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Team leader - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T08:35:10.775Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-1069 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2279&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Band 7 Ward Manager / Team Leader - Postnatal Ward (St James's University Hospital) 6-Month Secondment Opportunity ### Main duties of the job An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated and inspirational midwifery leader to join our Maternity Services team as a Band 7 Ward Manager / Team Leader for the Postnatal Ward at St James's University Hospital on a 6-month secondment basis. ### 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: 05 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 6 months - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 002277 - Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact: Name: Cate Wetton/ Julie Holmes Position: Matron/ Deputy Head of Midwifery Email: cate.wetton@nhs.net/ julie.holmes4@nhs.net Why you should join our Team Postnatal care is a critical element of the maternity journey. In this vital role you will hold the responsibility for driving the daily operation of the ward including patient flow, safe staffing, and role-modelling clinical excellence on the ward. You will be a compassionate leader who champions evidence-based person-centred care. You will empower and influence further developments in Midwifery and respond to National Maternity Transformation plans across the unit, acting as a liaison point and contributing to the continual development of maternity services. You will have a passion for developing staff and creating a learning environment in your area and demonstrate exceptional situational leadership enabling and empowering your teams. What you will bring to the role As a Ward Manager, you will have excellent clinical and communication skills, an ability to inspire and support staff and work in partnership with women, their relatives and the multi-disciplinary team in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of seamless care. You will also involve other agencies and practitioners in care planning to meet complex needs of women and their babies. 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. ## Person Specification ### Practical Skills **Essential** - Excellent written and verbal skills - Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload - Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members **Desirable** - Excellent presentation skills ### Behaviours/ Skills **Essential** - Capable of lateral thinking ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post. ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills, articulate, persuasive and ability to negotiate - Self awareness - Possess individual credibility - Approachable - Has strategic vision and demonstrates innovation in practice - Change agent - Motivator - Assertive - Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking - Ability to work under pressure, thinking and acting coherently and with respect for others - manage and identify stress in self and others. ### Essential Core Values **Essential** - The post-holder is expected to be honest, fair and consistent in their approach and to accept responsibility for one’s own achievements, acts and omissions. - Respect confidentiality in line with National, Trust and local policies and guidelines. - A positive and professional attitude. - Committed to providing the highest quality of administrative support. - To promote, support and work towards the delivery and achievement of the Trust’s and department’s objectives. - Maintain and improve quality of service. - A business like appearance. - Commitment to own personal & professional development as agreed with their line manager. - Commitment to their teams’ personal & professional development. ### Core Behaviours and Skills **Essential** - Influencing and negotiation - Proven Leadership skills, ability to effectively lead the team - Skills in identifying and securing provision of training needs for the team - Experience of staff appraisal - Resource management - Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal - Ability to take the lead in the promotion of evidence based practice - Delegation abilities and excellent time management skills - Listening/counselling skills - Well developed problem solving and decision making skills - Flexibility/adaptability to meet the needs of the service - Excellent IT skills, including Word, Excel, Power-point and Access - Teaching - Management - Recruitment and Selection ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Degree or equivalent - Registered Midwife - Recognised teaching/assessing qualification - Evidence of continued professional development - Willing to undergo training as necessary **Desirable** - Recognised management/ leadership qualification - Master’s degree or working towards ### Core Knowledge and Understanding **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of the local and national midwifery agenda. - Knowledge and understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks. - Knowledge of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies. - Understanding of organisational structures. ### Special Knowledge including experience **Essential** - Substantial experience as senior midwife - Experience of managing and leading a team - Budget management - Audit & Standard setting - Current Issues in healthcare - Experience of providing training - Experience of delegating workload and monitoring progress **Desirable** - Evidence of managerial development - Clinical audit and standard setting - Service development and/or change management ## Documents - [Job description (DOCX, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=4162&JobId=2279) ## 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.