Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Flexible working clinical/non clinical shifts as per service need)
- Job ref
- 284-26-7738976-DWAB
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Womens Hospital
- Town
- Edgbaston
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/03/2026
Employer heading
Lead Midwife - Enhanced Maternal Care
NHS AfC: Band 7
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
The purpose of the role is to provide efficient and effective professional leadership to the Enhanced Maternal Care (EMC) service within Birmingham Women’s Hospital and oversight of the provision of midwifery outreach to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham (QEUHB).
There will be strong leadership in the EMC service to ensure the highest possible care standards, and to ensure the monitoring and reporting of care, with family and staff feedback. There will be excellent team working with the multidisciplinary team, the other areas of Maternity, Neonatal Unit and the wider Division of Women’s, the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and Integrated Care System (ICS). The service will be the Best Place to Work, uphold the Trust Values and strategic objectives.
Main duties of the job
This role will require flexibility to support staff and the service which may include unsocial hours.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
The post is an integral part of the maternity service, working primarily with clinicians, operational leads and stakeholders to support and oversee delivery of the EMC processes and governance to support an effective patient care pathway.
The post-holder will make informed decisions within their area of responsibility, work to set deadlines, dealing with a complex and varied workload while ensuring agreed standards and targets are met.
The post holder will work directly with members of the senior management team to provide effective and innovative support to the EMC maternity service including providing knowledge, data input and analysis concerning service improvement and effective utilization of resources.
Please read JD attached
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
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Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
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Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife – BSc or Diploma or Degree in Midwifery
- Current professional registration
- Evidence of QI project
- Mentorship Course/ qualification
Desirable criteria
- Masters level qualification
- Evidence of Management/Leadership course/module completion
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in managing complex cases
- Five years clinical experience as a Midwife
- Experience at report writing and presenting at high level
- Current experience in midwifery care and knowledge of current issues and edicts
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Work with multi-disciplinary team to determine the best care for women taking into account their personal preferences and needs
- Ability to present complex information in an educational/training setting to a high standard
- Evidence of applying research to practice
- Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- Able to manage conflict
- Able to prioritise workload and delegate
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proficient in use of data recording and analysis (Excel)
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of legislation, directives and reports relating to EMC
- Up to date knowledge of Local Maternity and neonatal Systems and their aims
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Patient, kind and able to uphold the trust values.
- Excellent self-organisation of own workload and time
- Able to problem solve, to bring about harmonious solutions to unexpected situations
- Excellent work attendance record
- Flexible and adaptable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- [email protected]
- Job title
- Matron - Intrapartum Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01214721377
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