Job overview

At University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD), approximately 4,000 babies are born across our conurbation each year.

We are delighted to share that our maternity services are now located within the brand-new BEACH Building at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, following a successful and well-planned move. This state-of-the-art facility marks a new chapter for maternity care at UHD, offering an exceptional environment for both patients and staff.

As part of our dedicated team, you will be joining a service that embraces our core values and continues to build on our vision of making UHD the place patients and staff want to be a part of.

The role of Community Lead Midwife is an exciting opportunity for professional growth and leadership development. You will be part of a compassionate, skilled, and forward-thinking team that strives to deliver exceptional care together, for every person who needs us — a commitment that remains at the heart of everything we do.

As a University Trust, we are deeply committed to learning, teaching, and training. From your first day and throughout your career, we will support you to grow and achieve your full potential. UHD is a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we are proud to treat both our patients and colleagues with the same compassion, respect, and empathy we would expect for ourselves.

Interview Date: 20th November 2025 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Lead Community Midwives to join our established community team, with a focus on providing high-quality, safe, and compassionate care to women, birthing people, and families across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal journey.

The role will involve working collaboratively with the community midwifery teams to promote the health and wellbeing of our service users and staff, ensuring continuity of care, effective coordination of caseloads, and reduction of avoidable risks and delays in care provision.

You will provide visible leadership and clinical support to community midwives, maternity support workers, students, and newly qualified staff, fostering professional development and confidence in key clinical skills.

The post holder will support safe staffing and service delivery, responding to changes in community demand, supporting escalation processes, managing staff absence, and ensuring smooth communication between community teams and hospital-based services. You will also participate in clinical care when required to maintain safe and effective service provision and uphold excellent standards of maternity care in line with trust values and national guidance.

In addition, you will be expected to participate in the on-call homebirth service overnight, providing skilled midwifery support to women and birthing people choosing to give birth at home, ensuring timely, safe, and personalised care.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.  They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. 

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.