Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 356-26-8039515
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Women and Childrens
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Midwifery Practice Lead - Antenatal Ward
Band 7
Job overview
Join Our Exceptional Maternity Team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals!
This is an exciting time to join our senior midwifery team, as we are experiencing a transformative period with significant investment in leadership and services. As part of our team, you'll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive environment, caring for over 5,000 families within our large maternity unit and across the community. You'll be delivering outstanding care, working collaboratively with women, families, and external stakeholders, all while playing a key role in shaping the future of maternity services.
At Hull University Teaching Hospitals, we pride ourselves on delivering the highest standards of care in maternity services, always driven by evidence-based practice. We are passionate about creating strong partnerships with women and their families, ensuring they receive the best possible care every step of the way.
We're on the lookout for a motivated and enthusiastic midwife to take on an exciting opportunity to manage our antenatal ward. If you're someone with a genuine passion for all aspects of maternity care, this is the perfect role for you.
Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of something special. Your dedication and passion will make a real difference in the lives of many families.
Main duties of the job
Maple ward is a 16-bedded antenatal inpatient ward that includes our outpatient induction of labour clinic. Our dedicated team focuses on high-risk antenatal care.
If you would like to visit our ward to meet the team please contact Inpatient Matron, Julia Chambers: [email protected]
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Application Completion
Essential criteria
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with current NMC Registration
- First Level Degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
- Evidence of learning beyond registration evidenced by relevant professional portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Master’s qualification in relevant discipline or working towards one
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Leadership qualification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to the post
- Previous recent experience, of a senior midwifery role
- Understanding of Local Maternity Systems and Maternity Transformation programme
- Experienced in interpreting national guidance into local action
- Must be able to provide a portfolio of clinical/managerial experience
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment.
Desirable criteria
- Change management skills
- Proven track record of partnership working
- Direct Line management experience
- Experience of working at a large acute NHS Trust
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
Special Attributes and other
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
Desirable criteria
- Good time keeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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
- Julia Chambers
- Job title
- Inpatient matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07881322086
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