Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity and are seeking to recruit senior midwife (Band 7) to join the Antenatal Clinic team in a job share position were support and training will be given.  We wish to nurture aspiring clinical experts and leaders.  

The postholder will be responsible for the management and clinical leadership of the maternity team supporting the MDT of staff across the service to ensure high quality, women centred care in an efficient manner.  As a team, we care about building trusting relationships with women to ensure a positive experience throughout their maternity journey.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for leading a defined team consisting of Band 6 midwives, as well as maternity support workers. You will be expected to provide strong leadership by fostering a cohesive and motivated team environment, facilitating effective team building and ensuring clear communication of goals and expectations. A key part of your role will involve organising and coordinating the activities of team members, prioritising tasks effectively, and setting clear, measurable objectives aligned with departmental and organisational goals.

In addition, you will be accountable for the performance management of both the team's clinical activity and individual staff members. This will be achieved through a structured and supportive annual appraisal process, in accordance with trust policy, alongside the implementation of appropriate HR procedures where necessary. You will be expected to identify and address performance issues proactively, support professional development, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and high-quality care delivery.

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