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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery Management - RLH
Grade
Band 8b/8c
Contract
12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7171089RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£70,387 - £93,773 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/05/2025 23:59
Interview date
22/05/2025

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Consultant Midwife Public Health

Band 8b/8c

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Have you got at extensive post registration experience? Do you feel ready for a new challenge? This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Consultant Midwife to develop personally and professionally.

The Consultant Midwife will use midwifery expertise to promote clinical pathways in maternity care leading midwifery practice within all areas of maternity services.

The role will be to lead and support midwives to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners placing women and their families at the centre of care planning.

The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent and role model, with a high level of autonomy in order to support and influence the clinical pathways within the midwifery services including implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and appropriate models of care. The successful candidate will  facilitate and enhance Public Health choices.

To fulfil this varied role, you will need a flexible approach, an ability to 'think outside the box' and a willingness to not only embrace but lead on system wide changes in practice.

We are able to offer a Band 8B post as a unique opportunity of support to candidates requiring a training and development post as they prepare for the role of Consultant Midwife.

Main duties of the job

1. Leading service redesign empowering midwives to meet the needs of the local population in line with key objectives outlined the Better Birth Strategy and local and national policy documents.

2. The development of midwifery practice within all areas of the maternity service.

3. Actively promoting and developing clinical pathways for high risk and low risk care for mothers.

4. Providing expert clinical advice to all medical and midwifery staff to ensure best practice standards are met that will improve outcomes for women and influence a reduction in unnecessary interventions and LSCS Births.

5. Making a significant contribution to the clinical governance agenda and collation of evidence for the maternity incentive scheme (CNST) by ensuring that practice is evidence based and through the development of staff competence at all levels.

6. Contribute to the research and audit agenda always ensuring a multidisciplinary approach

7. To represent the directorate at external networks and report progress to the Directorate

 

 

Working for our organisation

 Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. 

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. 

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. 

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience at band 8a and above
  • Experience of clinical governance activities including audit and risk management within maternity service
  • Experience of leading and implementing change
  • Experience of effective leadership
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of evaluating 'evidence' against prescribed standards for a range of assessments
  • Experience of working as a consultant midwife for ≥ 1 year

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC registration
  • Masters level qualification
  • Evidence of on-going, relevant professional development
  • Mentorship/ Assessor qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification
  • Leadership courses/ qualification
  • Project management qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of staff management processes
  • Knowledge of key NHS service strategy, planning and delivery processes as these relate to local services
  • Knowledge of current national publications and research and their relation to local needs and practice
  • Comprehensive understanding of midwifery practice
  • Able to demonstrate awareness of current changes in midwifery education and practice

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable project management skills
  • Working across professional boundaries at all levels of the site and organisation
  • Able to present complex issues clearly and concisely at all levels including divisional and service level
  • Evidence of working with external partners/ organisations to influence practice at a strategic level.
  • Able to manage a maternity unit and make appropriate decisions regarding activity, skill mix and safety of the unit.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of publications and conference presentations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicole Callender
Job title
Associate Director of Midwifery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07715633903
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