Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced, and organised midwife to join our dedicated team as the Vulnerable Women Lead Midwife at UCLH.

This fixed-term role is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the care of vulnerable women by managing her own caseload of patients and lead the expansion of Tulip Team—a specialist group of Band 6 midwives providing enhanced antenatal and occasional intrapartum care to women who meet our safeguarding criteria.

You will play a central role in the development, management, and daily leadership of this essential service, working closely with the wider safeguarding team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care. Your leadership will be crucial in promoting safe, effective clinical practice, building strong team dynamics, and delivering a consistently excellent patient experience.

We're looking for a motivated leader with strong organisational and communication skills, committed to safeguarding and equity in maternity care. If you are passionate about service development and have the drive to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Join us and help shape a service that truly puts the most vulnerable women at the heart of maternity care. 
This part time role anticipates working hours across 4 days a week, Mon-Fri but can be discussed further on a case by case basis.

Main duties of the job

The Vulnerable Women Lead Midwife provides clinical leadership to the Tulip Team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, woman-centred safeguarding care. Working closely with the Specialist Midwives and corporate safeguarding team, the postholder will act as a clinical role model, maintain NMC standards, and ensure safe, evidence-based practice. Key duties include caseload oversight, managing complex care needs, ensuring effective staff deployment, and supporting multi-disciplinary collaboration. The role involves supervising clinical staff, supporting CPD, delivering safeguarding training, and promoting a safe, inclusive learning environment. The postholder leads on clinical risk management, governance audits, and incident reporting, supporting service improvements and the Trust’s safeguarding responsibilities. Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills are essential, as is the ability to manage staff rosters, sickness, appraisals, and recruitment. The Lead Midwife contributes to local and Trust-wide initiatives, ensures compliance with safety policies, and fosters strong interdepartmental relationships to enhance service delivery for vulnerable women under UCLH’s care.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

·         University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 

·         National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 

·         Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 

·         University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 

·         Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 

·         University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 

·         The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 

·         University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.