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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover to contract-end-date 08/06/2026)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-6476
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2025 23:59

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Deputy Midwifery Team Leader – Birth Centre

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

We are looking for a dedicated experienced band 6 to join our dynamic team as birth centre deputy team leader. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering excellent, woman-centred maternity care in a supportive and progressive environment.

As Deputy Team Lead Midwife, you will support the Team Lead in managing day-to-day operations, clinical governance, and fostering a positive team culture. You will be instrumental in maintaining excellent standards of care, supporting staff development, and driving continuous quality improvement.

This is a great opportunity to develop further leadership and management skills such as workforce planning, staff management, governance, complaints, and quality improvement. 

Main duties of the job

•    Provide leadership and supervision to midwifery staff within the Birth Centre.

•    Assist in ensuring compliance with clinical standards, policies, and guidelines.

•    Support effective multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance care delivery.

•    Participate in service development and quality improvement initiatives.

•    Act as a role model, promoting best practice and professional development.

•    Manage daily staffing and resources to meet the needs of women and families.

•    Support junior staff with clinical skills throughout all aspects of midwifery led care such as canulation, suturing, venepuncture, vaginal examinations and amniotomy. 

•    Support junior midwives and maternity support workers to ensure they are confident and competent in providing high quality care including out of the guidelines care.

•    With support, participate in the investigation of complaints in accordance with UCLH Policy and ensure that recommendations for change are implemented and shared access the service so other wards and departments can also benefit from this learning.

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. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.  

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*  

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.  

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.   

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? 

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • NMC Registered Midwife
  • • Educated to Degree level or equivalent
  • • Evidence of continued professional Development
  • • NIPE trained
  • • Completed Preceptorship Programme
  • • Up to date knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing the NHS and professional midwifery issues including MIS
Desirable criteria
  • • Leadership Qualification
  • • Neonatal course of relevant experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Significant midwifery experience in all areas of midwifery
  • • Minimum of 1 year experience as a band 6
  • • Experience of teaching and mentoring more junior staff
  • • Familiarity with basic IT applications
Desirable criteria
  • • Ability to build professional relationships and rapport with staff of all levels
  • • Experience of audit and able to demonstrates awareness of audit and quality issues
  • • Ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of evidence and research in practice
  • • Experience in reviewing or being involved in the review of serious clinical incidents
  • • Experience of Quality assurance and improvement
  • • Understanding of clinical Governance and Risk Management
  • • Experience of working within a continuity of carer model/caseloading model of care
  • • Experience of working within a home birth setting

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
  • • Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
  • • Excellent negotiation skills
  • • Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
Desirable criteria
  • • Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict
  • • Developing policies and protocols

Communication

Essential criteria
  • • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • • Formal presentation skills
  • • Experience of working with a diverse team

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to provide feedback and develop to staff / colleagues
  • • Proven ability to motivate staff and improve performance, involving individuals and teams

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • • Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty, and integrity
  • • Able to be flexible with working pattern - day / night / flexible shifts. (i.e. 24/7 cover)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Ellie Newton
Job title
Birth Centre Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For more details please contact:

Ellie Newton
Birth Centre Team Leader 
[email protected]

OR 


Chloe Wallace 
Recruitment & Retention Lead Midwife
[email protected]

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