Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Private Healthcare Service to appoint a Lead Midwife for the Private Maternity Services at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospital.
UCLH has ambitious plans to expand and enhance its private patient services — supporting exceptional patient care while generating income to further strengthen the Women’s Health Division. This post offers an excellent opportunity to join our Private Healthcare Team, working closely with clinicians and patients to deliver high-quality, personalised, and customer-focused care within The Fitzrovia Suite.
The successful candidate will provide strong leadership to dedicated midwifery teams and ward areas, setting clinical standards and ensuring the consistent delivery of outstanding care in line with private healthcare expectations. As a key member of the private healthcare management team, you will play an integral role in promoting safe, high-quality clinical care aligned with divisional business objectives.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive individual with excellent organisational and decision-making skills. A strong understanding of private healthcare service expectations is highly desirable. You should be able to lead and inspire midwifery and clinical teams, build effective relationships with consultants and NHS colleagues, and demonstrate a proven ability to deliver exceptional patient experiences and clinical excellence with a professional, “can-do” approach.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing and dynamic team, directly influencing the quality of care provided to private maternity patients. For the right candidate, this role offers both challenge and reward — along with the chance to develop your leadership skills and advance your career within a high-profile and successful NHS Trust.

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.