Job summary The post holder will provide clinical leadership, facilitate professional development and carry continuing overall responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a team of midwives, students and support workers of a designated clinical area. The midwife will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with professionals who impact on the care and management of clients, creating and maintain a positive learning environment in order to maximise the full potential of staff and help achieve the national targets for maternity. Main duties of the job To provide women and babies with a high quality, safe service in a variety of practice settings within the Maternity Unit, throughout the antenatal. Intrapartum and postnatal periods that is effectively and efficiently within available resources, as well as contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives. The care will be evidence based and holistic in meeting women and birthing people's individual needs and the midwife will be expected to work autonomously within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice. The post holder is to ensure the provision of a consistently high level of clinical leadership across the maternity unit 24/7 and promote a unit-wide multidisciplinary team working philosophy. About us Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Date posted 21 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inclusive of Inner HCAs Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 220-WHT-2699-B Job locations Whittington Health NHS Trust-Maternity Magdala Avenue Islington N19 5NF Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification It is anticipated that the post holder will have effective visionary leadership and efficient experience as would be necessary to underpin changing practice. The post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the Maternity Unit and including night duty and on calls as deemed necessary to provide an integrated maternity service and ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice. The post holder will act as a host to women, birthing people and their families using the service and raise positively the profile of Whittington Health Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification It is anticipated that the post holder will have effective visionary leadership and efficient experience as would be necessary to underpin changing practice. The post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the Maternity Unit and including night duty and on calls as deemed necessary to provide an integrated maternity service and ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice. The post holder will act as a host to women, birthing people and their families using the service and raise positively the profile of Whittington Health Person Specification Training and Development Essential Evidence of relevant Training-CTG, Risk, safeguarding,PROMPT Cannulation and Perineal Repair,theatres Desirable Optima and Safe Rostering BSOTS and fetal well-being Education/Training Essential Degree in Midwifery Mentorship NMC Active Desirable Knowledge and Experience 3 year post registration Evidence of leading MDT Experience Essential Budget Management Safer Staffing Desirable Operational Management Staff Development CTG Assessment Essential Fetal Well-Being Assessment Desirable Evidence of quality improvement Person Specification Training and Development Essential Evidence of relevant Training-CTG, Risk, safeguarding,PROMPT Cannulation and Perineal Repair,theatres Desirable Optima and Safe Rostering BSOTS and fetal well-being Education/Training Essential Degree in Midwifery Mentorship NMC Active Desirable Knowledge and Experience 3 year post registration Evidence of leading MDT Experience Essential Budget Management Safer Staffing Desirable Operational Management Staff Development CTG Assessment Essential Fetal Well-Being Assessment Desirable Evidence of quality improvement Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Address Whittington Health NHS Trust-Maternity Magdala Avenue Islington N19 5NF Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)