Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated Midwife to join us as a team leader for the birth centre.

Our co-located birth centre team provide holistic care throughout pregnancy and birth, with a firm emphasis on high quality care and patient choice.

As a team leader for the birth centre, you will support your colleagues in offering expert clinical intrapartum care as well as ensuring the smooth running of the birth centre.

Main duties of the job

Your team will consist of core birth centre midwives, who work alongside our continuity team midwives to deliver intrapartum care.

Each continuity team has a team leader with a wealth of experience, to help you deliver excellence and ensure you feel part of a team.

There may be opportunity in the future to rotate into being a continuity team leader but only if desired. We welcome applicants with or without community midwifery experience, but you should have a strong history of delivering care in a low risk environment.

We have a warm and welcoming Maternity team, new and well equipped facilities, and above all our commitment to quality care and safety is absolute.

About us

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 Throat,Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals 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.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered midwife NMC
• Teaching qualification.
• Recognised leadership/leadership training
• Degree level study relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 year's relevant clinical or management experience
• Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area
• Proven managerial experience and ability in all areas midwifery care.
• Proven teaching ability and experience of being an effective preceptor / facilitator.
• Evidence of involvement with quality improvement in clinical area
• Experience of staff recruitment, development and performance management

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Evidence of professional development and relevant further study.
• Professional profile indicating experience relevant to the post

Other Requirements , including

Essential

• Evidence of good written and oral communication skills.

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