B7 Lead Midwife - Maternity Triage/Maternity Day Case

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the East Midlands is seeking a dedicated Lead Midwife for Maternity Triage and Maternity Day Case. The ideal candidate will ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality midwifery care across two sites, leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring staff. Applicants should possess NMC Registration and demonstrate substantial clinical experience in obstetrics. The role offers a competitive salary between £47,810 and £54,710, with opportunities for development and ongoing support.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Ongoing professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate leadership skills in clinical settings.
• Experience in mentoring, supporting, coaching, and developing staff.
• Theoretical knowledge of obstetric triage systems required.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring women receive safe, clinically effective, woman-centred care.
• Leading and managing teams and services to deliver quality midwifery care.
• Implementing and adhering to trust policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical knowledge of obstetric care

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Education

NMC Registration

Degree in Midwifery or relevant experience

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 04/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/01/2026

B7 Lead Midwife - Maternity Triage/Maternity Day Case

Band 7

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

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Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

As a Senior Midwife for Maternity Triage and Maternity Day Case you will take overall responsibility and accountability in ensuring women receive safe, clinically effective, women centred care. Working across the two sites of UHDB you will have a sound knowledge of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS).

You will lead by example, offer expert midwifery clinical advice, operationally support and manage teams and services ensuring the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate midwifery care across Maternity Triage and Maternity Day Case cross site at both Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital, Burton.

Main duties of the job

• You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver care to women, and will work flexibly across the service in supporting the delivery of midwifery care. Senior midwives provide expert clinical and professional midwifery leadership and are accountable for the women, babies, public and staff experience. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.
• To be visible and accessible as a leader in maternity services.
• To be a role model and someone for whom women, staff and the public can turn to for assistance, advice and support.
• Trust policies and procedures are implemented, monitored and adhered to
• The ward / department team is managed on a day-to-day basis reflecting HR policies and procedures, including staff performance / sickness and absence.
• Staff will be coached, supported and appropriately signposted to other agencies.
• Systems and processes are in place for woman to receive high quality midwifery care across the 24-hour period and clinical staff feel empowered to make their own decisions in the midwifery matron/senior midwives' absence, reflecting the ward / department team philosophy of care.

Closing date of applications: 4 January 2026

Interview date: 20 January 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

• Evidence of degree/working towards degree or relevant experience
• NMC Registration and revalidation requirements
• Leadership Qualification
• Evidence of degree / working towards higher degree or equivalent experience

Experience and Knowledge

• To be able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage system
• To be able to demonstrate clinical experience relevant to the post
• To be able to demonstrate evidence of management/leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff
• Specific knowledge of the clinical area/speciality
• Evidence of teaching/nurturing

Skills and Ability

• Takes the lead for implementing policies/procedures and able to influence change to practice/procedure where necessary
• Demonstrable experience in assessing associated risks and takes appropriate action
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to manage clinical workload prioritising and re-prioritising.
• Experience of managing a delegated budget
• Experience of E Roster
• Experience of facilitating appraisals, staff development and confirmers to support NMC revalidation
• Experience in HR policies, including management of performance and sickness absence

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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• the points-based immigration system
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• eVisa

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure that you had read the Job Description and Person Spec and that you meet the criteria before applying.