Band 7 Lead Midwife Fetal Medicine | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Romford is seeking an experienced Lead Midwife for Fetal Medicine. The role involves leadership over the Fetal Medicine Unit, ensuring high-quality and individualized care for women. You will be responsible for supervising staff and enhancing care quality. The ideal candidate is an NMC registered midwife with strong leadership skills and a commitment to making a difference in women's health.

Qualifications

• You must be an NMC registered midwife willing to make a difference.
• You should have experience in fetal medicine.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management and leadership of the Fetal Medicine Unit.
• Ensure individualized care for women based on best evidence.
• Provide leadership and training to midwives and support staff.

Skills

Leadership

NMC registered midwife

High-risk counselling

Education

NMC PIN Number

Job description

BHRUT is looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic midwife to join our team as a band 7 Lead Midwife for Fetal Medicine.

If you are an NMC registered midwife who has an NMC PIN Number and would like to make a difference to women and their families, then we would like to hear from you. The post holder will continue to develop their leadership skills by enhancing both professional and personal development.

By joining our team you will have the opportunity to bring your wealth of knowledge and experience to our maternity service and play a key role in supporting staff and improving care provided.

The post holder has overall responsibility for the organisation, management, and leadership of the Fetal Medicine Unit, including the supervision of staff.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Women receive sensitive, appropriate, and individualised care based on the best available evidence and according to existing hospital policy.
• Best practice is disseminated to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• Close working relationship with the Antenatal and New-born Screening Coordinator.
• Responsive and timely counselling for women with high-risk results.
• Leadership, expertise and training to midwives, medical and support staff.
• A responsive and sensitive service that addresses women’s needs and ensures a life enhancing experience from maternity care at BHRUT.
• All staff in the team receive regular appraisals and support to develop.

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Application Process

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025