Band 7 Maternity Day Assessment Unit Lead Midwife

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to lead the Maternity Day Assessment Unit at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves management responsibilities, clinical development, and collaboration across maternity services, making a significant impact on patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits

Professional development and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with health-related degree or equivalent.
• Masters level training and evidence of postgraduate study.
• Extensive post registration experience at Band 6 or above.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Maternity Day Assessment Unit and facilitate professional development of the team.
• Ensure high quality care and efficient resource use.
• Collaborate with band 7 leads and matrons for service harmonization.

Skills

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Expert clinical skills/knowledge within midwifery

Financial management skills

Education

Registered Nurse / Midwife qualification

Recognised Teaching Qualification

Completion of leadership course

Job description

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Band 7 Maternity Day Assessment Unit Lead Midwife

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Midwifery Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 391-RFL-7217302

Site Royal Free London NHS Trust - Hampstead Site Town London Salary £54,320 - £60,981 Inclusive of inner London HCAS pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has come up for an experienced midwife to become the band 7 lead for the Day Assessment Unit. The post holder will be responsible for the management of the Maternity Day Assessment Unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will facilitate the professional and clinical development of members of their team, ensuring delivery of high calibre care, and efficient use of facilities, manpower and other resources. The post holder will be the lead professional for the development and continuing development of the Antenatal and Maternity Day Unit Out Patient Services. The post holder will work with band 7 leads and matrons across all maternity to ensure a harmonised service and promote joint working/learning.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Our Maternity strategy, has been developed in partnership with women, birthing people and families who use our service and the staffing team who provide care.

Actively listening to the voices of everyone involved in our maternity services has been key to produce a living working document that sets out how services can be developed and transformed.

The strategy sets out six strategic priorities:

• Personalised care and user involvement
• Continuity of carer and equality of care
• Empowered and engaged workforce
• Building our teams capability and providing career opportunities
• Leading research, innovation, and practice development
• Working together with other local organisations to implement the Start Well programme

For more information about working for our organisation please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD and PS attached on this vacancy for the detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / Midwife/ BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
• Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and/or short courses to master’s level equivalent
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• Completion of leadership course
• Evidence of Post graduate study related to clinically related subject

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience with significant experience at band 6 or above
• Evidence of leading change
• Experience or knowledge of working collaboratively with service users
• Experience of managing a team or an area within a ward/department

Knowledge and awareness

• Expert clinical skills/knowledge within midwifery
• Able to apply HR policies/processes relevant to managing a staff team
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to manage conflict situations in a staff team or with clients
• Experience or Knowledge of Ockenden recommendations and CNST standards related to Out Patient Services
• Computer literate and knowledge of IT systems
• Recruitment and interviewing skills
• Complaint’s training

Skills and abilities

• Knowledge of current local and national maternity agenda and priorities
• Knowledge of relevant organisational policies and guidelines
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Financial management skills and knowledge (budgets, establishments and purchasing etc)
• Experience in clinical governance processes
• Research and audit awareness

Personal attributes

• Personal organization skills
• Forward thinking approach
• Enthusiasm and self-motivation
• Reliability and flexibility
• Recognizes and values the contribution of others
• Able to motivate others
• Consistent approach
• Women focused approach to care and services
• Teaching and presentation skills

Other

• Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening
• Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service.
• Understanding of need to mantain confidentiality

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.