Community Health Inclusion Team Lead

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A trusted healthcare organization is seeking a Midwifery Inclusion Team Leader to champion equity and diversity across maternity services. You will lead a team aimed at reducing health inequalities, strengthening community partnerships, and embedding inclusive practices in midwifery care. As a registered midwife, your role is pivotal in ensuring every woman and birthing person feels respected and supported. The position offers training opportunities, flexible working, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to excellent training opportunities

Flexible working

Strong emphasis on health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with strong clinical knowledge and cultural awareness.
• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to reduce health inequalities.
• Strengthen community partnerships.
• Embed inclusive practices in midwifery care.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Cultural awareness

Strong written English

Education

Mandatory professional/clinical registration

Job description

We are seeking a Midwifery Inclusion Team Leader to champion equity and diversity across maternity services. In this role, you will lead a team to reduce health inequalities, strengthen community partnerships, and embed inclusive practices in midwifery care. As a registered midwife with strong clinical knowledge and cultural awareness, you will help ensure every woman and birthing person feels respected, supported, and safe; improving outcomes and building trust in our services.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon - covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.