Community Lead Midwife

NHS; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health institution in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Community Lead Midwife to oversee maternity services, ensuring high standards of care for mothers and neonates. Applicants must be registered midwives with post-registration experience at a senior managerial level and a Master's degree. The role offers the opportunity to shape midwifery practices in a supportive environment. Salary is £47,810 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with a Master's Degree or equivalent studies.
• Post-registration experience at Senior/Managerial level required.
• Demonstrable band 6 experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuing clinical responsibility for the Maternity service.
• Enhance and promote the health and wellbeing of mothers and neonates.
• Develop effective programmes for antenatal and postpartum care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Data analysis

Budget management

Education

Master's Degree

Registered Midwife

Leadership course or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

We are pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity to join our dedicated midwifery team at Southend Hospital as one of our Community Lead Midwives. The closing date is 19 September 2025.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest Trusts in the country. As a fully established, merged trust we are extremely proud of the maternity services across MSE. Our sites include Southend, Basildon and Broomfield Hospital and two Freestanding Midwifery Units. Providing high quality patient care, a positive experience for both Women and their families and being an excellent, compassionate and respectful workforce is at the centre of our service. Our maternity units are both modern and well equipped which helps contribute to development and progression of our midwives.

Facts/Achievements

• One of the largest Trusts in the country serving a population of 1.2 million people.
• Our Maternity units have around 12,000 births a year
• Won the Management Award 2019 for our preceptorship programme at the London Maternity and Midwifery Festival
• A number of midwives at MSE were awarded the CMO silver Award, which is the equivalent of a midwifery OBE
• A supportive Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team to support all staff across MSE.

You could help shape the future of our midwives here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Have overall (24 hour rotational) continuing clinical responsibility for the Maternity service, demonstrating excellent clinical, leadership and professional skills. The ability to develop effective programmes for antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care, and provide highly specialised advice to the multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will provide strong leadership support to the Maternity Matron / Head of Midwifery, and will demonstrate expert clinical skills, providing advice to staff and colleagues.

You will be working in collaboration with other multidisciplinary professionals, enhancing and promoting the health and wellbeing of mothers and neonates in line with local and national standards relating to maternity care and referrals as appropriate.

Job responsibilities

For further details and information please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

We look forward to your application!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Leadership course or equivalent experience
• Master's Degree or evidence of studies at this level

Knowledge & Experience

• Post-registration experience working at Senior/Managerial level
• Current knowledge of national initiatives directly impacting on Directorate specialties
• Demonstrable band 6 experience
• Experience of data analysis and audit evaluation
• Experience of financial and budgetary management

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)