Community Midwifery Team Leader

University Hospitals Sussex; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Community Midwifery Team Leader to provide visible clinical and operational leadership across St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester and Worthing Hospital.

You will lead and coordinate community maternity services, ensuring safe, woman-centred care, workforce management, and continuous service improvement within a multi-site NHS setting. A fulfilling role with cross-site collaboration and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Midwife
• Current UK Driving Licence
• Degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence
• Mentorship module or equivalent
• Leadership or management course/equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical and operational leadership for the Community Midwifery Teams across St Richard’s Hospital and Worthing Hospital.
• Ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, woman-centred maternity care within community settings.
• Lead, support and supervise community midwifery staff, promoting professional development and wellbeing.
• Manage staffing, workload allocation, and service delivery across both sites to meet operational demands.
• Monitor and improve quality, safety, patient experience, and performance against key standards and targets.
• Lead on the investigation and management of incidents, complaints, risks, and safeguarding concerns.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to ensure seamless maternity care pathways.
• Support the implementation of national, regional, and Trust maternity initiatives, driving continuous service improvement.
• Maintain professional standards and ensure compliance with NMC requirements, Trust policies, and maternity guidance.

Skills

Team leadership

Education

NMC Registered Midwife

Current UK Driving Licence

Degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence

Mentorship module or equivalent

Leadership or management course/equivalent experience

Job description

Employer University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Worthing & St Richards Town Worthing Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to deliver Excellent Care Everywhere for our patients, our people and our communities. Whatever your role here at UHSussex you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us deliver Excellent Care Everywhere. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We value compassion, inclusion and respect as our core values . We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research , we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

As part of our commitment to access for all, please see the different ways you can access the application form: https://apps.trac.jobs/accessibility?_ts=1

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job overview

The Community Midwifery Team Leader is responsible for providing visible clinical and operational leadership to the Community Midwifery Teams across both St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester and Worthing Hospital sites.

The post holder will lead and coordinate community maternity services, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, woman-centred care in line with Trust objectives, national standards, and professional requirements.

Working collaboratively across sites, the Team Leader will support workforce management, service development, quality improvement, and performance monitoring while fostering a positive culture that promotes learning, staff wellbeing, and excellent patient experience. The role requires effective cross-site working, ensuring consistency of practice and seamless maternity care across the University Hospitals Sussex at St Richards and Worthing.

This role includes participation in the Manager on Call roster.

Main duties of the job

• Provide effective clinical and operational leadership for the Community Midwifery Teams across St Richard’s Hospital and Worthing Hospital.
• Ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, woman-centred maternity care within community settings.
• Lead, support and supervise community midwifery staff, promoting professional development and wellbeing.
• Manage staffing, workload allocation, and service delivery across both sites to meet operational demands.
• Monitor and improve quality, safety, patient experience, and performance against key standards and targets.
• Lead on the investigation and management of incidents, complaints, risks, and safeguarding concerns.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to ensure seamless maternity care pathways.
• Support the implementation of national, regional, and Trust maternity initiatives, driving continuous service improvement.
• Maintain professional standards and ensure compliance with NMC requirements, Trust policies, and maternity guidance.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated midwife to lead our Community Midwifery Teams across St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester and Worthing Hospital. This cross-site leadership role is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate maternity care within community settings, while providing clinical, operational and professional leadership to community midwives and maternity support workers.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners to drive service improvement, maintain high standards of care, support staff development and wellbeing, and ensure a seamless experience for women and families across the maternity pathway. This role offers the opportunity to influence service development and contribute to the delivery of outstanding maternity care across University Hospitals Sussex.

Please see job description and person specification attached for more information.

Person specification

Experience

• NMC Registered Midwife
• Current UK Driving License
• Degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence
• Mentorship module or equivalent
• Leadership or management course/equivalent experience

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants:

A Note on AI Use in Applications

UHSussex values authenticity and encourages applicants to ensure that all application materials accurately reflect their own skills, experience, knowledge and motivations. Candidates may use AI and digital tools to support the preparation of applications, for example to assist with spelling, grammar, structure or accessibility needs. However, applicants remain responsible for the content submitted and should ensure that it genuinely represents their own abilities and experience. Where there are reasonable concerns that an application does not authentically reflect the applicant's own knowledge, skills, experience or suitability for the role, the Trust reserves the right to explore this further and, where authenticity cannot be satisfactorily demonstrated, to reject the application.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications

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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

This advert has been capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, it will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in this post to prevent you from missing out on applying for this opportunity.

Name Claire Harris Job title Community Midwifery Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01903 205111 Additional information

Please contact Claire via email for further information.