Consultant Midwife for Intrapartum Care and Complex Births

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Consultant Midwife for Intrapartum care, providing expert clinical leadership and consultancy within maternity services. The role emphasizes advocacy and quality care through collaboration with midwifery and obstetric teams. Candidates should have extensive midwifery experience and leadership capabilities, as well as relevant qualifications. The position offers a salary of £85,431 to £97,148 a year with a full-time permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience.
• Experience as a substantive Labour Ward Co-ordinator.
• Evidence of innovative practice involving research or audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert professional leadership and communicate complex information.
• Participate in clinical aspects of maternity care.
• Coordinate intrapartum episodes ensuring high standards of education.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Team management

Education

RM qualification with current live PIN on NMC Register

Master’s Degree (in progress acceptable)

Health-related diploma/degree

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course

Job description

Overview

The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership within the maternity service and designated areas by providing professional leadership and support for midwifery staff. The focus of this role is to provide exemplary, experienced leadership and support for midwives in clinical practice within and across intrapartum areas. The post holder will support, advocate and challenge intrapartum practice calmly and sensitively. It is envisaged that at least 50% of this role will be spent working in the clinical area, including the intrapartum settings.

The post holder will lead programs of care for women and families requiring advanced clinical assessment, working with midwifery and obstetric colleagues to develop personalised care plans meeting individual needs, including provision of clinical support and guidance flexibility to meet service and family needs. The post holder will play a pivotal role in leading and evaluating the training strategy across intrapartum areas, ensuring education and development for the maternity workforce. The Consultant Midwife for Intrapartum care will provide a consultancy service for midwifery internally and externally and act as an ambassador for the Trust\'s maternity service, representing it as a centre of excellence.

Main duties are structured around four principal functions of advanced practice: Expert Midwifery Practice and Service Development; Professional Leadership and Consultancy Function; Education and Training Function; and Research, Audit and Evaluation Function.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert professional leadership and communicate complex information sensitively across all staff and patient groups.
• Participate in clinical aspects of maternity care and monitor standards of care with feedback from women and families.
• Act as a midwifery advocate and provide consultancy for families seeking care outside clinical guidance.
• Act as an ambassador for midwifery practice and a positive role model for the service.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of contemporary clinical practice and lead service developments and pathways to enhance quality and safety across the maternity continuum.
• Lead, develop and evaluate the research strategy within the maternity division and work with regional and national research networks.
• Develop, lead and evaluate specialist pathways for care for women and families requiring complex decision making; collaborate with multi-professional teams and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate intrapartum episodes, ensuring high standards of written and verbal education for women, relatives and affiliated disciplines.
• Drive local, regional and national training development for Labour Ward Coordinators and promote patient and family involvement in treatment decisions.
• Lead the Fetal Monitoring Team to maintain teaching and assessment programmes and collaborate with PROMPT leads to maximise training and evaluation of outcomes.

Education and Training

• Provide internal and external teaching across disciplines to promote the midwifery agenda and interprofessional collaboration.
• Coordinate, teach and empower midwives to develop clinical skills and competencies; ensure education programmes are evaluated for safety and quality of care.
• Identify learning needs across the organisation and support professional development opportunities.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• RM qualification with current live PIN on NMC Register
• Master’s Degree or in progress
• Health-related diploma/degree
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course
• Mentor preparation

Desirable

• PMA
• PhD/Doctoral studies or ongoing

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience; at least 2 years at Band 8A or equivalent in acute intrapartum setting
• Extensive leadership and managerial experience at a senior level
• Experience as a substantive Labour Ward Co-ordinator
• Broad clinical midwifery experience with evidence of innovative practice involving research or audit

Desirable

• Experience across various care delivery models

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Management of large multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong service development and change management experience
• Ability to engage teams with a clear midwifery vision; problem solving and forward planning
• Experience in research and audit; expert knowledge of midwifery and the complex birth agenda

Desirable

• Published research or public speaking experience

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

• Ability to analyse and disseminate complex information
• Ability to work in a high-demand, fast-paced environment; work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to network across the organisation and externally

Desirable

• Evidence of published work or research; experience of public speaking; evidence of implementing innovation or service development

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential

• Staff management experience with ability to persuade, influence and handle conflict
• Experience managing a large, diverse multidisciplinary team
• Strong service development and change management capabilities; understanding of complex service delivery

Desirable

• Advanced IT skills

Details

Date posted: 30 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £85,431 to £97,148 a year including HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: Whittington Health, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF

Employer details

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Whittington Health
Magdala Avenue
London, N19 5NF

Employer website: Whittington NHS Trust

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see the NHS Careers website.