Consultant Midwife Intrapartum Care (Band 8c) - Midwifery Management - WXH - Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Midwife to lead in maternity care across its diverse hospitals in London. The role requires extensive post-registration experience, advanced clinical skills, and a commitment to improving patient care and midwifery services. As a leader, you will promote innovation and support midwives to achieve their professional potential while placing patient care at the forefront of practice.

Benefits

Best pension schemes in the UK

Leisure and entertainment discounts

Parental leave and childcare support schemes

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience at band 8a level and above.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills in DAU/Triage and intrapartum settings.
• Evidence of working with external organizations to influence practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support midwives in maternity services.
• Implement national initiatives and improve clinical pathways.
• Monitor standards of care through evidence-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Quality Improvement

Communication

Organisational Skills

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC registration

Masters level qualification

Teaching qualification

Tools

Cerner

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

All our hospitals have their own unique identities while sharing the same standards and values

You can shape your story with us

Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build yourentire careerin one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

Site Whipps Cross University Hospital Town London Salary £80,025 - £91,336 per annum inc (pay reward pending) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/07/2025

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Have you got at extensive post registration experience? Do you feel ready for a new challenge? This is an exciting opportunity for you.

The Consultant Midwife will use midwifery expertise to promote clinical pathways in maternity care leading midwifery practice within all areas of maternity services.

In the role they will lead and support midwives to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners placing women and their families at the centre of care planning.

The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent and role model, with a high level of autonomy in order to support and influence the clinical pathways within the midwifery services including implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and appropriate models of care. The successful candidate will facilitate and enhance birthing choices.

To fulfil this varied role, you will need a flexible approach, an ability to 'think outside the box' and a willingness to not only embrace but lead on system wide changes in practice.

You will work closely with the Associate Director of Midwifery, Group Director of Midwifery, Consultant Midwives, Midwifery Matrons, Obstetric, Anaesthetic and Neonatal Teams to develop a Maternity Service that is responsive to the needs of women and its staff working alongside Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care in practice. S/he will provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of women in all situations. S/he will monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, evidence based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. S/he will lead the implementation of relevant research into practice contributing to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit. S/he will be a key member of achieving the maternity governance objectives, within the areas of intrapartum midwifery care, addressing health inequalities, education and research.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience at band 8a level and above
• Experience of effective leadership
• Experience of clinical governance activities including audit and risk management within maternity services
• Experience in Quality Improvement
• Experience of leading and implementing change
• Able to demonstrate awareness of current changes in midwifery education and practice
• Demonstrated understanding of the role of the Consultant Midwife
• Demonstrates understanding the needs of women in a multicultural environment
• Evidence of working with external partners/ organisations to influence practice at a strategic level
• Advanced clinical skills and practice in DAU/Triage and intapratum settings
• Working as a consultant midwife for 1 year Writing and presenting reports

Skills

• The ability to work autonomously using own initiative and to innovate
• Able to work as part of a team, working across professional boundaries at all levels of the site and organisation
• Able to present complex issues clearly and concisely at all levels including divisional and service level
• Good organisational skills; able to work effectively under pressure and successfully towards identified deadlines
• Evidence of good presentation skills in a range training materials and reports
• Excellent communication skills and potential to develop influencing skills.
• Good interpersonal and team building skills
• Good IT skills including use of Cerner,
• Microsoft word, excel and power point
• Able to manage the maternity unit and make appropriate decisions regarding
• Desire to develop personal and professional knowledge and skills
• Evidence of publications and conference presentations

Knowledge

• Knowledge of staff management processes
• Knowledge of key NHS service strategy, planning and delivery processes as these relate to local services
• Knowledge of current national publications and research and their relation to local needs and practice
• Comprehensive understanding of midwifery practice

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC registration
• Masters level qualification or evidence of working successfully at Masters level
• Evidence of on-going, relevant postgraduate qualification
• Teaching qualification

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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.

you’ll have access to range of benefits including one of thebest pension schemes in the UK , leisure and entertainment discounts andparental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.

We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.