Consultant Midwife Public Health

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS trust in London is seeking a passionate Consultant Midwife to lead and innovate in maternity care. This role offers the chance to empower midwives, enhance clinical pathways, and support public health choices. The successful candidate will work autonomously, driving system-wide changes and ensuring best practice standards. With a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, this organization aims to provide compassionate care while fostering an inclusive environment for all staff. This is a unique opportunity for personal and professional development in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading midwifery practice and promoting clinical pathways.
• Ability to engage in research and audit activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead service redesign to empower midwives and improve care.
• Develop clinical pathways for high-risk and low-risk maternity care.

Skills

Midwifery expertise

Leadership skills

Clinical governance

Public Health knowledge

Education

Post-registration midwifery qualification

Relevant training for Consultant Midwife

Job description

Job Title: Consultant Midwife

Are you an experienced post-registration midwife seeking a new challenge? This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Consultant Midwife to develop both personally and professionally.

The Consultant Midwife will utilize midwifery expertise to promote clinical pathways in maternity care and lead midwifery practice across all areas of maternity services.

The role involves leading and supporting midwives to achieve their full potential as autonomous practitioners, placing women and their families at the center of care planning. The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, change agent, and role model, with a high level of autonomy to support and influence clinical pathways, including implementing national initiatives, service reconfiguration, and appropriate models of care. The successful candidate will also facilitate and promote Public Health choices.

To succeed in this varied role, you will need a flexible approach, creative thinking, and a willingness to lead system-wide changes in practice.

We offer a Band 8B post as a unique opportunity for candidates requiring training and development to prepare for the role of Consultant Midwife.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead service redesign to empower midwives to meet the needs of the local population, aligned with the Better Birth Strategy and relevant policies.
2. Develop midwifery practice across all areas of maternity services.
3. Promote and develop clinical pathways for both high-risk and low-risk care.
4. Provide expert clinical advice to ensure best practice standards, improve outcomes, and reduce unnecessary interventions and LSCS births.
5. Contribute to clinical governance and the maternity incentive scheme (CNST) by ensuring evidence-based practice and staff competency development.
6. Engage in research and audit activities with a multidisciplinary approach.
7. Represent the directorate at external networks and report progress.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, committed to becoming an outstanding organization with a world-class clinical reputation. Having moved beyond special measures, we are focused on continuous improvement and delivering high standards of care.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals known for excellence and innovation, providing safe, harm-free, and compassionate care. We aim to be an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviors, fostering an inclusive environment where every staff member feels a sense of belonging.

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

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Nicole Callender
• Job Title: Associate Director of Midwifery
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]