Delivery Suite Team Leader

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London seeks a Delivery Suite Team Leader. The ideal candidate is a motivated midwife with extensive experience in midwifery providing leadership and promoting evidence-based care. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be willing to work shifts, including nights. This role offers a salary range of £56,276 to £63,176 pro rata, alongside a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive hospital services

Support for staff development

Qualifications

• Extensive midwifery experience in various settings.
• Experience of home births and working in a team.
• Recent experience in an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide dynamic midwifery leadership to a team.
• Deliver evidence-based midwifery care.
• Act as a role model and resource to staff.

Skills

Ability to practice in all areas of midwifery

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Teaching skills

IT Skills

Education

NMC Registered Midwife

Evidence of post registration education

Leadership course

Job description

Delivery Suite Team Leader

The closing date is 20 November 2025

We are looking to recruit as Delivery Suite Team Leader to a part time (23 hrs/wk) 12 month secondment to cover maternity leave.

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic midwife to join our Homerton family as one of the Delivery Suite Coordinators.

The appointed candidate will work in partnership with other band 7 coordinators, team leaders, ward managers and matrons delivering a high standard of care that is evidence based and meets local and national guidelines.

They will work closely with obstetric, anaesthetic and neonatal colleagues as well as other members of the maternity team, delivering a high-quality service to meet the needs of women.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent clinical knowledge base, expertise and a passion for promoting an optimal birth experience within the complex care setting. They must work in line with the NHS E Delivery Suite Coordinator framework working across all 6 domains.

We are looking for someone who understands the role of managing a shift and can delegate and lead the demands of the wider maternity service.

*The post will include working day and night shifts*

Main duties of the job

• To provide effective, dynamic and cohesive midwifery leadership and management to a team of midwives, working in the acute hospital setting.
• To deliver robust evidence-based midwifery care and promote individualised women centred midwifery care in partnership with women and other stakeholders.
• An integral part of the role will be the provision of clinical management and leadership in the absence of the clinical midwifery manager.
• To act as an exemplary role model and effective and pivotal resource to midwifery and other staff.
• To have competent and proficient IT knowledge and skills to aid effective communication throughout and management of the maternity unit.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job 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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to practice in all areas of midwifery in accordance with the NMC Midwives Code of Practice
• Ability to exercise own initiative
• Ability to relate appropriately to others
• IT Skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Teaching skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Ability to work as part of a team

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Midwife
• Evidence of post registration education
• NIPE trained
• Leadership course

Knowledge

• First line management
• Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality issues
• Knowledge of NMC Codes of Practice
• Understanding of the demands and needs of women in a multi-racial environment
• Knowledge of current research and relevance to practice
• Knowledge of health promotion activities and strategies
• Knowledge of team bases care/caseloads

Experience

• Extensive midwifery experiencing having worked in all variety of settings utilising midwifery skills
• Experience of home births
• Previous experience of working within a team
• Recent experience in an acute hospital setting

Other requirements

• Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
• Understanding of the Trust values
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities
• Prepared to work shifts; including days, nights and weekends
• Committed to the unit's developments
• Understanding of the importance of being a role model
• Able to work flexibly
• Able to participate in the "On call" Rota

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.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a year pro rata p.a. incl.