Haven Birthing Suite Lead Midwife

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bournemouth is seeking a Haven Birthing Suite Lead Midwife for a 12-month fixed-term role. This position includes managing midwifery staff and ensuring high standards of patient care during labor and postnatally. The candidate should be a registered midwife with strong leadership skills. This role offers the opportunity to make impactful leadership contributions within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with valid NMC registration.
• Experience in leadership or team leadership role.
• Credible clinical background with Band 6 experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Haven Birth Team and ensure patient safety.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the birthing unit.
• Collaborate with other maternity teams for seamless care.

Skills

Strong leadership

Compassionate care

Clinical decision-making

IT proficiency

Education

Registered midwife with NMC registration

Examination of the newborn

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Haven Birthing Suite Lead Midwife

The closing date is 25 November 2025

This is an opportunity to lead the Haven Birth Team in UHD. The post is fixed term for 12 months covering a career break.

Base – BEACH Maternity Bournemouth

Interview Date – 2nd December 2025

Main duties of the job

• Line management of MSW's and band 5 and 6 midwives.
• Day to day running of the alongside birthing unit which provides care to women and birthing people in labour and postnatally. This area is closely located to the induction of labour area and bereavement area and teams working in these areas work together to provide seamless care to all women and birthing people in these areas.
• Covering a 24/7 shift pattern which will include commitment to the Operations Coordinator rota and on call midwifery rota. This includes all bank holidays.
• As part of the senior leadership team, you will have close working relationships with the Head of Midwifery and band 8 midwives in maternity assurance actions and reporting, patient experience, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Clinical care to women and birthing people across all in hospital birth settings.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

• This key position has a focus on patient safety and compassionate care for women and birthing people during labour, birth and postnatally.
• This is a fantastic opportunity to continue building on the success of the team in providing and supporting choice in birth place. Located close to the Woodlands labour ward, midwives support low- risk women in labour with the ability to move to the labour ward if the labour becomes high risk. The team are also experienced practitioners with the ability to work across all other areas of the maternity service.
• You will work closely with the Woodlands Labour Ward team including the multi-professional obstetric team ensuring women and birthing people are cared for in the safest place for their birth.
• This post also offers an opportunity to develop leadership skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with NMC registration
• Examination of the newborn

Experience

• Band 6 clinical experience. Credible clinical background.
• Experience in leadership/team leadership role.
• Experience in specific area relevant to role.
• Working with patients with complex needs.
• Up to date with all mandatory training requirements.
• Understanding of leadership styles and impact on patient care.
• Able to use IT packages such as spreadsheets, power points, virtual meetings.
• Practice assessor

Knowledge

• Evidence of national guidance pertaining to antenatal care and induction of labour.
• Knowledge of local reporting pathways and assurance.

Other

• Able to work shifts over a 7 day week.
• Confident and competent in labour care.

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust