Haven Birthing Suite Lead Midwife | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bournemouth is seeking a motivated individual to lead the Haven Birth Team on a fixed-term basis. The role includes managing day-to-day operations, ensuring compassionate care, and collaborating with obstetric teams. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership skills and a commitment to patient safety in maternity services. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills while providing high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience in line management of midwives.
• Strong background in maternity services.
• Commitment to patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Haven Birth Team in delivering care.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the birthing unit.
• Participate in on-call and shift patterns.
• Ensure patient safety and facilitate compassionate care.
• Collaborate with obstetric teams for safe birth practices.
• Develop leadership skills within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical care

Collaboration with multi-professional teams

Patient safety

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Relocation & Travel

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.

Values

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025.