Homebirth Team Leader | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an experienced midwife to join their homebirth team. The role requires strong leadership and effective communication within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should have the ability to manage a caseload of women and ensure high-quality personalized care. Flexible working options available. This position offers an opportunity to grow and support the wellbeing of women in maternity care.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for 18+ women per year for antenatal and postnatal care.
• Ability to provide senior intrapartum skills.
• Comfortable coordinating with team members and supporting junior midwives.

Responsibilities

• Care for a caseload of women in a home environment.
• Facilitate care for women seeking to birth outside guidelines.
• Ensure patient safety and operational efficiency.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Effective communication within MDT

Experience managing caseloads

Job description

Come and join the team!


A great opportunity for an experienced midwife to come and support the homebirth team and increase leadership skills and midwifery expertise.
The role is full time and includes 8-10 overnight on calls per month. Car driver is desired but not essential.


The candidate will be expected to:


• Care for a caseload of 18+ women per year for antenatal and postnatal care and be able to provide senior intrapartum skills in the home environment.
• Co-ordinate the overall caseload of the team, and provide comprehensive support for the band 6 Midwives, where needed.
• Have strong leadership presence and be able to communicate within the MDT effectively.
• Be able to facilitate care for women seeking to birth outside of guidelines and to ensure patient safety is upheld.
• To ensure the operational aspect of the team is fulfilled and ensure the service is delivered effectively.



To give high quality, safe , evidence based, holistic midwifery care to women in all maternity care settings including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care as well as parent education. To provide continuity of care and carer in partnership with the women and the multidisciplinary team as required. To ensure midwifery care and support provided is personalised to meet the individual needs of the woman.

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 are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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.


This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025