Lead Midwife For Elective C.S and Induction of Labour | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London is seeking a highly motivated lead midwife to join their midwifery team. The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring high standards of safe, effective, and woman-centered care. This role offers opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements. Join a team dedicated to improving patient experiences and outcomes.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Access to onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in midwifery with strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Sound knowledge of midwifery practice and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, and woman-centered care.
• Lead and oversee clinical governance and standards.
• Conduct audits and analyze service performance.
• Manage daily admissions for elective c.section/IOL.
• Liaise with the obstetric team to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Strong leadership

Communication skills

Decision making skills

Clinical governance

Risk assessment

Education

Registered Midwife

Job description

Position Summary

Come and Join our friendly midwifery team at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 lead midwife to join our well established midwifery team looking after elective c.section and induction of labour (IOL) clients. we would like to improve the experience for such clients within our unit. At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Key Responsibilities

As a senior clinical leader you be responsible for the safe, effective and woman centred care within our maternity department. The role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure high standards of care, clinical governance and adherence to national and local guidelines. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including obstetric, anesthetic and neonatal colleague to provide clear clinical leadership and expertise. you will oversee the planning, coordination and implementation of evidence-based care pathways, ensuring safe escalation, timely decision making and positive experience for our service users.

This role requires a highly motivated and experience senior midwife with strong leadership, communication and decision making skills. As the lead midwife, you will be pivotal in shaping the future of induction and elective c.section services, ensuring safety, quality and compassion remain at the heart of our maternity service. you will be conducting audits and analysis service performance, patient outcome, and feedback to identify areas for improvement and sustainability.

• You will be required to care for the women/birthing people admitted for elective c.section/ IOL as an autonomous practitioner.
• This will involve liaising with the obstetric team and working closely with the labour ward coordinator.
• You will manage the daily IOL and elective c.section admissions, ensuring the clients are accommodated according to their clinical priority. you will be conducting individual risk assessment to ensure appropriate place for each inductions and priority for elective c.sections.
• You will be competent in providing the necessary care and advice to the women under your care depending on their needs and carry out total midwifery care during the whole period of admission. we expect you to have a sound knowledge of all areas of midwifery practice.
• You will be working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the safety of both mothers and babies.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Application Details

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025