Lead Midwife- Labour Ward Coordinator *Internal only*

Ncic; Whitehaven; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking a Band 7 Lead Midwife to work 24 hours per week in the West Cumberland Hospital delivery suite. The role focuses on clinical leadership, development of maternity services, and safeguarding high standards of care across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

The post is an internal opportunity for NCIC staff with duties including rotational lead coordination, staff mentoring, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with UK registration.
• Postgraduate diploma or equivalent in midwifery.
• Foundation management certificate or equivalent.
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• Advanced life support in obstetrics or equivalent.
• Postgraduate management certificate or equivalent.
• Teaching certificate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead midwife within the acute maternity unit, providing specialist antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
• Develop and manage the maternity service to maintain high clinical standards and day-to-day unit operation.
• Lead coordinator on a rotational basis and delegate accordingly.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Communication

Teaching/mentoring

Team management

Education

Registered Midwife

Postgraduate midwifery diploma or equivalent

Foundation management certificate or equivalent

Essential IT skills (EITS)

Advanced life support in obstetrics

Postgraduate management certificate or equivalent

Teaching certificate or equivalent

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Lead Midwife- Labour Ward Coordinator *Internal only*

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area WCH Delivery Suite - 201016 Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (Shifts including nights and weekends) Job ref 262-A-26-8314024

Site West Cumberland Hospital Town Whitehaven Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY

Band 7 Lead Midwife 24hrs (fixed term contract) at WCH delivery suite

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Registered Midwife to work as a Lead Midwife on our Maternity Unit. This is an excellent opportunity for a midwife with strong clinical leadership skills to move into a senior role. You should have experience across all areas of clinical midwifery care, be committed to supporting implementation of National maternity improvement initiatives, be organised and able to motivate a team.

Working collaboratively within our multi-disciplinary team, providing a high standard of safe and compassionate care to women and their families and promoting an open, supportive positive environment will also be key requirements of the role

Main duties of the job

Act as a lead midwife within the acute maternity unit to provide specialist expertise to clients in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods, working independently to provide high quality evidence based care to women. Responsible and accountable for the development of the maternity service to ensure high standards of clinical care are maintained, with responsibility and accountability for the continuing day-to-day management of the maternity unit, acting as lead coordinator on a rotational basis.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Further development in midwifery to postgraduate diploma or equivalent
• Foundation management certificate or equivalent.
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• Advanced life support in obstetrics, or equivalent.
• Postgraduate management certificate or equivalent.
• Teaching certificate or equivalent.

Experience

• Dealing with Obstetric Emergencies
• Neonatal and Adult resuscitation
• Staff management.
• Post registration ante-, intra- and postpartum care.
• Management of Change

Knowledge

• Continuing professional with portfolio
• Child Protection issues
• Midwives Codes of Practice
• Equality legislation and best practice.
• Budgetary implications.
• Audit
• Equality impact assessment.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Clinical Leadership skills
• Highly effective communication and personal skills
• Ability to assess, teach and train
• Able to motivate others
• Ability to change practice using evidence based research
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• Ability to make informed decisions.
• Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Counselling skills.
• Ability to motivate others
• Interview and appraisal skills

Other requirements

• Flexible approach to shift working
• Willing to undertake further training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.