Maternity Team Leader (Community)

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; Washington, South Shields, Sunderland; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Community Maternity Team Leader. You will lead the maternity team within community services, drive safe, personalised care across prenatal, birth and postnatal pathways, and work with a multidisciplinary group to develop service improvements.

The role requires current NMC registration, a midwifery degree or progress toward one, and strong leadership skills to support staff and maintain high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife on Part 10 of the NMC Professional Register.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, creating a positive team culture in which staff feel valued, supported and able to speak up.
• Promote professional behaviours, civility and mutual respect and address behaviours that fall below expected standards promptly and appropriately.
• The Maternity Team Leader has 24 hour accountability for patient safety and patient experience on their clinical area/service/team, including line management of their staff.
• Deliver high quality midwifery care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to provide the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
• Act as a champion for professional accountability and standards, ensuring that professional practices are in line with the requirements of the NMC, and Trust Policy.
• Ensure environmental standards and cleanliness of the clinical area/service/team are maintained in line with Trust and National standards.
• Effectively manage the clinical area/service/team, ensuring that staff rotas are able to deliver safe and effective patient care.
• Support and contribute to the development of patient care and midwifery practice within the Directorate. Supervising junior staff. Contribute to Trust wide projects as required.
• Ensure effective line management of staff and ensure they are supported in performing to their full potential. Ensure junior staff have appropriate support and supervision and are appropriately assessed.
• To comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Team management

Midwifery practice

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Budget awareness

Patient care

Education

Degree in Midwifery studies or healthcare related subject

Mentorship qualification / Practice Assessor training

Management and leadership training

Current NMC Registration (Level 1 Midwifery)

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Team Leader (Community)

The closing date is 25 November 2026

An excitingopportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and compassionate midwifeto join South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust as a Community TeamLead Midwife.

We are seeking anenthusiastic leader who is passionate about delivering safe, personalised andhigh-quality maternity care within our community services. As a key member ofthe Community Midwifery leadership team, you will provide operational andprofessional leadership to a team of midwives and maternity support workers,ensuring women and families receive outstanding care throughouttheirpregnancy, birth and postnatal journey.

Our service provides Midwifery Ledcare as well as Consultant Led Obstetric services to ensure personalised careto all women throughout their pregnancy and childbirth pathway.

As a directorate we are committed to thedevelopment and education of our staff, supported by dedicated practitioner and educational lead midwives

Main duties of the job

Applicants should be Registered Midwives on Part 10 of the NMC Professional Register and hold or be working towards a degree in midwifery.

Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be prepared to work closely within a multi-disciplinary team.

You will be required to develop and expand your midwifery skills through internal rotation within all maternity settings.

You will demonstrate:

• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Experience of supporting, supervising and developing colleagues.
• A commitment to improving safety, quality and patient experience.
• Strong organisational and decision-making abilities.
• Experience of managing change and supporting service improvement.
• The ability to work collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries.
• A compassionate, inclusive and person-centred approach toleadership.

Family Care is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to supporting flexible approaches to work wherever possible for our people. Please enquire to see how we might work flexibly with you in this role.

If you are interested in becoming part of our fantastic team then we would welcome your application.

About us

One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. If you use AI,and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process,wemay withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, creating a positive team culture in which staff feel valued, supported and able to speak up.

Promote professional behaviours, civility and mutual respect and address behaviours that fall below expected standards promptly and appropriately.

The Maternity Team Leader has 24 hour accountability for patient safety and patient experience on their clinical area/service/team, including line management of their staff.

• They must deliver high quality midwifery care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to provide the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
• They will act as a champion for professional accountability and standards, ensuring that professional practices are in line with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and Trust Policy.
• Ensure environmental standards and cleanliness of the clinical area/service/team are maintained in line with Trust and National standards.
• Effectively manage the clinical area/service/team, ensuring that staff rotas are able to deliver safe and effective patient care.
• Support and contribute to the development of patient care and midwifery practice within the Directorate. Supervising junior staff. Contribute to Trust wide projects as required.
• Ensure effective line management of staff and ensure they are supported in performing to their full potential. Ensure junior staff have appropriate support and supervision and are appropriately assessed.
• To comply with the Trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of managing change
• Experience of change management.
• Thorough understanding of contemporary midwifery issues.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
• Experience of working at Band 7 and previous team management

Physical skills

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy
• Car driver with access to a car

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of leadership qualities.
• Awareness of national health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism.
• Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.
• Able to work without supervision.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft office packages.
• Evidence of competency in relation to midwifery practices appropriate to the post.
• Understanding of budget and financial control systems.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration (Level 1 Midwifery).
• Degree in Midwifery studies or healthcare related subject.
• Mentorship qualification/equivalent and or Practice Assessor training
• Management and leadership training.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust