Midwifery Ward Manager

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Midwifery Ward Manager for the Antenatal and Postnatal ward Team. The post leads Turpin ward and supports Templar ward, sharing a team of midwives across both areas.

You will provide clinical leadership, drive quality improvement, and ensure women-centred care while working within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• UK NMC Registered Midwife

Responsibilities

• Provide effective, dynamic and cohesive midwifery leadership and management to a team of midwives, student midwives and junior doctors on a rotational basis.
• Provide visible clinical leadership to the Templar and Turpin teams alongside the ward sister.
• Provide cover for the Templar ward sister and share staff management duties between two wards.
• Lead Turpin ward as named ward sister and promote quality improvement initiatives.
• Deliver evidence-based, women-centred midwifery care in partnership with women and stakeholders.
• Act as a role model and pivotal resource to midwifery and other staff.
• Demonstrate competent IT knowledge and use for communication and management of the maternity unit.
• Support patient flow through the wider maternity unit.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Conflict management

IT skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

UK NMC Registered Midwife

SSSA Qualified

NIPE Qualified

Degree level education

Continuing education

Tools

K2

Datix

EPR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Midwifery Ward Manager

The closing date is 13 November 2026

Are you an experienced midwife who is passionate about delivering high, quality care in the Inpatient Ward setting?

Then we want to hear from you!

The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for you, a motivated and inspirational midwife, to join our Antenatal and Postnatal Ward Team as a ward manager.

This post will be the a named lead for Turpin ward, the antenatal ward. The post holder will work alongside the named lead for Templar ward, the postnatal ward, supporting both areas in their absence and sharing a team of midwives and MCA's working across both wards. The appointed candidate will ensure the following:

You would be joining a dedicated team of professionals who are committed to teamwork, open communication and fostering an environment of mutual support. We value midwives who can adapt to multiple situations, provide care out of guidance and work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

You must have a valid UK NMC pin to apply for this job

Main duties of the job

• To provide effective, dynamic and cohesive midwifery leadership and management to a team of midwives, student midwives and junior doctors working in The Antenatal and Postnatal ward environment on a rotational basis.
• To provide visible clinical leadership to the Templar and Turpin teams alongside the already in post ward sister.
• To provide cover for the Templar ward sister where required and to share in the staff management duties required of the team working between the two wards.
• Be the named ward sister leading Turpin ward, supporting the implementation of quality improvement initiatives within the area and promoting positive patient experience.
• To deliver robust evidence-based midwifery care and promote individualised women centred midwifery care in partnership with women and other stakeholders.
• To act as an exemplary role model and effective and pivotal resource to midwifery and other staff.
• To have competent and proficient IT knowledge and skills to aid effective communication throughout and management of the maternity unit.
• Provide support to aid patient flow through the wider maternity unit.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

• UK NMC Registered Midwife
• SSSA Qualified
• Extensive post preceptorship rotational experience
• NIPE Qualified
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of continuing education

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience across both inpatient and outpatient settings ie. Community or antenatal clinic
• Experience leading a shift
• Experience of conflict management
• Experience of managing patient experience concerns
• Experience of working with external stakeholders such as Social Services and Health Visitors.
• Experience of working with outside agencies
• Experience of leading/participating in quality improvement initiatives
• Previous band 7 experience

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate and impart a range of clinical and managerial expertise
• Effective IT Skills including K2, Datix, EPR & Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PP)
• Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team and outside agencies.
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate staff
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage conflict effectively
• Able to demonstrate Advanced clinical skills.
• Ability to exercise own initiative and lead and develop a team, drawing on strengths and weaknesses.
• Excellent interpersonal, and influencing skills
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to NHS service developments & new nursing theories for use in the clinical area
• Sound leadership skills and can demonstrate examples of this

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.
• Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act, diversity and inclusion
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work

Knowledge

• Full appreciation of safeguarding and mental health requirements.
• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• Understanding of cultural diversity
• Articulate & knowledgeable regarding current health and social care issues, particularly the public health and NHS agenda as it impacts on maternity services
• Knowledge of current research and the evidence base relevance to practice
• Awareness of professional codes of practice
• Knowledge of local social and health care services

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.

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