Private Care Midwife Team Leader for Inpatients | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a skilled and compassionate Senior Midwife to join their distinguished maternity unit. This role offers the chance to work in a supportive team environment while providing exceptional care to patients. Responsibilities include leading a team of midwives and ensuring a culture of learning and quality. The role supports flexible work arrangements and comes with benefits for career development and well-being.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in high-risk labour care is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe patient care is delivered.
• Lead and support a team of midwives.
• Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work.

Job description

We are delighted to announce an opportunity for a skilled and compassionate Senior Midwife to join our esteemed maternity team at the Lindo Wing Private Maternity Unit. With over 75 years of excellence in private obstetric and neonatal care, the Lindo Wing has garnered an international reputation, serving thousands of mothers, including members of the royal family and celebrities.

If you have experience in high‑risk labour care, we want to hear from you!

Join our rapidly growing private maternity service. Be part of our dynamic team as we launch our midwife‑led service.

Our dedicated team provides a unique, traditional, and individualised service with the safety and reliability of NHS support. This distinctive combination allows us to offer our patients exceptional care while ensuring their well‑being. We are committed to continual improvement and have recently introduced a range of holistic services, offering bespoke packages to meet the diverse needs of our patients.

As a Midwife at the Lindo Wing, you will enjoy a supportive work environment where you can collaborate with talented professionals. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to our innovative approach to maternity care while gaining experience in both private and NHS‑backed settings.

If you are interested in joining a prestigious and welcoming team, we invite you to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe patient care is delivered
• Ensure patients receive exceptional personalised care
• Lead and support a team of midwives ensuring that they have a PDR and clear achievable development plan
• Ensure staff live the Trust values and tackle poor behaviour and performance
• Be open, honest and transparent in all communication
• Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work
• Ensure effective use of all resources including staff
• Ensure a culture of learning and quality improvement is embedded within clinical area

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.

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.

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.

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