Systemic Examination of the Newborn (SEN) Lead Midwife | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London is seeking an enthusiastic midwife to provide clinical and managerial leadership within the maternity unit. This role involves coordinating the Systematic Examination of the Newborn service, ensuring compliance with national standards, and supporting a high level of care. Applicants must be a Registered Practising Midwife with strong leadership skills. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to uphold service quality and provide support to families.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Practising Midwife.
• Experience in clinical leadership and service coordination.
• Strong understanding of maternity care compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with SEN programme standards.
• Oversee S4N failsafe system for newborn examinations.
• Provide leadership and support within maternity services.
• Ensure visibility and accessibility for women and families.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Registered Practising Midwife

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife to provide both clinical and managerial leadership within the maternity unit. The post holder will be a Registered Practising Midwife responsible for leading and coordinating the Systematic Examination of the Newborn (SEN) service at the Royal London Maternity Services, ensuring full compliance with National Screening Standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring day-to-day compliance with SEN programme standards.
• Overseeing the S4N failsafe system for all babies born at the unit or returning to the local catchment area, ensuring examinations are completed within 72 hours of birth.
• Maintaining a visible presence in clinical practice to ensure high standards of care are consistently met.
• Fulfil a range of leadership and clinical duties, supporting service delivery and development.
• Provide cover for the Postnatal Lead Midwife during periods of absence.
• Support other clinical areas during designated administrative days.
• Collaborate effectively with midwives, student midwives, and the wider multidisciplinary team to uphold service quality and continuity of care.
• The individual should be visible and accessible to women and their families and staff, ensuring all women and their families could seek information, help, and support or to communicate problematic or celebratory issues.
• The post will be based at Royal London Hospital although the role will also involve supporting and working closely with other maternity sites within Barts Health.
• Contribute to discharge planning by liaising between inpatient maternity services, NICU and Community Midwifery Service.
• The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams within Barts Health and the LMNS in facilitating In‑utero and Ex‑utero transfers in a timely manner.
• The post holder will demonstrate clinical expertise, competency in practice and be a role model.
• This role is a Monday to Friday job to ensure SEN leadership oversight within the service.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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 below.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025.