Team Leader - Postnatal Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Ward Manager / Team Leader for the Postnatal Ward at St James's University Hospital on a 6-month secondment basis. You will lead daily ward operations, ensure safe staffing, and drive clinical excellence while supporting staff development and service improvements.

The role focuses on liaising with multidisciplinary teams, maintaining patient flow, and delivering high-quality, person-centred care within the maternity services.

Responsibilities

• Drive daily ward operations including patient flow and safe staffing.
• Provide inspirational leadership, role-model clinical excellence on the ward.
• Champion evidence-based person-centred care and support staff development.

Job description

Band 7 Ward Manager / Team Leader – Postnatal Ward (St James's University Hospital) 6-Month Secondment Opportunity

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated and inspirational midwifery leader to join our Maternity Services team as a Band 7 Ward Manager / Team Leader for the Postnatal Ward at St James's University Hospital on a 6-month secondment basis.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Cate Wetton/ Julie Holmes Position: Matron/ Deputy Head of Midwifery Email: [e-mail]/ [e-mail]

Job description

Why you should join our Team

Postnatal care is a critical element of the maternity journey. In this vital role you will hold the responsibility for driving the daily operation of the ward including patient flow, safe staffing, and role-modelling clinical excellence on the ward. You will be a compassionate leader who champions evidence-based person-centred care.

You will empower and influence further developments in Midwifery and respond to National Maternity Transformation plans across the unit, acting as a liaison point and contributing to the continual development of maternity services. You will have a passion for developing staff and creating a learning environment in your area and demonstrate exceptional situational leadership enabling and empowering your teams.

What you will bring to the role

As a Ward Manager, you will have excellent clinical and communication skills, an ability to inspire and support staff and work in partnership with women, their relatives and the multi-disciplinary team in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of seamless care. You will also involve other agencies and practitioners in care planning to meet complex needs of women and their babies.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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.