West Midlands Maternal Medicine Deputy Lead Midwife Band 6 Secondment

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation in the UK is seeking an experienced Deputy Lead Midwife for a part-time secondment. The role involves providing expert advice in maternal medicine, supporting multi-disciplinary team meetings, and delivering training to clinicians. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Midwifery and significant experience in managing complex cases. This role allows for flexible working arrangements, contributing to an innovative and supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Home or remote working options

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional progression.
• Completion of band 5 preceptorship programme.
• Evidence of professional development within Maternal Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice & guidance to clinicians across the West Midlands.
• Support delivery of multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Review women with pre-existing or acute diseases.

Skills

Effective internet and IT skills

Ability to manage complex cases

Good written and oral communication skills

Education

Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree

NMC Midwife registration

Job description

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

West Midlands Maternal Medicine Deputy Lead Midwife Band 6 Secondment

The closing date is 22 December 2025

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Midwife (Band 6), which will give the successful candidate exposure and experience of working in the West Midlands Maternal Medicine Network (WMMMN). This post provides a development opportunity for a 12 month period to cover maternity leave. Please note: The WMMMN is hosted by BWCH hence the link with the organisation.

The WMMMN ensure that women with either pre-existing conditions or those that develop conditions during pregnancy, have access to expert maternal medicine advice and where needed, transferring to a specialist centre for expert care. The Network provides a range of support, advice and guidance, training and education to clinicians across the region to optimise outcomes for both mother and baby.

The hub midwife will provide advice & guidance to clinicians across the West Midlands and will support the delivery of tertiary multi-disciplinary team meetings, reviewing women with a range of pre-existing or acute disease/conditions who are, or wish to be pregnant, or have recently given birth. The role will support the training and education to clinicians in both maternity and non-maternity settings across the region in relation to women with the conditions listed below:

cardiac, respiratory, renal, haematological, rheumatological, endocrine, gastro-intestinal and liver, neurological, skin diseases and cancer and including acute illness where the underlying condition is not clear such as: headache, breathlessness, chest pain, abdominal pain, fever/sepsis.

Occasional travel around the WM may be necessary.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree
• Evidence of professional progression
• NMC Midwife registration

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme
• Effective internet and IT skills
• Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
• Positive attitude to change and inspires confidence
• Demonstrates innovation
• Evidence of professional development within Maternal medicine
• Previous experience in managing complex cases

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Confident and competent midwife practitioner

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
• Demonstrates an awareness of role of Maternal Medicine Networks and evidence of ability to educate others
• Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
• Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
• Willing to complete all mandatory training
• Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team.
• Strategies to cope with stress/ work pressures
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required

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.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working