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A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Private Maternity Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The Kensington Wing is looking for individuals to join our dedicated private maternity team providing exceptional patient care and delivering an above and beyond patient experience whilst embracing the Trust values.

If you are an experienced and motivated midwife with a passion for exceeding expectation whilst championing a personalised approach to care, we would love to hear from you. You will have demonstrable clinical competencies, and bring an outstanding "can do" attitude which has the patient experience at the heart of everything you do. You will be able to establish your credibility with multiple stakeholders including consultants and midwives and enjoy being part of a high performing team. The Kensington Wing team prides itself on being family-friendly, compassionate and a place to nurture and grow its staff members to reach their full potential.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to motivate and engage others to ensure services support the Trust’s values, whilst demonstrating a pioneering approach to challenge convention and traditional ways of working to provide the best care possible for our families.

Working in private maternity maintains NHS length of service and pension contributions, as you are employed by the Trust.

This midwife will work closely with the obstetric consultants on Kensington Wing (Private Maternity Unit) to deliver a high standard of midwifery care to their patients. It is recognised that these women have chosen private consultant-led obstetric care to ensure continuity of care.

As Kensington Wing is a whole maternity unit this midwife will participate in a varied work day that may include looking after women who are either in labour or having an induction of labour, supporting women going to theatre for an elective caesarean section, supporting women and their families in the postnatal period or triaging walk-ins as appropriate.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England\'s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us \'Good\' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and \'Outstanding\' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed.

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

• Professional
  • Maintain and develop up-to-date evidence based professional knowledge and competence in accordance with NMC legislation and recommendations. Promote and role model positive professional behaviour.
  • To abide by the NMC Midwives Rules and Standards (2012). As a Registered Midwife, you are personally accountable for development of your practice.
  • Maintain and develop high standards of research-based midwifery care.
  • Implement Trust policies and protocols utilising significant discretion to work within a set of defined parameters and ensure that all care is carried out within the agreed standard and policy. Participate in up-dating and revising of policies and guidelines as appropriate.
  • Liaise and maintain effective working relationships with hospital and community midwifery based staff as well as other professional groups. Liaise effectively with the Professional Midwifery Advocates and demonstrate an understanding of the role of their role.
  • Have awareness of the pressure and workload on professional colleagues and manage the existing resources as required on a daily basis.
  • Actively promoting the implementation of service developments and quality initiatives to enhance service provision.
  • The post holder is aware and identifies concerns relating to child protection (Children’s Act, 1989) liaising with the Named Midwife for Child Protection and the multidisciplinary team.
  • To show regard and respect for different ethnic, cultural and religious beliefs within the provision of all aspects of midwifery care.
  • The midwife will show an awareness and understanding of vulnerable adults at risk and the processes and support mechanisms available. This midwife will seek advice from the senior midwife in all instances
• Clinical
  • Act as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of normal midwifery practice as guided by the Midwives Rules and Standards (2012). This role encompasses the care given during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
  • The post holder is responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the total care to women/mothers and babies over a 24 hour period.
  • Give advice, care and support to women who lose or terminate their pregnancies for whatever reason and provide support and guidance for midwives who are less experienced in this aspect of midwifery care.
  • Maintain competence in, manage and co-ordinate emergency procedures which require knowledge and expertise whilst awaiting medical assistance.
  • Record and report all adverse clinical risks utilising the appropriate incident reporting system and forms.
• Education
  • Participate in the setting, maintaining and reviewing of standards of midwifery practice. Participate in the teaching and orientation of learners and new members of staff.
  • To provide the effective mentoring/associate mentoring and assessment of student midwives and ensure that appropriate records and reports on student progress are available to the relevant University.
  • Disseminate professional and clinical knowledge to colleagues. Encourage and develop innovation in practice.
  • Ensure that appropriate health education is provided for women and their families making full use of available resources. Introducing new developments and practices as necessary.
  • Participate in Trust mandatory training programmes, including MOMS.
  • Play an active role in the planning and provision of parent education and information programmes.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026