Maternal Medicine Network CO - Lead Midwife

The NW London Maternal Medicine Network was established in 2022, with a leadership team consisting of Clinical Director, Lead Obstetric Physician, Lead Obstetrician and Lead Midwife (one WTE).

The Network is seeking to employ a senior midwife to work 7.5 hours pw alongside the Lead Midwife who has reduced working hours to 30 hours per week. This will be a secondment post until end December 2027.

The role of the Co-lead Midwife will be to work as part of the Maternal Medicine Network leadership team to develop and implement a shared vision for midwifery within maternal medicine and to deliver the Network objectives, as cited in the NW London Maternal Medicine Network Service Specification (2023).

The postholder will be undertaking duties commensurate with 7.5 hours pw which will include supporting the development of maternal medicine midwifery across NW London; helping local maternal medicine midwives to develop business cases to increase their midwifery teams and helping local teams to implement the Maternal Care Bundle (NHS 2026).

If you are an experienced senior midwife, with previous experience of working within maternal medicine, looking to influence midwifery input into this field, then we are keen to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Leading and facilitating further development of maternal medicine midwifery practice and roles in each maternity unit, by providing local staff practical support. Areas might include (but not limited to):
• Supporting the development of maternal medicine midwifery antenatal continuity, including Booking and postnatal input.
• Supporting local teams to develop business cases to develop or increase the maternal medicine midwifery team.
• Implementing relevant aspect of the NHS Maternal Care Bundle (2026), especially in non-maternity settings.
• Working as part of the Network leadership team in developing and implementing a shared vision for midwifery within the Network.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

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 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.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£66,274 to £73,496 a year

pa inclusive pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2742

Job locations

Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital

London

W12 0HS

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Registered Midwife- NMC registrant
• Educated to Masters' level in relevant subject, or for completion within 12 months, or evidence of equivalent and relevant level of experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) or other postgraduate clinical study.

Desirable

• Teaching course or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Operational management experience in acute hospital setting
• Substantial experience of teaching and mentoring junior staff.
• Relevant acute care and/or maternal medicine clinic experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft IT applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Experience acting as on-call manager
• Emergency department, HDU or ITU experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to inspire confidence, to lead staff, motivate and involve individuals and teams to enable them to understand the Trust's and Maternal Medicine Network's performance expectations.
• A commitment to improving patient services through ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance data to identify areas for improvement
• Ability to present data in a way which makes it accessible for all; IT literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Registered Midwife- NMC registrant
• Educated to Masters' level in relevant subject, or for completion within 12 months, or evidence of equivalent and relevant level of experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) or other postgraduate clinical study.

Desirable

• Teaching course or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Operational management experience in acute hospital setting
• Substantial experience of teaching and mentoring junior staff.
• Relevant acute care and/or maternal medicine clinic experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft IT applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Experience acting as on-call manager
• Emergency department, HDU or ITU experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to inspire confidence, to lead staff, motivate and involve individuals and teams to enable them to understand the Trust's and Maternal Medicine Network's performance expectations.
• A commitment to improving patient services through ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance data to identify areas for improvement
• Ability to present data in a way which makes it accessible for all; IT literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital

London

W12 0HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital

London

W12 0HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

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.

Education

Essential

• Registered Midwife- NMC registrant
• Educated to Masters' level in relevant subject, or for completion within 12 months, or evidence of equivalent and relevant level of experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) or other postgraduate clinical study.

Desirable

• Teaching course or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Operational management experience in acute hospital setting
• Substantial experience of teaching and mentoring junior staff.
• Relevant acute care and/or maternal medicine clinic experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft IT applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Experience acting as on-call manager
• Emergency department, HDU or ITU experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to inspire confidence, to lead staff, motivate and involve individuals and teams to enable them to understand the Trust's and Maternal Medicine Network's performance expectations.
• A commitment to improving patient services through ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance data to identify areas for improvement
• Ability to present data in a way which makes it accessible for all; IT literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation.