Job overview

The Team Leader is responsible for providing effective leadership, operational management, and professional support to a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within community and home-based settings. The post holder will ensure that services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with organisational objectives, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.

Working closely with senior managers and clinical colleagues, the Team Leader will oversee the day-to-day management of the team, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, workload allocation, and service performance. They will support staff through supervision, appraisal, training, and development activities, fostering a positive culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and compassionate care.

The role involves monitoring service delivery, managing resources effectively, and using performance data to identify opportunities for quality improvement and increased efficiency. The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that patients receive timely, coordinated, and responsive care, while promoting integrated working across health, social care, and voluntary sector partners.

The post holder will provide clinical and operational leadership, supporting staff in the management of complex cases and ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and evidence-based practice. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide 24-hour professional and operational leadership for the team, maintaining overall responsibility for the recruitment, deployment, supervision, performance management, and professional development of staff. They will be accountable for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective services across the designated geographical area(s), promoting continuous improvement and maintaining compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.

Working autonomously within Trust and departmental frameworks and within their professional scope of practice, the post holder will ensure that care is delivered in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

As a registered midwife, the post holder will be responsible for assessing the needs of women and families, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised programmes of care for a defined caseload. They will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners involved in the delivery of health and social care services to women, babies, and families, ensuring a coordinated and seamless approach to care.

The post holder will play a key role in developing and improving maternity services, promoting evidence-based practice, and ensuring that care remains responsive to the needs and preferences of women and their families. 

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.