Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 430-8WC-202510-026
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ante-Natal Clinic (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Antenatal Clinic Lead Midwife
Band 7
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Antenatal Clinic Lead Midwife
Department Maternity
Band 7 pro rata if part-time
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Due to retirement, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Antenatal Clinic Midwife to join our team.
As Antenatal Clinic Lead Midwife, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the highest standards of care for women and families during pregnancy. You will lead and support the antenatal team, driving improvements in patient experience, safety, and quality. This role requires excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with a strong commitment to evidence-based practice and collaborative working across multidisciplinary teams.
It is a fantastic time to join us at Milton Keynes, we have a supportive and compassionate team, we are committed to development, innovation, safety and quality of our services and the experience of our women, their families and our staff is a top priority.
The job description provides further information about this role within our service and if you have any questions or you would like to have an informal discussion, please do not hesitate to contact Natalie Lucas – Outpatient Matron - [email protected]
If you are ready for a new chapter in your Midwifery journey, we would welcome an application from you to take that next step.
Interview date: Week commencing 26.01.2026
Main duties of the job
We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute
“- NHS Survey, 2024''94% feel that their role makes a difference to patience and service users.
The post holder will work as a member of the team, providing and leading midwifery care to the women in the antenatal period.
The postholder will maintain own clinical skills and competencies and have excellent communication skills. The postholder will work within the NMC rules and standards and Trust guidelines and procedures.
The postholder will work within the multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for the planning, development, smooth running and maintenance of the antenatal clinic for pregnant women attending the Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The postholder will provide accurate, unbiased, non-judgemental evidence-based information to both the multidisciplinary team and service users.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Ensure the smooth running on a day-to-day basis of full antenatal clinic services
- Provide support, information, advocacy and referral to other agencies as required
- Participation in the care and investigation of women with high-risk pregnancies who require further investigation. Liaise with obstetric and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure high-risk women receive personalised care.
- Provide specialist clinical care and advice to maternity staff within the unit and, to others within the community.
- Liaise with others within the multidisciplinary team, e.g. Diabetic Service, Safeguarding team, Antenatal and Neonatal screening specialist midwife, Neonatal team, Blood Bourne virus team.
Managerial Responsibilities
1. Required to manage antenatal team members on a day-to-day basis and undertake appraisals of all staff members within the team.
2. Required to promote and provide opportunities and resources for staff development and training.
3. Required to create, implement and support change management within the department.
4. Required to disseminate information to create understanding and ensure all are working to the same goal.
5. Participate in Clinical Governance Programme and demonstrate awareness of Clinical Governance agenda.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with NMC
- Degree level qualification, additional course in relevant speciality or post graduate diploma
- MSPP/ENB 998 or similar teaching qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Leadership qualification or completion of leadership programme
- Completion of specialist fetal monitoring training
Desirable criteria
- Masters level qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Newborn Advanced Life Support trained
- Newborn Initial Physical Examination (NIPE)
- Experience of Human Factors training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration clinical experience in all areas of practice, including caring for service users at high risk of complications
- Audit and risk management experience
- Evidence of implementing a change in practice
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring
Desirable criteria
- Experience in HR and Management related issues
- Resource management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate leadership skills, knowledge and experience to enhance effective maternity care
- Able to act in a clinical and managerial role to support and advice others in delivering clinical care.
- Clinically competent in suturing/cannulation/venepuncture
- Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- Ability to manage own workload without supervision and delegate workload of the maternity unit to midwives and other staff according to their competence.
- Ability to manage difficult situations in a non-confrontational manner
- Demonstrates a good understanding of IT and technology to enable report writing, presentations, data entry and analysis
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to analyse problems and the implementation of appropriate solutions
- Motivates others and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical specialty
- In depth knowledge of midwifery, current issues in health service/profession
Desirable criteria
- To have an understanding of resource management and budget control.
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate and innovate other staff in a climate of change with a flexibility and willingness to embrace change management.
- Ability to undertake clinical assessment and individual performance review of staff.
- Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for students and of creating a positive learning environment
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills and ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations.
- Recognising when staff may require further debriefing following adverse events.
- Evidence of excellent documentation and written skills
Specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
- Professional appearance and manner
- Ability to participate in the hospital on-call rota
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Lucas
- Job title
- Practice Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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