Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-26-7941125
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Women & Children's Hospital
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Midwife for Maternal Medicine
Band 7
Job overview
The Yorkshire & the Humber region has come together to form a Maternal Medicine Network, working with commissioners, providers, clinicians, the Yorkshire & the Humber Maternity Clinical Network, service users via the Maternity Neonatal Voices Partnerships and has the support of the Integrated Care Systems.
The Yorkshire & the Humber Maternal Medicine Network is made up of two specialist Maternal Medicine Centres (MMCs) held within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust alongside services delivered in local hospitals supporting the population of Yorkshire and Humber.
The Maternal Medicine Specialist Midwife will provide equitable and expert support for women with pre-existing or pregnancy-induced significant medical issues, to ensure sustainability of that care, and additionally provide perinatal mental health support or another onward referral as required. You will also provide support for colleagues providing these services, and form links through the Yorkshire and Humber Maternal Medicine Network.
Main duties of the job
You will have responsibility for the provision of effective and efficient service within the midwifery unit(s) in your Trust. You will provide clinical and professional management and leadership for the team. You will work alongside the Lead Clinician for their Trust, and with the Local Maternity System Maternal Medicine Clinical lead.
You are responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of care programmes are maintained to a high standard. You will manage the reporting aspects of the Maternal Medicine provision within their unit and ensure cost effective use of resources.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information about the role and requirements.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with current UK NMC Registration
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in Midwifery
- PROMPT or other relevant emergency skills qualification
- Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
- Level 3 Safeguarding Training
Desirable criteria
- Leadership/ management qualification
- Masters or working towards master’s level in an appropriate subject
- Recognised teaching qualification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above
- Practice Supervisor / Assessor qualification
- Experience of teaching/presenting
- Proven ability to communicate well within a multidisciplinary team (both verbally and non-verbally)
- Ability to motivate self and others and influence change
- Understanding of clinical governance and the importance of identification, management and monitoring of risk processes
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to deal with any potentially difficult or sensitive issues
- Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace
- Proven ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
- Financial awareness
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
Desirable criteria
- Safeguarding experience
- Demonstrate additional training to underpin knowledge for speciality
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership and management skills
- Competent in IT and able to produce detailed and accurate reports
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Able to work independently and autonomously as well as part of a wider multidisciplinary team
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- Ability to produce high quality reports for use internally and externally to the Group
- Conflict management skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
Special Attributes and other
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- Flexible and reliable
- Good timekeeper
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
- Yvonne McGrath
- Job title
- Director of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 875875
- Additional information
Tessa Dunning
Head of Midwifery
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