Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-8001686-W
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Perinatal Mental Health Lead Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife with a passion for perinatal mental health to influence practice, shape service delivery, and champion the needs of women and pregnant people with complex vulnerabilities.
The successful candidate will bring advanced clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to collaborative working to drive forward a safe, responsive, and equitable perinatal mental health service.
Main duties of the job
For full details of the Job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the Job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration - Registered Midwife
- A specialist interest in perinatal mental health.
- Mentoring qualification.
- Relevant degree or can demonstrate equivalent level of learning.
Desirable criteria
- Additional qualification in mental health or counselling qualification.
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in relation to Perinatal Mental Health
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post-registration experience in all areas of midwifery practice, including community.
- Evidence of multi-agency working.
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups.
Desirable criteria
- Management responsibility for clinical area.
- Specialist knowledge and experience in maternal mental health, developed through training and practice.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Visible leadership qualities.
- Previous experience and involvement in midwifery research or audit.
- Able to act as a midwifery specialist adviser to team members and other professional groups in formal and informal settings.
- Proven leadership qualities to include the ability to influence and motivate others.
- Has knowledge of resources and people management.
- Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of people management.
- Evidence of innovative practice.
- Evidence of resource management.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of women’s health needs within the concept of changing healthcare provision.
- Passion for specialist area.
- Leadership skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality service.
- Ability to show empathy and compassion to mothers and families.
- Flexible approach to working hours/ duties.
- Approachable and supportive.
- Able to develop others.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hayley McBride
- Job title
- Senior Midwifery Matron for Outpatient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284712997
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