Overview
Exciting Opportunity: Labour Ward Manager at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
We are delighted to offer an experienced labour Ward Midwife, with a passion to promote personalised maternity care, the opportunity to join us as Labour Ward Manager at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. You will be pivotal in supporting and co-ordinating the department in delivering a high standard of evidence-based care for birthing people and their families.
You will provide clinical and professional leadership to midwifery, nursing, admin, and support workers, maximising job satisfaction for the team.
The successful candidate will work within a multi disciplinary team to ensure women receive seamless maternity care. They will also provide a specialist and advanced contribution to the provision of maternity services ensuring delivery of high calibre care and efficient use of facilities, manpower and other resources.
If you share our passion, drive and values in ensuring women and birthing people and their families receive quality and compassionate care, then we would like to hear from you.
Responsibilities
You will be a visible and credible clinical leader, promoting compassionate leadership within the labour ward whilst engaging your team to improve standards of care.
You will have excellent communication skills and will inspire your team with your drive and passion for developing people and services.
Lead by example and empower staff in their personal and professional development.
Work alongside and support the labour ward team in a clinical capacity when required, being an expert practitioner to guide and advise the multi-disciplinary team as required.
Take the lead role in ensuring the environmental and ward processes are responsive to the needs of women and birthing individuals, providing assurance through agreed mechanisms.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Details
* Date posted: 09 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata for part time staff
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 190-0718-DIR-A
* Job locations: Jessop Wing Hospital, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield, S10 2SF
Job description and person specification
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Qualifications and experience
Education - Essential
* Practising Midwife
* NMC registered
* To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
* Continuous professional development
* First degree, working towards or equivalent experience
Experience - Essential
* Extensive Midwifery Experience on the Labour Ward environment, with experience coordinating the labour ward
* Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
* Ability to prioritise and work as a team member. Leadership skills.
* Experience in antenatal and postnatal care
Desirable
* Academic courses relevant to role Leadership/management
Skills and knowledge
* Evidence of managing change
* Demonstrates resilience through a good attendance record
* Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups
* Excellent performance management skills
* Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels
* Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
* Persuasion and influencing skills - ability to present ideas and proposals effectively
Personal qualities
* Integrity - Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference
* Ownership - Driven to ensure that both they and their team achieve shared goals and excellent standards of care
* Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward
* Delivery - Able to multitask and manage competing demands
* Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and demonstrates resilience in challenging circumstances
* Relating - Understand the importance of developing others
* Having good emotional intelligence
* Able to tailor concepts appropriate to the audience
Other 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, please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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