Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring or established leader to step into a pivotal Band 7 Community Team Leader role, where you will play a key part in shaping a responsive and forward-thinking service. You will lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team, foster a positive and inclusive culture, and drive continuous improvement, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care within the community setting.
Main duties of the job
Deliver safe, high-quality, women-centred care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation based on individual needs and evidence-based practice.
Lead and support the midwifery team, acting as a role model and mentor, promoting professional development and a positive working environment.
Oversee daily service operations, including staffing and rotas (e-roster), ensuring safe levels and efficient resource management.
Ensure compliance with clinical governance, infection control, health and safety, and Trust policies, supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
Provide expert advice and support to women, families, GPs, and colleagues, managing sensitive or complex issues with empathy and professionalism.
Support training and development, ensuring staff complete mandatory training and fostering a strong learning culture.
Monitor care quality and drive improvement, leading audits and quality initiatives to maintain high standards across the service.
Deputise for the Matron when required, contributing to the effective running of the maternity service.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Midwife
2. NMC Registered
3. To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
4. Continuous professional development
5. First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Extensive midwifery experience in all areas
7. Significant experience at Band 6 including extended clinical competence
8. Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
9. Ability to prioritise and work as a team member. Leadership skills.
Desirable criteria
10. Academic courses relevant to role, Leadership management
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Evidence of managing change
12. Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
13. Excellent performance management skills
14. Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels
15. Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
16. Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
17. Integrity - Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
18. Ownership - Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their ward.
19. Ownership - Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward.
20. Ownership - Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
21. Delivery - Loves to be in control and on top everything that is going on in their ward. Likes to be 'hands on' in the delivery of women centred care.
22. Delivery - Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues.
23. Delivery - Possess a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
24. Relating - Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress.
25. Relating - Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong.
26. Relating - Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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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
27. Job Description (PDF, 160.4KB)
28. Person Specification (PDF, 272.6KB)
29. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
30. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
31. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
32. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
33. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
34. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
35. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameAlison OsakoJob titleCommunity Midwifery MatronEmail addressalison.osako1@nhs.netTelephone number07835 718764