Role: Midwifery Sister
Location: The Portland Hospital for Women & Children, Central London
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: 12.5 hour shifts between Monday-Sunday (long days, nights & weekends)
Salary: £Competitive + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Midwifery Sister to join the Midwifery team at The Portland Hospital currently rated “Good” by the CQC.
As the only fully private maternity hospital in the UK, delivering over 1,600 babies a year, we place great importance on providing safe and high-quality care for expectant mothers. Both consultant-led and midwife-led maternity care is available, and our aim is to provide you with all the support you need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Women’s health issues are treated by a team of 40 consultants, supported by nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and counsellors, with an emphasis on privacy and dignity.
As a Midwifery Sister, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient management of the maternity department. You will provide expert clinical care across antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal services, while promoting evidence-based practice and continuous improvement. The role involves coordinating daily operations, offering guidance and support to the multidisciplinary team, and overseeing the care delivered by both registered and non-registered staff. In collaboration with the Maternity Matron, you will contribute to clinical governance, risk management, and quality assurance, while supporting staff development and education.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you’ll bring:
1. NMC Registered Midwife
2. Demonstrable knowledge and a minimum of 3 years’ experience practising as a Midwife
3. Teaching and mentoring experience with ENB 997 or equivalent
4. Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support
5. Safeguarding Level 3 training
6. Excellent understanding of clinical governance and experience with audits and action plans
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Midwifery Sister you’ll be eligible for:
7. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
8. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
9. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
10. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
11. Group Life Assurance from day one
12. Critical illness cover
13. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
14. · Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
15. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
16. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
17. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
18. Kindness and compassion:We treat people with kindness and compassion
19. Honesty, integrity and fairness:We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
20. Loyalty, respect and dignity:We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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