Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Jessop Wing Town Sheffield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 26/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 03/09/2025
Senior Midwife/Ward Leader
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and strong leader to join our team as a Senior Midwife Ward Leader. The ideal candidate will be approachable and possess the drive to achieve the highest standards of clinical excellence, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe care within the ward. This role involves supporting the Matron and working collaboratively as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to foster a positive, patient-centred environment. If you are passionate about leadership, committed to continuous improvement, and dedicated to exemplary midwifery care, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for the management and clinical leadership of the midwifery services on the inpatient areas.
* To be accountable for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided in inpatient areas.
* To be easily identifiable to patients, providing strong, visible leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by women and their families.
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.
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 and Qualifications
* Practising Midwife
* NMC registered
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
Experience
* Significant post registration experience Extensively working across organisational boundaries and ability to work within a multi-agency framework
* Significant experience of working with families.
* Experience of team leadership
* Experience in managing change
* Experience of audit, monitoring and evaluating local policies.
Skills and Knowledge
* Understanding of professional and personal accountability in line with the Code of Professional Conduct and scope of professional practice
* In-depth knowledge of postnatal care in line with the department of health and NICE guidance
* Clear knowledge and understanding of partnership working to ensure a streamlined postnatal service from hospital to community
* Highly developed communication /presentation and reporting skills (written and verbal)
* Ability to write complex and detailed reports
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-agency team
* Ability to effectively negotiate, influence and motivate
* Ability to use a range of IT packages
* Highly developed organisational /time management skills and ability to prioritise own work
* Understanding of the NHS structure policy and regional priorities
* Knowledge of Clinical Governance and implications for practice relating postnatal and antenatal care
Personal Qualities
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to make appropriate decisions at all levels
* Flexible approach to work
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 .
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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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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.
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