Job overview
Although this position is a 6 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 6 months.
Are you a motivated midwife with good organisational skills and experience of working in a hospital? Are you ready to facilitate, coordinate and support Maternity Education. We are excited to announce a fixed-term position ending on the2nd of June 2026. This role offers you the opportunity to collaborate with clinical, operational, and governance colleagues, as well as the broader health system, to drive positive change within the Education faculty.
The post holder will be a member of the senior midwifery leadership team, contributing fully to the development, delivery and achievement of the group's objectives.
The post holder will participate in a senior managers’ on call rota for maternity services.
Main duties of the job
At Barts Health NHS Trust our local community is a diverse mix of ethnicity, social challenge and health needs. Barts Health NHS Trust has a world-wide reputation for innovation in the care of mothers to be and our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. This means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Whipps Cross Hospital is situated in the heart of East London, and we provide Maternity Services to approximately 4000 women a year. Each birth is very special to us, and we strive to make every birth a positive experience for the family. We have a level 2 Neonatal unit situated within the hospital as well as excellent facilities in Fetal Medicine.
Building on our existing work around listening to women & birthing people we have implemented a structured triaging system for women who attend our services and a maternity telephone helpline. Our recently launched home birth team provides case-loading care to those who choose to birth at home making it possible for us to offer women care in all settings in line with the Better Births Initiative and NHS Long Term Plan recommendation
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Educated to degree level.
2. Evidence of continued professional development
3. Leadership Course/Development Programme
4. Evidence of Post midwifery Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience as Band 7.
6. Recent clinical experience in the relevant area of practice.
7. Experience of service Improvement
8. Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
9. Experience of reflective Practice.
10. Ability to present and teach in classroom setting.
11. Experience with teaching in the clinical setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
12. NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (Standard 6 and 8).
13. Core Competency Framework (Version 2).
14. The Ockenden Report (2020 & 2022).
15. Barts Health Training Needs Analysis
16. Maternity Transformation Programme: Better Births
Skills
Essential criteria
17. Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
18. Able to work under pressure and priorities care
19. Computer skills.
20. Developed skills in audit Proficient clinical midwifery Skills.
Desirable criteria
21. Effective negotiation & persuasion skills
Other
Essential criteria
22. Demonstrates enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
23. Understanding of Knowledge & Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests.
24. Up to date in all current issues related to professional midwifery practice and health service management
25. Positive and flexible style and approach
26. Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
27. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
28. Developed facilitation skills
29. Developed communication skills, both verbal written and presentation
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
30. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
31. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
32. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
33. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
34. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)