Job overview

As a registered, accountable and autonomous senior midwife to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions.

To be responsible for assessment, planning of care, implementing and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care on the Lunar Birth Centre of the maternity unit.

To be responsible for promoting and facilitating a positive Patient Experience.

As an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of others. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy.

As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.

Main duties of the job

·       Have delegated responsibility for 24-hr cover within the maternity unit. This may include rotation to formulating off-duty to ensure adequate and appropriate cover and when required, liaising with and deploying staff on a shift by shift basis, according to service need.

·       Monitor the activity within the unit on a shift basis and to risk manage the work of the Lunar birth Centre.

·       Lead a program of standard setting and audit to implement change that meets patient requirements and improves standards.

·       Be an autonomous practitioner providing clinical leadership and expertise in all aspects of midwifery practice, which includes providing, direct care to women.

·       Delegate clinical tasks to staff members on shift as appropriate e.g. care of complex cases, routine checking of equipment.

·       Facilitate the development of all staff including junior medical staff and support workers through teaching and empowerment.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.