Job Description

"Please note:

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role."



The post supports the leadership and operational delivery of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle across the Trust within a clinical governance framework throughout the Trust. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Midwife for Quality and Safety to lead the development of full implementation and sustainability of the care bundle across the Trust.



The post holder will lead and facilitate quality improvement and audit programmes aimed at equipping maternity and neonatal staff to increase their knowledge and competence in risk assessments during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period in all clinical settings and improve clinical decision making and escalation.



Provide safe and effective care to pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period



Provide proactive and effective Leadership



Expert Practitioner



Work in partnership with women and their families



Work collaboratively as a member of the Multidisciplinary team



Highly developed communication skills in challenging situations in which there may be barriers to communication and changing circumstances



Provides specialist midwifery care for a specific group of women



Advises and provides specialist support to midwives in related clinical areas



Shares specialist knowledge with other professional group and agencies



London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.



Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital:

home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

St Mark's Hospital:

an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

Ealing Hospital:

a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

Central Middlesex Hospital:

our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.



We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.



To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the and Person Specification.