Job Description

There has never been a more exciting time to join our Trust. Major redevelopment works on both sites at our Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital are planned. Our trust has been rated Good by the CQC and is world renowned for our care.



Our Maternity Services, based at our Women's Hospital, is a leading Perinatal Centre and one of the largest centres in the UK. We are the designated Fetal Medicine Centre, for the West Midlands and Wales Therefore, we care for women and babies with very complex needs, who need more than standard maternity care. We deliver outstanding care to some of the West Midlands sickest babies from 22 weeks gestation. We are host to the West Midlands Human Milk Bank and we serve a maternity department supporting the births of approximately 8,000 babies per annum.



We are looking for an experienced midwife to provide inspirational leadership and management for our Intrapartum Service, based in our Women's Hospital. This is a fixed term post for 12 months to provide maternity leave cover. There will be potential for a substantive Band 6 role for external candidates once the secondment is complete, alongside any other opportunities that may arise during this time. The successful candidate will be part of our dynamic intrapartum leadership team, and able to support the Matron. They will be part of managing the clinical front facing team, the daily operational issues to ensure safe and outstanding care for women in the intrapartum period. This extends from, delivery Suite and our Induction Suite, and cross cover for the Triage and Birth Centre manager. There will be very close relationships with our dependent services at all stages of the pregnancy and with our Neonatal Unit, our children's specialty services at our Children's Hospital and our Hub and Spoke centers. Outstanding communication skill is required to ensure good working relationships with a wide-ranging multidisciplinary team and families.



We have excellent professional development opportunities, which will enable you to adapt this role. We offer a family friendly environment for our local community and region



Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.



Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.



Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.



Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.



Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.



Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.



When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).