Lead Midwife Postnatal Ward
Slough, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 weeks ago
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated midwife to join the Inpatient team as a Band 7 Postnatal Ward Lead at Wexham Park Hospital for 14.5 hours /week.
You will be required to lead on all aspects of postnatal care. You will provide clinical leadership with a particular focus on NIPE, care of the infant, ATTAIN and the infant feeding initiative.
This post provided a unique opportunity for personal, professional and service development. You will work closely with the multi disciplinary team within the unit and community.
Main duties of the job
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated midwife to join the Inpatient team as a Band 7 Postnatal Ward Lead at Wexham Park Hospital for 14.5 hours /week.
You will be required to lead on all aspects of postnatal care. You will provide clinical leadership with a particular focus on NIPE, care of the infant, ATTAIN and the infant feeding initiative.
This post provided a unique opportunity for personal, professional and service development. You will work closely with the multi disciplinary team within the unit and community.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the implementation and evaluation of care within designated ward areas.
- Able to make decisions within current protocols and principles of care in compliance with the NMC Midwives Rules and Code of Practice and unit guidelines.
- Support the inpatient matron to ensure women are provide high standards of care responsive to their needs and the needs of the service.
- Provide senior clinical leadership and act as shift coordinator on the postnatal ward.
- Lead and support midwives to deliver safe, effective and compassionate postnatal care.
- Coordinate day‑to‑day ward activity, supporting patient flow and timely decision‑making.
- Act as the senior midwife on duty, escalating concerns and managing risk appropriately.
- Support staff wellbeing, supervision and adherence to Trust policies and standards.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to promote high‑quality care and positive patient experience.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of CPD
- Mentorship / SLiP course
- Leadership/Management Training
- NIPE trained
- Undertaking master study
- Safeguarding Level 2 & 3
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing a ward area
- Experience of clinical audit/quality issues within the health care setting
- Evidence of successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams at a senior level
- Experience in guideline development and implementation
- Experience of implementing and influencing clinical governance processes.
- Experience of undertaking midwifery research and audit.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills.
- Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills.
- Effective internet and IT skills.
- Confident in teaching and assessing students.
- Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
