Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-PHC-101
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Midwife Ward Manager / Team Leader
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dedicated midwife to join our team as the Ward Manager in Clayton Ward Maternity Unit.
Are you a highly skilled midwife with a passion for delivering gold-standard care? If so, this role within our private midwifery service could be the perfect fit for you!
In this role, you will:
- Provide strong managerial support to the midwifery team at Clayton Ward.
- Deliver holistic, patient-centred maternity services, offering comprehensive care throughout the pregnancy journey.
- Enjoy the variety and scope of managing a highly skilled team while maintaining hands-on clinical expertise.
What we are looking for:
- A confident leader with proven managerial experience in maternity care.
- A compassionate midwife committed to delivering exceptional, personalized care to families.
- Someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced private healthcare environment.
This is an incredible opportunity to work within an outstanding private maternity service, ensuring the highest levels of safety, care, and patient satisfaction.
Main duties of the job
- The Ward Manager is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based women centred midwifery care while fostering a positive and supportive working environment.
- The role involves providing strong clinical leadership to the Clayton Ward team, overseeing the day to day running of the ward and coordinating care for private and amenity patients.
- Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary colleagues and Matrons, the post holder will ensure safe, effective care and positive patient experience.
- As an expert clinical midwife, they will also offer specialist advice and guidance to support the care of women, pregnant people and their families.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Midwifery degree or equivalent
- Mentorship or full SSSA preparation
- Registered Midwife (on NMC register)
Desirable criteria
- Has attained or is working towards a management qualification.
- Leadership qualification or equivalent experience.
- Master’s degree in a relevant subject area or working towards this
- Examination of the new-born
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience >3years,
- Experience in a range of settings including labour ward.
- Parent education experience
- Previous mentorship experience
- Experience in change management
Desirable criteria
- Project management experience
- Patient experience initiatives
- Caseload experience
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in supervision of trained staff.
- Clinically competent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Luisa Sweeney
- Job title
- Matron for Maternity
- Email address
- [email protected]
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