Job summary
- Main area
- RLH WOMEN'S HEALTH
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-7500904RLH-A
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Systemic Examination of the Newborn (SEN) Lead Midwife
Band 7
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife to provide both clinical and managerial leadership within the maternity unit. The post holder will be a Registered Practising Midwife responsible for leading and coordinating the Systematic Examination of the Newborn (SEN) service at the Royal London Maternity Services, ensuring full compliance with National Screening Standards.
The SEN Practitioner Lead will oversee the management and delivery of the SEN programme, offering leadership, clinical expertise, student midwives support and support across all maternity areas where newborn examinations are performed.
Main duties of the job
· Monitoring day-to-day compliance with SEN programme standards.
· Overseeing the S4N failsafe system for all babies born at the unit or returning to the local catchment area, ensuring examinations are completed within 72 hours of birth.
· Maintaining a visible presence in clinical practice to ensure high standards of care are consistently met
· Fulfil a range of leadership and clinical duties, supporting service delivery and development.
· Provide cover for the Postnatal Lead Midwife during periods of absence.
· Support other clinical areas during designated administrative days.
· Collaborate effectively with midwives, student midwives, and the wider multidisciplinary team to uphold service quality and continuity of care
· The individual should be visible and accessible to women and their families and staff, ensuring all women and their families could seek information, help, and support or to communicate problematic or celebratory issues.
· The post will be based at Royal London Hospital although the role will also involve supporting and working closely with other maternity sites within Barts Health.
· Contribute to discharge planning by liaising between inpatient maternity services, NICU and Community Midwifery Service.
· The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams within Barts Health and the LMNS in facilitating In-utero and Ex-utero transfers in a timely manner
· The post holder will demonstrate clinical expertise, competency in practice and be a role model.
· This role is a Monday to Friday job to ensure SEN leadership oversight within the service.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered midwife on the NMC register.
- Examination of Newborn trained
- Post registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification (mentorship course).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post midwifery registration
Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the Midwives Rules and Codes of Conduct
- Can demonstrate forward thinking approach to care
- Can practice as an autonomous midwife in the acute and primary care setting
Desirable criteria
- Able to make appropriate clinical decisions considering research evidence, informed choice and individual circumstances
- Ability to conduct relationships in such a way that conflict is minimized.
- Initiates reflective practicable to make appropriate clinical decisions considering research evidence, informed choice and individual circumstances
- Confident in teaching and assessing students
- Autonomous midwife in the acute and primary care setting
- Able to prioritise workload appropriately and assessing medical and midwifery students.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alice Kyei
- Job title
- High Risk Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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