Job summary
- Main area
- Midwife
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-PHC-067
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Midwife for Private Patient Maternity Services
Band 6
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 opened up for a skilled and compassionate Midwife to join our esteemed maternity team at the Lindo Wing Private Maternity Unit. With over 75 years of excellence in private obstetric and neonatal care, the Lindo Wing has garnered an international reputation, serving thousands of mothers, including members of the royal family and celebrities.
Are you experienced in intrapartum and postnatal care? If so, we want to hear from you! Join our rapidly growing service. . Be part of our dynamic team as we continue to grow our exciting new midwife led service.
Our dedicated team provides a unique, traditional, and individualised service with the safety and reliability of NHS support. This distinctive combination allows us to offer our patients exceptional care while ensuring their well-being. We are committed to continual improvement and have recently introduced a range of holistic services, offering bespoke packages to meet the diverse needs of our patients.
As a Midwife at the Lindo Wing, you will enjoy a dynamic and supportive work environment where you can collaborate with talented professionals. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to our innovative approach to maternity care while gaining experience in both private and NHS-backed settings.
The Lindo Wing is an extraordinary place to work, offering a unique opportunity to advance your career while making a meaningful impact on the lives of mothers and their babies.
Main duties of the job
As a primary care provider in midwifery, the midwife will deliver comprehensive care across community, labour ward (including MLC unit), and postnatal wards. The role requires flexible working, including internal rotation between areas and day/night duties to ensure 24-hour coverage.
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
- Experience in delivering parent education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed 18 months post registration clinical experience
- Working as an RM in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Worked within a postnatal community setting
- Worked within a Midwife Led setting
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of obstetric
- Emergency skills and drills and the ability to perform in an emergency situation
- Perineal Suturing
- IV drugs administration and cannulation
- Medicines management
- Understanding and knowledge of fetal monitoring
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in quality
- improvement projects
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
- Lead Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
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