About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated midwife to join the Inpatient Maternity Team at Frimley Park Hospital as a Band 7 Antenatal Ward Sister, working 15 hours per week as part of a job-share arrangement.
In this role, you will provide visible clinical and operational leadership within the Antenatal Ward, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care for women and their families. You will lead on all aspects of antenatal care, supporting and developing the multidisciplinary team to deliver high standards of care and an excellent patient experience.
This post offers a valuable opportunity for personal and professional development, as well as the chance to contribute to ongoing service improvement. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across both hospital and community maternity services to promote seamless care and positive outcomes for women and their families.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical, professional, and operational leadership within the Antenatal Ward, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based, and woman-centred care.
- Act as a role model and senior clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team, supporting staff development, professional practice, and service improvement initiatives.
- Work autonomously within established policies, protocols, and guidelines, demonstrating sound clinical judgement and decision-making in accordance with the NMC Code and Midwives Rules and Standards.
- Coordinate the day-to-day management of the Antenatal Ward, promoting effective patient flow, positive patient experiences, and high standards of care.
- Support the education, supervision, and development of midwifery staff, students, and support workers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
- Maintain and develop specialist knowledge through ongoing professional development and post-registration education, ensuring clinical practice remains current and evidence based.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across inpatient, community, and wider multidisciplinary services to ensure seamless care pathways and excellent outcomes for women and their families.
- Participate in the senior midwife/hands-on-help on-call rota, providing leadership and clinical support to the wider maternity service as required.
About us
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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Job description
Job 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
- Registered Midwife
- Mentorship / SLiP course
- Evidence of CPD
- Completed preceptorship.
Desirable
- Leadership / management training
- Undertaking Master study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an Antenatal Ward.
- Experience of MDT working
- Completed preceptorship.
Desirable
- Experience of guideline development and implementation
- Experience of implementing and influencing clinical governance processes
- Experience of undertaking midwifery research and audit
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills.
- Effective internet and IT skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Rd
Frimley, Camberley
GU16 7UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)