About this role
Job summary
As a Band 6 Maternal Medicine Midwife, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality, personalized care to women with complex medical needs throughout their maternity journey. You will work as part of a continuity of care model, ensuring consistent, individualized support from antenatal through to postnatal stages, with a focus on women who have underlying medical conditions or complex obstetric needs.
You will collaborate closely with obstetricians, physicians, and other multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, evidence-based care, monitoring maternal and fetal health, and ensuring timely interventions when necessary. Your role will also include educating and supporting women and their families, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care. You will be expected to provide leadership and guidance to junior staff and students, maintaining high standards of practice in line with national guidelines and local policies.
This position requires excellent clinical judgment, advanced communication skills, and a compassionate, woman-centred approach, as well as the ability to manage your own caseload effectively within the continuity model.
Main duties of the job
Provide holistic care for women with medical complexities, offering continuity throughout the maternity pathway.
Assess, plan, and implement individualized care plans, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
Monitor maternal and fetal well-being, ensuring the timely escalation of concerns.
Offer emotional and educational support to women and their families.
Support and mentor junior midwives and students.
Adhere to national guidelines, local policies, and professional standards in maternity care.
This role is ideal for a dedicated and compassionate midwife looking to specialize in obstetric medicine within a continuity of care framework.
About us
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See job description attached
Provide high quality, evidence-based care and advice to women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods from within the hospital site.
Act as an advocate for women and birthing people, whilst safeguarding her/their wider family and social group where appropriate.
Have an in depth understanding of barriers which may impact or inhibit women and birthing people from accessing timely and regular antenatal care. Act as a care navigator to ensure timely access to the appropriate pathway is achieved.
Have sound knowledge of both uncomplicated and complex pathways, physiological birth initiatives, safeguarding issues and their management.
Advocate for women and support them in their choices surrounding pregnancy and birth, whilst empowering them.
Provide evidence-based education to women and facilitate Parent Education initiatives.
Provide and perform accurate assessments and procedures during antenatal appointments, labour care (including supporting water birth, perineal suturing, cannulation and intravenous administration of drugs) and in the postnatal period.
Support womens choices regarding feeding their infant, whilst encouraging and promoting UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiatives.
Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for women, birthing people, their families and staff, according to national and local infection control guidelines, Health and Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives.
Maintain a good understanding and process for implementation of Maternity escalation policy and procedures as required.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First degree in Midwifery or equivalent experience
- Evidence of post qualification education activity
- Practice supervisor / assessor
Desirable
- Midwifery High Dependency Care or equivalent course
Experience
Essential
- Completion of a preceptorship programme or equivalent, with evidence of working in a variety of settings
- Evidence of applying current research to practice
- Relevant clinical experience
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to manage sensitive or difficult situations effectively
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Middlesex University Hospital
Twickenham Road
Isleworth
TW7 6AF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)