About this role
Job summary
At University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD), approximately 4,000 babies are born across our conurbation each year.
We are delighted to share that our maternity services are now located within the brand-new BEACH Building at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, following a successful and well-planned move. This state-of-the-art facility marks a new chapter for maternity care at UHD, offering an exceptional environment for both patients and staff.
As part of our dedicated team, you will be joining a service that embraces our core values and continues to build on our vision of making UHD the place patients and staff want to be a part of.
The role of CommunityLead Midwifeis an exciting opportunity for professional growth and leadership development. You will be part of a compassionate, skilled, and forward-thinking team that strives to deliver exceptional care together, for every person who needs us-- a commitment that remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asa University Trust, we are deeply committed to learning, teaching, and training. From your first day and throughout your career, we will support you to grow and achieve your full potential. UHD is a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we are proud to treat both our patients and colleagues with the same compassion, respect, and empathy we would expect for ourselves.
Interview Date: 11th June 2026
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Lead Community Midwife to join our established community team, with a focus on providing high-quality, safe, and compassionate care to women, birthing people, and families across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal journey.
The role will involve working collaboratively with the community midwifery teams to promote the health and wellbeing of our service users and staff, ensuring continuity of care, effective coordination of caseloads, and reduction of avoidable risks and delays in care provision.
You will provide visible leadership and clinical support to community midwives, maternity support workers, students, and newly qualified staff, fostering professional development and confidence in key clinical skills.
The post holder will support safe staffing and service delivery, responding to changes in community demand, supporting escalation processes, managing staff absence, and ensuring smooth communication between community teams and hospital-based services. You will also participate in clinical care when required to maintain safe and effective service provision and uphold excellent standards of maternity care in line with trust values and national guidance.
In addition, you will be expected to participate in the on-call homebirth service overnight, providing skilled midwifery support to women and birthing people choosing to give birth at home, ensuring timely, safe, and personalised care.
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not bereimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife with NMC registration Education to degree level Completed preceptorship program Specialist post-graduate training
Desirable
Examination of the newborn Leadership/Management Qualification
Experience Essential
Band 6 clinical experience - wide and credible clinical background Working with women with complex needs Experience in leadership/team leader role
Desirable
Risk management experience Audit Experience Experience of research projects
Skills Essential
Computer literate along with good keyboard skills Practice Supervisor and assessor training Up to date mandatory training Driving license and access to a vehicle
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 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address RBH - Community Midwifery Hub
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)