North Middlesex Maternity: "A career in Midwifery, not just a job.”

The post of community Team leader is an exciting opportunity to take on new role that would give the applicant an opportunity to lead a community team of midwives and support workers in delivering excellent and holistic midwifery care in a diverse area of London.

We strive to deliver safe and individualised care to the families that we serve, and this role would provide the opportunity for you to take on a leadership role in that setting.

The post holder will be expected to take on a leadership role within the team overseeing all clinical activity and ensuring support for the team members.

This will include responsibility for all governance and reporting requirements, rota and absence management and staff induction and orientation.

You will also work with the team in carrying out all required clinical duties.

This role will require you to take responsibility for identifying education needs for team members including student midwives and ensuring compliance with all mandatory training. It will give you the opportunity to support Quality Improvement projects and implement new local and national initiatives.

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

The post holder will be expected to take on a leadership role within the team overseeing all clinical activity and ensuring support for the team members.

This will include responsibility for all governance and reporting requirements, rota and absence management and staff induction and orientation.

You will also work with the team in carrying out all required clinical duties.

This role will require you to take responsibility for identifying education needs for team members including student midwives and ensuring compliance with all mandatory training. It will give you the opportunity to support Quality Improvement projects and implement new local and national initiatives.