Midwifery Team Leader - Burnley Birth CentreNHS

Job summary

Within ELHT Maternity services, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fixed Term 12 month post as Midwifery Team Leader for the Burnley Birth Centre.This is a temporary Band 7 post, involving managerial duties, and clinical duties as required. The post holder will oversee the daily management of the Birth Centre, for a temporary 12 month period.

The successful candidate will oversee the daily management of the Birth Centre and coordination of Community activity and staffing, leading on clinical activity and patient flow, whilst supporting the needs of patients and staff. The role enables opportunity for professional development and leadership within a dynamic area of the Maternity services, supporting the provision of safe, personal and effective care for women and babies throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period.

The successful candidate will work within the Midwife Led alongside Birth Centre, and also in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team and Neonatal colleagues to ensure a high standard of care is maintained.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties of this post.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties of this post.

About us

Thank you for considering East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust as your choice of employer. The aim of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is to provide safe, personal and effective care for patients who access our services. Within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we are a forward thinking Maternity service managing over 6 000 births per year with four different birth locations and the provision of services across the East Lancashire footprint. We are currently in progress with a variety of ongoing exciting quality improvement projects in line with the Maternity transformation programme.