Team Leader - Community Midwife

Are you an experienced and compassionate midwifery leader looking for your next challenge? We are seeking an exceptional Team Leader Community Midwife to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, providing leadership across our Community Midwifery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and support teams delivering high-quality, personalised care to women and families across a diverse and vibrant city. Working closely with the Matron and Deputy Head of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, you will provide clinical, operational and professional leadership to community midwives, driving excellence in care, supporting staff development and contributing to the ongoing transformation of maternity services.

We are looking for a visible, supportive leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for women and families, empowering teams and delivering evidence-based practice

We are looking for an experienced Registered Midwife who can demonstrate:

• Significant post-registration experience, including experience working within community maternity services.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and support teams.
• Experience of managing workforce performance, recruitment, appraisal and staff development.
• A commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, woman-centred and evidence-based care.
• Experience of service improvement, quality assurance, clinical audit and change management.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of current national maternity priorities and professional standards.
• A passion for developing others and creating positive learning environments for staff and students.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

For questions about this job, contact:

Name:
Debbie Daly (Matron for Community) and/or Julie Holmes (Deputy Head of Midwifery) Email:  /

Are you an experienced and compassionate midwifery leader looking for your next challenge? We are seeking an exceptional Team Leader Community Midwife to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, providing leadership across our Community Midwifery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and support teams delivering high-quality, personalised care to women and families across a diverse and vibrant city. Working closely with the Matron and Deputy Head of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, you will provide clinical, operational and professional leadership to community midwives, driving excellence in care, supporting staff development and contributing to the ongoing transformation of maternity services.

We are looking for a visible, supportive leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for women and families, empowering teams and delivering evidence-based practice

At Leeds Teaching Hospitals, our Community Midwifery Teams are at the heart of maternity care. We are proud to support women and families across Leeds through a service that is ambitious, compassionate and committed to delivering safe, personalised care for every woman, every time.

You will join a team of dedicated, highly skilled professionals who are passionate about making a difference. We foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion and continuous learning, where innovation is encouraged and leaders are supported to develop and grow. This role offers the opportunity to influence service development, shape the future workforce and work alongside…