Inpatient Team Leader

Labour Ward Manager

The closing date is 13 July 2026

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's largest Foundation Trusts, internationally recognised for its innovation and excellence in healthcare. If you are passionate about leading high‑quality labour ward care and are ready to take the next step in your career, UCLH Maternity Services is the place for you. As a Labour Ward Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of safe, responsive, and compassionate intrapartum care within a nationally recognised centre for excellence.

You will be part of a motivated, forward‑thinking multidisciplinary team, where your leadership will directly influence service development, staff wellbeing, and patient experience.

• Lead and coordinate the day‑to‑day operational running of the labour ward, ensuring safe, effective, and responsive care in a fast‑paced environment, with clear oversight of patient flow, acuity, and staffing.
• Provide expert clinical leadership and act as a visible role model, supporting and guiding the multidisciplinary team to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based, woman‑centred intrapartum care.
• Ensure safe staffing and effective workforce management, including forward planning of rosters, real‑time deployment, and optimising resources to maintain safety and quality at all times.
• Foster a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe working environment, where staff feel supported, valued, and empowered to raise concerns, contribute ideas, and develop professionally.
• Work collaboratively with obstetric, anaesthetic, neonatal and wider multidisciplinary teams, strengthening communication and teamwork to support coordinated, seamless care for women and families.
• Champion safety, governance and quality improvement, taking an active role in audits, incident review, risk management, and implementation of national and local maternity safety initiatives.
• Lead on staff development and education, including supervision, appraisal, and mentorship, ensuring a strong learning culture and supporting revalidation and continuous professional growth.
• Drive service improvement and innovation, contributing to ongoing development of labour ward services, enhancing patient experience, and ensuring care aligns with best practice and national standards.
• Promote compassionate, personalised care, ensuring women and families remain at the centre of all decision‑making and that their voices are heard and valued in shaping services.

• Registered midwife.
• Recognised leadership training or equivalent experience.
• MSc qualification or working towards a master's degree.

• Demonstrates excellent clinical skills with a commitment to family‑centred care.
• Awareness and application of research‑based practice.
• Proven managerial experience across all areas of midwifery care, including recruitment, development, and performance management.
• Experience in prioritising workloads, working on own initiative, and managing team workloads effectively.
• Understanding and engagement with clinical governance and quality issues (e.g., benchmarking).
• Experience in developing mechanisms for financial control and cost‑effectiveness.

• Sound knowledge of current midwifery issues and their local and national relevance.
• In‑depth understanding of safeguarding, including the provision of staff support.
• Strong skills in organisation, conflict resolution and negotiation, and complex problem‑solving.
• Demonstrates the ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions.

• Acts as a key communication resource within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective information sharing and collaboration.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and non‑verbal communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills with experience using Microsoft Office Software (Excel, MS Teams, Word etc).

• Provides supervision and support to staff, fostering a psychologically safe and inclusive working environment.
• Actively engages in knowledge sharing and contributes to continuous improvement…