Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced, motivated and compassionate midwife to join our community services team as a community team lead.

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader who is passionate about promoting excellence in midwifery practice, supporting and developing staff, and driving continuous improvement within community maternity services.

You will play a key role in ensuring women, birthing people and families receive safe, personalised and evidence-based care throughout their maternity journey.

As a community team lead, you will provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership to midwives, maternity support workers and students, promoting excellence in practice and supporting staff development.

You will work closely with the maternity leadership team and multidisciplinary colleagues to drive quality improvement, clinical governance and service development across community maternity services.

This role requires flexibility, the ability to travel between community hubs and sites, and a valid driving licence with access to a vehicle.

About us
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS, we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We're committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Details
Date posted: 05 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: Depending on experience
£49,387 to £56,515 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 188-SNM010826
Job locations: W&N Community Teams, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 5YA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of the community midwifery team.
• Support and develop community midwives, maternity support workers and students.
• Ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Manage staffing, caseload allocation and workforce planning.
• Monitor performance, quality and patient experience within the service.
• Lead on quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives.
• Promote effective multidisciplinary and cross-agency working.
• Contribute to the investigation and management of incidents, complaints and learning events to support a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Act as a professional role model and advocate for women, birthing people, families and staff.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a registered midwife.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience, including substantial experience within community midwifery.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and building effective professional relationships.
• Experience in service improvement, clinical governance and quality assurance activities.
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, inclusive and equitable maternity care.
• The ability to inspire, motivate and develop others to achieve high standards of care.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential

• Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register
• Significant clinical experience
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team
• Have ability to network, initiate and develop sound relationships with senior colleagues within and external to the Trust
• Expert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies

Desirable

• Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways
• High dependency course
• Team leadership role
• Evidence of audit
• Experience of leading change management programmes
• Examination of the newborn qualification

Trust Vaules and Behaviours
Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

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 Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Address: W&N Community Teams, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 5YA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Community Services Midwifery Matron
Lucy Price
lucy.price@uhs.nhs.uk
02381208280

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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.