Band 7 - Community Team Lead Midwife, WACS
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and committed Midwife to join the West Herts team as a Community Team Lead Midwife in St Albans. The role involves providing clinical leadership for community midwifery services, supporting the Community and Birth Centre Matron, and ensuring high standards of midwifery practice and clinical care. The post holder will manage resources, conduct audits, monitor quality, collect data, and deploy staff, focusing on service-user centered care and compassionate delivery.
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with UK NMC Pin.
- Evidence of post-registration education
- Mentorship preparation or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD in relevant clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Leadership and management qualification
- NIPE trained, or willing to work towards
- NLS course HDU or equivalent course
- Prescribing qualification
- Evidence of leadership skills.
- An awareness of national and local NHS and midwifery agendas.
- Clear understanding of national recommendations in maternity care
- An awareness of finance and human resources.
- Previous experience and involvement in midwifery research or audit
- Education and qualifications
- Registered Midwife with UK NMC Pin.
- Evidence of post-registration education
- Mentorship preparation or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD in relevant clinical area
- Recognised Leadership and management qualification
- NIPE trained, or willing to work towards
- NLS course HDU or equivalent course
- Prescribing qualification
- Evidence of leadership skills.
- An awareness of national and local NHS and midwifery agendas.
- Clear understanding of national recommendations in maternity care
- An awareness of finance and human resources.
- Previous experience and involvement in midwifery research or audit
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £51,657 – £58,785 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 7 - Community Team Lead Midwife, WACS
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and committed Midwife to join our friendly and growing team at West Herts as St Albans Community Team Lead Midwife.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Midwife who is looking for a new challenge in management and leadership, focusing on delivering exceptional care and support to staff and service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the key clinical leader for community midwifery services in St Albans supporting the Community and Birth Centre Matron in ensuring the highest standard of midwifery practice and clinical care is delivered.
The post holder will have a duty to enhance service user and staff experience; provide effective operational leadership and management; and contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.
About us
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as
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