Band 7 - Community Team Lead Midwife, WACS

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Band 7 - Community Team Lead Midwife, WACS

Band 7

Main area Women's and Children's Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 360-D-11735

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Community/Cross site Town St Albans Salary £51,657 - £58,785 pa inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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 is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Team Leader to join the friendly and dynamic team here in West Hertfordshire. The post holder will have management responsibility for the services provided in a community setting. This will include management of resources, audit and quality monitoring, data collection, clinical leadership and deployment of staff. The post holder will work to create an environment where the service-user is central to all decision making and the delivery of high-quality compassionate care is everyone’s priority

Person specification

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

Knowledge

• 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

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Flo Hanson Alves Job title Community and Birth Centre Matron Email address f.hanson-alves@nhs.net Telephone number 07483707597

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
Telephone 01442 365233