Recruitment and Retention Lead Midwife (Perinatal)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Midwifery Management team in the role of Lead Midwife for Workforce and Retention – Perinatal Services.
The post holder will have oversight of the Recruitment and Retention strategies of both substantive and temporary staff within UCLH Perinatal services including Maternity and Neonatal staff.
They will have line management responsibility for the Clinical Practice Facilitators who have oversight of Internationally Educated Midwives and Maternity Support Worker development.
The post holder will work closely with the Maternity and Neonatal Matrons, Lead Midwife for Education and Professional Midwifery/ Nurse Advocates to promote retention within the maternity and neonatal workforce. They will be responsible for developing and maintain a comprehensive retention and recruitment strategy at local and Trust level.
This role will enhance supernumerary support to Internationally Educated Midwives/ Nurses and return to practice learners. They will work closely with the Maternity Education Team to deliver our education and training agenda, with specific responsibility for our supporting the development of our maternity support workers.
The successful candidate will promote an environment that encourages learning and sustains the personal and professional development of staff through career conversations, career development initiatives and support. They will be integral to the ongoing development of the career hub within the Trust and the benefits this brings in supporting staff to grow and flourish.
The post holder, in conjunction with the Midwifery Management team, will ensure the provision of a safe 24 hour midwifery service within the Maternity Unit and contribute to the Midwifery Manager on call rota.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
The Women’s Health Division incorporates Breast Services, Gynaecology Services, Maternity and level 3 Neonatal Services. Maternity services are mainly situated in The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Wing of UCLH.
The EGA provides comprehensive, high quality care with the latest technology for women and their babies in the areas of gynaecology, maternity and neonatal care.
Our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is the only level 3 unit in north central London (level 3 units provide specialist care for sickest and most premature babies).
University College Hospital recently gained a ‘Good’ rating from the CQC. The CQC’s report highlights examples of innovation and best practice across UCLH, particularly within our maternity and gynaecology services.
UCLH is one of only two hospitals in London to receive full accreditation in UNICEF’s prestigious Baby Friendly Award, recognising our work to ensure mothers and babies receive high quality support to enable breastfeeding.
UCLH is one of the largest research institutions in the UK. Our obstetricians and fetal medicine specialists are internationally recognised and innovators in their field.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.