DAU Lead Midwife
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/24/2025
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Description
An exciting opportunity has risen to lead the dynamic Day Assessment Unit at the University Hospital Lewisham site, a forward thinking Trust, where safety of mothers and babies is at the top of the maternity agenda.
Our latest CQC report has been published and we have maintained our good rating since 2017 and have been awarded as outstanding for leadership.
The Day Assessment Unit is a busy outpatient clinic caring for women with high risk pregnancies and concerns during their pregnancy. The Day Assessment Unit plays a pivotal role in ensuring that women with problems during pregnancy receive appropriate care.
Applicants must have significant clinical experience as a Midwife. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the clinical and managerial leadership of the unit.
Although this is a Monday – Friday role, it will involve being part of the managers on-call rota.
You will deliver high quality midwifery care, antenatal care to women and their families in accordance with both professional and Trust standards whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be expected to provide total care to women in liaison with other team members.
You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of your own clinical skills.
You will facilitate and/or provide specialist advice and training to both midwifery and other clinical staff and support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service.
You will assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with the Trust Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations.
You will act upon, investigate and report complaints, incidents and accidents to the Inpatient Midwifery Matron.
You will carry out annual staff appraisals (PPDR) of Midwives and Midwifery care assistants to whom you have line management responsibility.
Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations
Our latest CQC report has been published and we have maintained our good rating since 2017 and have been awarded as outstanding for leadership.
The Day Assessment Unit is a busy outpatient clinic caring for women with high risk pregnancies and concerns during their pregnancy. The Day Assessment Unit plays a pivotal role in ensuring that women with problems during pregnancy receive appropriate care.
Applicants must have significant clinical experience as a Midwife. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the clinical and managerial leadership of the unit.
Although this is a Monday – Friday role, it will involve being part of the managers on-call rota.
You will deliver high quality midwifery care, antenatal care to women and their families in accordance with both professional and Trust standards whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be expected to provide total care to women in liaison with other team members.
You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of your own clinical skills.
You will facilitate and/or provide specialist advice and training to both midwifery and other clinical staff and support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service.
You will assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with the Trust Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations.
You will act upon, investigate and report complaints, incidents and accidents to the Inpatient Midwifery Matron.
You will carry out annual staff appraisals (PPDR) of Midwives and Midwifery care assistants to whom you have line management responsibility.
Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
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