Job overview

Our Home Birth team is comprised of a group of experienced and motivated midwives who have established a dedicated midwifery team to provide full care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period to women and birthing people choosing to give birth at home. 

If you enjoy caring for women and birthing people and their families at home, have developed or would like to develop your skills in supporting and optimising physiological birth in the home environment as well as in the hospital and you wish to provide safe and personalised continuity based care then we would love to hear from you. 

You will be an integral member of the team as well as developing key working relationships with other community and hospital staff and the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the provision of high quality, effective midwifery care. You will support your team to ensure the smooth running of your service supported by the Matron for the area and Consultant Midwife and work in partnership with women and birthing people and their families, ensuring care plans are compassionate, personalised and supportive.

Main duties of the job

·         Responsible for caring for a caseload of women and birthing people choosing to give birth at home, co-ordinating and referring care where necessary and communicating plans within the team and the wider MDT.

·         Taking part in the 24 hour provision of a high quality, effective midwifery service for women and birthing people choosing to give birth at home.

·         Manage your diary independently and be able to prioritise your workload ensuring smooth communication with both staff and women and birthing people.

·         As a lead professional for uncomplicated pregnancies, in partnership with women and birthing people, plan and implement individualised midwifery-led care packages.

·         Support robust MDT working for the planning and provision of care to those women and birthing people who make personalised care plans outside of clinical recommendations due to additional complexities.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.