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Senior Midwifery Practitioner - Inpatient Ward Leader


Main area: Nursing and Midwifery

Grade: Band 7

Hours: Full time, Part time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 188-SNM010626

Site: W&N PAH Maternity Service

Town: Southampton

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 per annum, pro rata

Closing: 21/06/2026

UHS Maternity Services are looking to recruit B7 Senior Midwifery Practitioners into Ward Lead Supervisor roles to provide 24/7 leadership and clinical support across our high-risk inpatient areas.

The successful candidates will have a passion for creating an environment that will promote high quality care whilst seeking to improve patient safety and in doing so facilitating a positive pregnancy and postnatal experience.

Burley and Lyndhurst Wards have a total of 43 beds, caring for high risk antenatal and postnatal women, birthing people and families, a dedicated area to provide transitional care and also a bereavement suite.  Is it a fast-paced environment staffed by a core and rotational team of enthusiastic and dedicated staff who show a commitment to prioritising care whilst working in partnership with women, birthing people and the wider team.

This enables the team to support the vision of choice and exemplary midwifery care for women, birthing people and their families according to the UHS Trust values.  

This role includes day and night shift working and the post holder must be flexible with working hours to ensure the needs of the service are met.


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