Senior Staff Midwife

Full-time role based at The Portland Hospital for Women & Children in Central London, working 37.5 hours per week across a rotating schedule including days, nights, and weekends. Shifts are 12.5 hours long, with 13 long days per month.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Midwife to join The Portland Hospital, the only fully private maternity hospital in the UK, delivering over 1,600 babies a year. Currently rated “Good” by the CQC, we place great importance on providing safe and high-quality care for expectant mothers, offering both consultant-led and midwife-led maternity care. Our multidisciplinary team includes 40 consultants, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and counsellors, with a strong emphasis on privacy and dignity.

As the Senior Staff Midwife, you will be responsible and accountable for delivering high-quality care within the maternity setting. You will work within the midwifery team to provide antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care to all women during their inpatient stay and collaborate with Obstetric Consultants to support Consultant-Led Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care to women during their inpatient stay.
• Work collaboratively within the midwifery team and alongside Obstetric Consultants to support Consultant-Led Care.
• Ensure safe and compassionate maternity care with an emphasis on privacy and dignity.
• Mentor and teach junior staff and students as required.

Requirements

• NMC Registered Midwife.
• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience within a UK hospital setting.
• Demonstrable experience within a delivery suite/labour ward in the last 6-12 months.
• Competent in Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring.
• Competent at cannulation.

About HCA UK

Originally founded over 50 years ago, HCA has grown into one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we are one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare, with investments exceeding £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication, and facilities. As part of a large multisite healthcare group, we offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, alongside working conditions that prioritise mental and physical wellbeing.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with the option to buy or sell leave.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution, which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities, including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection, and lifestyle benefits.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK, we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate unique perspectives and diverse experiences, fostering an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and supported. Our mission is simple: "Above All Else, We’re Committed to the Care and Improvement of Human Life," extending this commitment to both our patients and colleagues. We uphold four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual.
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion.
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness.
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect, and dignity.

As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and in the workplace to anyone who needs them.