Band 7 Recruitment & Retention Lead Midwife
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum HCA inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2026 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7735197/162-7546-WC |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Midwifery Education Team at BHRUT. We are looking to recruit a midwife for the role of Recruitment and retention midwife, who is enthusiastic, motivated, clinically astute. As part of the education team your responsibility will be to consider innovative and supportive methods for focusing upon retention within the midwifery team. This role will be 50% clinical.
The aim of this role is to lead on and coordinaterecruitment and retention activities and the associated administration for the Maternity Department.
Liaise closely with the maternity matrons, the Lead education midwife as well as the HR Department and Trust recruitment team. Co-ordinate local recruitment activities ensure the recruitment process is undertaken in accordance with Trust policy.
Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation and review of the maternity department recruitment and retention strategies and objectives.
The post holder will be required to provide support within a 24/7 work system as required (expectation is to work 1-2 weekends a month, clinically). The role will be based predominantly in the clinical environment.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details below
This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Midwifery Education Team at BHRUT. We are looking to recruit a midwife for the role of Recruitment and retention midwife, who is enthusiastic, motivated, clinically astute. As part of the education team your responsibility will be to consider innovative and supportive methods for focusing upon retention within the midwifery team. This role will be 50% clinical.
The aim of this role is to lead on and coordinaterecruitment and retention activities and the associated administration for the Maternity Department.
Liaise closely with the maternity matrons, the Lead education midwife as well as the HR Department and Trust recruitment team. Co-ordinate local recruitment activities ensure the recruitment process is undertaken in accordance with Trust policy.
Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation and review of the maternity department recruitment and retention strategies and objectives.
The post holder will be required to provide support within a 24/7 work system as required (expectation is to work 1-2 weekends a month, clinically). The role will be based predominantly in the clinical environment.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details below
This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026
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