Job summary
BPAS is the UKs leading specialist provider of abortion care, contraception, and reproductive health services. For over 55 years, we have been proud to advocate for womens rights, expand access to high-quality care, and support people to make the choices that are right for them. Today, our work is as vital as ever.
The role of Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer is central to BPAS commitment to delivering safe, effective and compassionate reproductive healthcare. As a key member of our C-Suite Team, you will shape and lead our clinical strategy across nursing, midwifery, pharmacy and multidisciplinary services, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and patient experience.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will play a pivotal role during a significant period of transformation, supporting the delivery of a new model of care and innovative digital pathways that place women and patients at the heart of our services. Working closely with fellow executives, clinicians and trustees, you will help strengthen clinical governance, workforce capability and organisational performance across our national services.
We are seeking a senior clinical leader with strong professional credibility and board-level experience, able to lead complex services through change while fostering a culture of openness, learning and compassion. Above all, you will be deeply aligned with BPAS charitable purpose and committed to advancing womens autonomy and the right to choose.
Main duties of the job
Be an integral part of the Executive Leadership sharing corporate responsibility with executive colleagues for the development of the BPAS strategy, financial and cost improvement plan
Provide strong visible leadership and shape the Clinical Directorate structure to co-ordinate capacity across BPAS enabling excellent patient choice and care
Be the expert voice on nursing, midwifery, and multidisciplinary clinical services within the Executive Leadership Team and at the Board
Lead the improvement of clinical outcomes, patient safety, clinical standards, patient experience and clinical productivity, ensuring inclusive compassionate care is provided to our patients
Lead the development of Nursing, midwifery and Pharmacy teams, ensuring high quality patient services with the accountability of key performance standards
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:
- Life assurance cover at 3 times salary
- 34 days annual leave per year
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
How To Apply: - Please do not apply via NHS Jobs - To submit an application, please download the documents attached and there are full details of the application requirements and the email address you will need to send it to.
- A Curriculum Vitae (CV) with education and professional qualifications and full
employment history. Please include daytime and evening telephone contact numbers
and e-mail addresses.
- A supporting statement that should outline your motivation for applying, what you
believe you can bring to the role, and how your skills and experience align with the
role description and candidate profile.
- Responses to the applications questions listed at the bottom of the T&C document.
Indicative Timetable:
Closing date for applications: Friday 20th February 2026 9am
Preliminary Interviews (Teams): WC 2nd March 2026
Final Interviews (In Leamington Spa): WC 9th March 2026
Please note: applications should not be submitted directly through NHS and you should follow the process outlined above.
Further Information
We may close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications, although we aim to keep it open long enough to ensure a diverse and representative applicant pool.
If you have any questions about the role or require adjustments to support your application, please get in touch, we are happy to help.
Location: Hybrid - Home working with days in Head Office Leamington Spa and BPAS Units when required.
BPAS Head Office, Orion House, Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Leamington Spa, CV34 6RQ
Salary: £125,000 per annum
Hours Per Week: 36 hours over Monday to Friday
On call:
All members of the C-Suite will be required to participate in an on-call rota. The On-Call policy and procedure is being reviewed and revised, and will be discussed in further details once finalised
Apply now: Interested in making a difference? Apply today to join our team.
Values & eligibility: All applicants must be pro choice and support a woman's right to choose, in line with BPAS values and mission.
Application outcome: If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
References & pre-employment checks: All offers of employment are conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks. Applicants must provide three years of employment references, including reasons for leaving and details of any gaps in employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
How To Apply: - Please do not apply via NHS Jobs - To submit an application, please download the documents attached and there are full details of the application requirements and the email address you will need to send it to.
- A Curriculum Vitae (CV) with education and professional qualifications and full
employment history. Please include daytime and evening telephone contact numbers
and e-mail addresses.
- A supporting statement that should outline your motivation for applying, what you
believe you can bring to the role, and how your skills and experience align with the
role description and candidate profile.
- Responses to the applications questions listed at the bottom of the T&C document.
Indicative Timetable:
Closing date for applications: Friday 20th February 2026 9am
Preliminary Interviews (Teams): WC 2nd March 2026
Final Interviews (In Leamington Spa): WC 9th March 2026
Please note: applications should not be submitted directly through NHS and you should follow the process outlined above.
Further Information
We may close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications, although we aim to keep it open long enough to ensure a diverse and representative applicant pool.
If you have any questions about the role or require adjustments to support your application, please get in touch, we are happy to help.
Location: Hybrid - Home working with days in Head Office Leamington Spa and BPAS Units when required.
BPAS Head Office, Orion House, Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Leamington Spa, CV34 6RQ
Salary: £125,000 per annum
Hours Per Week: 36 hours over Monday to Friday
On call:
All members of the C-Suite will be required to participate in an on-call rota. The On-Call policy and procedure is being reviewed and revised, and will be discussed in further details once finalised
Apply now: Interested in making a difference? Apply today to join our team.
Values & eligibility: All applicants must be pro choice and support a woman's right to choose, in line with BPAS values and mission.
Application outcome: If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
References & pre-employment checks: All offers of employment are conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks. Applicants must provide three years of employment references, including reasons for leaving and details of any gaps in employment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full NMC registration and evidence of revalidation
- Formal management/leadership training or significant experience gained within a healthcare setting at a senior level.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An understanding of healthcare planning process and key national reproductive healthcare issues
- Knowledge of the clinical requirements in delivering NHS funded and contracted services
- A detailed knowledge of the regulatory requirements, validation and revalidation of clinical workforces
- Highly effective communication skills must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients,
- both written and verbally
- Detailed understanding of approaches to clinical and process improvement
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within BPAS and within external organisations.
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities.
General
Essential
- Able to travel to other sites, and work additional hours as necessary
- Able to participate in the on call rota outside of core working hours
- Participation in the on call rota at weekends and evenings
- Commitment to a womans right to choose abortion
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of setting clear objectives with teams, encouraging personal development and addressing performance management issues
- Proven experience of operating at a board level within a comparable organisation
- Proven experience of leading a team of senior nurses, midwives and clinical professionals, ensuring effective communication from floor to board
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management.
- Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives.
- Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining, and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
Desirable
- Previous experience in abortion/gynae services
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Possesses a genuine passion for the organisation's charitable aims, mission, vision and values
- Able to lead with compassion and empathy whilst remaining clear on expectations and deliverables
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Remains clam under pressure
- Possesses drive, enthusiasm and energy
- Builds professional and personal credibility to gain support
- Confidence in ability to deliver
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-racism
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full NMC registration and evidence of revalidation
- Formal management/leadership training or significant experience gained within a healthcare setting at a senior level.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An understanding of healthcare planning process and key national reproductive healthcare issues
- Knowledge of the clinical requirements in delivering NHS funded and contracted services
- A detailed knowledge of the regulatory requirements, validation and revalidation of clinical workforces
- Highly effective communication skills must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients,
- both written and verbally
- Detailed understanding of approaches to clinical and process improvement
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within BPAS and within external organisations.
- Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities.
General
Essential
- Able to travel to other sites, and work additional hours as necessary
- Able to participate in the on call rota outside of core working hours
- Participation in the on call rota at weekends and evenings
- Commitment to a womans right to choose abortion
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of setting clear objectives with teams, encouraging personal development and addressing performance management issues
- Proven experience of operating at a board level within a comparable organisation
- Proven experience of leading a team of senior nurses, midwives and clinical professionals, ensuring effective communication from floor to board
- Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management.
- Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives.
- Evidence of successfully leading significant organisational change in developing new models of healthcare delivery
- Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining, and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
Desirable
- Previous experience in abortion/gynae services
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Possesses a genuine passion for the organisation's charitable aims, mission, vision and values
- Able to lead with compassion and empathy whilst remaining clear on expectations and deliverables
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Remains clam under pressure
- Possesses drive, enthusiasm and energy
- Builds professional and personal credibility to gain support
- Confidence in ability to deliver
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-racism
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
