Director of Midwifery

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Nicola Faulkiner

Executive Personal Assistant

07503595460

Nicola.faulkiner@nhs.net

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: 15th May 2026

The Director of Midwifery will professionally support the Head of Midwifery and maternity services to ensure that the required national and Trust nursing and midwifery policies and clinical practice standards are in place and that the Corporate Nursing team support and enable their delivery within the CSU’s through working in partnership with the Heads of Nursing.

The Director of Midwifery will work in partnership with the Deputy Chief Nurse and the Directors of Nursing to ensure that where nursing and midwifery practice standards fall short of required standards appropriate plans and support are in place to secure improvement. Furthermore, they will provide support in the daily management of the hospital with a particular emphasis on midwifery activities.

The role involves working in partnership with other organisations across the ICS and the post holder will develop and maintain a network of mutually beneficial relationships with the Local Maternity System (LMS), the Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP), and Public Health England, the Regional Chief Midwife, the Royal Colleges and other key stakeholders. This is with the aim of taking forward national policies for women and translating them into innovations and improvements in care for the women and babies’ of our local population. The post holder will develop a long term strategic vision that enables high quality and sustainable services contributing to the provision of high quality care, improved outcomes and improved family experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the improvement priorities for midwifery services
• Lead the strategic and operational delivery of high-quality maternity and care
• Foster a culture of safety, personalised care, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate across senior leadership and clinical teams to embed best practice and innovation
• Provide expert midwifery advice and leadership to the Trust and Care Groups
• Champion workforce development and staff wellbeing within midwifery teams

What we offer:

• The opportunity to lead transformative change in a nationally recognized Trust
• A supportive and collaborative senior leadership environment
• The chance to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of women and families across Leeds.

If you are a passionate and experienced midwifery leader with a clear vision for service excellence, we want to hear from you.

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Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• See JD for full requirements

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)