Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking a Band 8b Deputy Divisional Midwifery and Nursing Director to work alongside our Divisional Midwifery and Nursing Director and join our senior leadership team.
Scope of Position
The post holder will cover the Women’s Health portfolio which includes maternity, gynaecology, breast services and the SAFE Centre (Sexual Assault Referral Centre). The maternity service supports approximately 4300 births per year offering 4 birth place options, with a level 3 neonatal unit on site and serves as the maternal medicine centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, providing fetal medicine services to the local population.
Qualifications & Experience
* Midwifery leaders with significant operational management experience at Band 8a level or above, committed to enhancing standards of midwifery care.
* Broad midwifery experience and demonstrated ability to lead service change.
* Commitment to the delivery of continuity of care and ability to work collaboratively with service users and the wider multi‑disciplinary team.
Leadership Opportunities
This post offers an exceptional leadership opportunity for an aspiring future Head of Midwifery to gain experience in the transformation of a maternity service with an ambition to be rated outstanding by the CQC.
Role Details
* Act as deputy to the Divisional Midwifery and Nursing Director in all aspects of the role.
* Serve as a senior midwifery/nursing leadership role, acting as a professional role model and deputising internally and externally, possessing professional, operational and strategic knowledge.
* Lead the midwifery and nursing teams, manage organisational change, address quality issues, and ensure delivery of Nursing, Midwifery & AHP and Patient Experience and Involvement Strategies and Maternity and Neonatal transformation strategy alongside performance objectives and workforce KPIs.
* Have a defined portfolio that may be subject to change in accordance with service and divisional requirements.
Application Closing Date
This advert closes on Friday 29 May 2026.
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