Overview
Join Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and be part of a forward-thinking organisation committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation in maternity care. As a leader in the Women, Children and Support Services Division, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping safe, personalised, and high-quality experiences.
We are dedicated to supporting our staff with inspirational leadership, professional development, and a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about delivering outstanding patient outcomes, driving service transformation, and leading a motivated, multidisciplinary team, Frimley Health offers the perfect environment to make a real difference in the lives of families across our community.
Role and responsibilities
* Reporting to the Divisional Medical Director (DMD) and professionally to the Chief of Nursing and Midwifery, the Director of Midwifery (DOM) will, along with the DDN, be responsible for providing high level operational and strategic leadership for the Maternity services and is accountable for the delivery of clinical quality standards, patient safety and the overall maternity patient experience in the Division.
* The key focus of this role is to continuously drive the very best outcomes for women, people and their babies, ensuring the care delivered is safe, personalised, and striving for excellence.
* The DoM is responsible for providing professional leadership, direction, advice, and support for the Division to ensure there is consistency of practice and high standards of care with a strong patient safety focus.
* You will provide leadership and direction for the Trust and Division ensuring that it supports the Trust’s strategic vision for highly satisfied patients, engaged people, modern infrastructure, and excellent quality.
* You will be responsible for the leadership, line management and professional standards of the Maternity workforce and accountable for ensuring high professional and maternity care standards throughout the Division, Trust and, where appropriate, the wider health and social care system.
We value and support our people
* Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
* We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
* We support work-life balance and flexible working where possible, recognising that flexibility may mean different patterns and hours to meet service needs.
How to apply and other information
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
You can read more about the key tasks and responsibilities associated with this role in the job description attached with this advert, including the administrative and organisational duties, involvement in social and digital media development and monitoring and forward planning.
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Jan 2026
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