Maternal Medicine Midwife
The closing date is 04 June 2026
The Northwest of England has joined together to form a Maternal Medicine Network that includes Greater Manchester and East Cheshire (GMEC), Cheshire & Mersey (C&M) and Lancashire and South Cumbria (L&SC). The network works with commissioners, providers, clinicians, the Maternity Clinical Network, service users via Maternity Voices Partnerships and integrated Care Boards. Its aim is to provide equitable and expert support for women with pre‑existing or pregnancy‑induced significant medical issues, to ensure sustainability of that care wherever they may live, and additionally to provide perinatal mental health support or other onward referral as required.
The Northwest Maternal Medicine Network is made up of three specialist Maternal Medicine Centres (MMCs) housed within St. Mary’s Hospital Manchester, Liverpool Women’s Hospital and The Royal Preston Hospital, along with services delivered in local DGHs supporting the population of the Northwest of England. The postholder will work for UHMB and coordinate care for service users requiring support from either of the specialist centres.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for the effective and efficient Maternal Medicine service within UHMBT, providing clinical and professional management and leadership. Responsibilities include ensuring assessment of care needs, development and implementation of programmes of care, maintaining high standards, managing reporting aspects of the service and ensuring cost‑effective use of resources.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as a number of community health premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and RLI offer a range of General Hospital services, full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and consultant‑led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre for non‑life‑threatening conditions. All three main hospitals provide planned care, including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day‑case and inpatient surgery, and offer local outreach services and diagnostics from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Job responsibilities
For further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed and amended, with the postholder, when necessary.
Person Specification
* Midwifery Masters degree or demonstrable evidence of working at that level
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Willingness to undergo training as necessary
* Experience of leading or managing a team
* Knowledge of care pathways for complex maternal conditions
* Awareness of current issues in maternity
* Experience working in high‑risk maternity/obstetric unit
* Willingness to work towards Masters degree
* Experience of service development/change management
* Knowledge of maternal medicine
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr