Consultant Midwife
The closing date is 05 May 2026
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Consultant Midwife to lead and deliver expert care for women whose pregnancies in the intrapartum period and with a specialist interest in those families that fall outside standard clinical guidance pathways. This senior clinical leadership role focuses on supporting women with complex medical, social, or obstetric needs, ensuring safe, personalised, and evidence‑based care.
The successful candidate will provide advanced clinical expertise, strategic leadership, and professional guidance to multidisciplinary teams. You will act as a key advocate for women requiring individualised care planning, contribute to service development, and promote best practice aligned with national standards.
This role requires strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving outcomes for women with complex or non‑standard care needs. You will work collaboratively across obstetric, neonatal, safeguarding, and community services to ensure equitable, compassionate, and high‑quality maternity care.
Main duties of the job
* Expert Midwifery Practice and Service Development
* Professional Leadership and consultancy function
* Education and Training Function
* Research, audit and evaluation function
Job responsibilities
* Demonstrate expert knowledge of contemporary clinical practice align, implement and evaluate service developments and pathways of care to enhance quality and safety across the maternity continuum.
* Lead, develop and evaluate the research strategy within the maternity division. Working collaboratively with the trust research department to align the local research strategy to the national maternity aims.
* Work across the regional and national research network to identify new research programs which will benefit the local community and wider implementation of knowledge. Drive forward the research agenda within the midwifery workforce and seek out further opportunities to expand midwifery research capacity and capability.
* Leads and supports all professionals in co‑ordinating intrapartum episodes and ensures high standards of written and verbal advice and education is available to women, relatives and affiliated disciplines.
* Ensure education programs are evaluated effectively to deliver and reflect the required aims of safe and quality care as those recommended through national enquiry and reports.
* Communicates complex and highly sensitive midwifery information requiring persuasive skills, tact and empathy to groups of staff and students.
* Play a key role in professional development through the identification of learning needs across the organisation, working with the Director of Midwifery, senior midwives, link lecturers and practice development team.
* See JD for full details.
Qualifications and training
* Registered Midwife
* Master's Degree or already commenced Master's degree
* Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course
* Management course
* Health related diploma/degree
* ENB 997, Mentor preparation or equivalent
* PhD/doctoral studies or working towards
* PMA
Experience
* Clinical practitioner with a minimum of 6 years post registration experience.
* Minimum 2 years at Band 8b Consultant Midwife or equivalent in an acute intrapartum setting.
* Labour ward Co‑ordinator experience, broad range of clinical midwifery experience, experience of risk management and quality assurance.
* Extensive senior level leadership and managerial experience.
* Evidence of innovative practice that involves research and audit, evidence of research participation, evidence of participation in regional and national networks.
* Evidence of implementation of innovation, service change and development.
* Experience of working within a variety of models of care delivery.
Communication and relationship skills
* Persuasive, influence and conflict skills.
* Service development and successful change management.
* An understanding of the complexity of service delivery, wide knowledge of health policy and application to practice.
* Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan, individually and as part of the management team.
* Evidence of self‑development.
* Advanced IT skills.
Analytical and judgement skills
* Expert knowledge of midwifery and the complex birth agenda, able to demonstrate awareness of current changes and research in midwifery and the influence of this on education and practice.
* Commitment to equity and diversity.
* Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information.
Planning and organisation skills
* Ability to work in a highly demanding and fast‑paced environment. Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines.
* Ability to network across the organisation and externally.
* Innovative, strategic thinking, self‑motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach to work.
* Experience of public speaking.
* Evidence of academic published work or research.
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.
Address
William Harvey Hospital (cross site working included)
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