Job summary We are seeking aninspiring and forward-thinking Director of Midwifery to lead our teams in delivering exceptional care and achieving our strategic ambitions. This is a unique opportunity for an innovative and collaborative leader who is passionate about making a difference. You will bring the drive, energy, compassion, and resilience needed to shape a culture where women and families receive outstanding care and where our teams are empowered to thrive, grow and care together. With proven experience operating at a senior strategic level, you will use your exceptional leadership skills to influence and drive improvements both within our organisation and across wider system and national networks. If you're ready to play a key role in leading transformational change and delivering excellence in midwifery care, we would love to hear from you. Main duties of the job Above all else, the Director of Midwifery will embody our values - focused on patients, continuously improving, and innovating through collaboration and teamwork, striving for excellence, and being respectful of others and the role that they play in delivering and receiving healthcare across the county. The Director of Midwifery & Women's Services is a key position, professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse with a prime focus on the strategic delivery of high standards of women's care across integrated care pathways and services. The role involves working in partnership with other organisations in the provision and planning of universal health services, taking forward national polices for maternity services to develop a long-term strategic vision that enables high quality and sustainable services. The role involves working across the ICS and to develop and maintain a network of mutually beneficial relationships with Maternity providers, Public Health England, Heath Education England, Care Quality Commission, Royal Colleges, and other key stakeholders. You will have overall responsibility for the strategic and operational clinical safety standards. About us East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is a very special organisation which has big ambitions for the future. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our patients has never been more important, so we need individuals with the right blend of skills, experience, and a genuine desire to help our organisation succeed. You will be joining East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust at an incredibly exciting time. We are focused on becoming an outstanding Trust with people-centred leadership supporting our 6,800 dedicated staff to provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant cultural and organisational transformation, and we are 1 year into a partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute, which will embed a lean-based quality management system across the Trust. We are also in the process of applying for Teaching Hospital status with the support of our academic partners including the University of Hertfordshire, the University of Cambridge, and University College London. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic communities, women and disabled people who we know are under-represented in senior NHS roles. Date posted 07 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 9 Salary £105,385 to £121,271 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 361-7022113 Job locations Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage SG1 4AB Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification Qualifications/Experience Essential Registered Midwife Preferably graduate level, preferably combined with a Masters. Through testing demonstrate sound numeric and verbal reasoning Evidence of continuing professional development Experience of working across organisational boundaries. Experience of a senior operational management role, within a midwifery setting Experience of leading services which realise quality, cost, and delivery benefits Experience of managing significant financial resources. Experience and skills in financial analysis integrated with quality and activity data applied to service decision making. Experience of leading and delivering complex projects to an agreed project plan Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Experience and evidence of strategic translation into sound financial and operational plans Experience of developing and implementing strategic direction Significant management and clinical leadership experience at senior level within an NHS Trust Operational management and clinical leadership experience of working in an acute setting would be highly beneficial. Excellent understanding of wider NHS and Health inequalities agenda. Experience and understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values, diversity and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of services delivery and planning. Competencies Essential Translating strategy into action Planning and organising Managing people Customer focus Decision making and influencing Evidence of working/understanding a devolved management system Functional Essential Project management Continuous improvement Organisation development Communication planning Performance management Financial management Behavioural Essential Ownership, personal responsibility, and accountability - for delivering commitments. Collaboration and involvement - with cross divisional teams/across the Trust Stakeholder relationship building - internally Engaging and motivational - support to teams; recognition of great performance Inspirational leadership - credible, respected, and knowledgeable. Followership and leadership - tenacious, consistently follows through decisions made. Gravitas and integrity - building confidence and assurance. Ambitious - "to develop/grow the business". Person Specification Qualifications/Experience Essential Registered Midwife Preferably graduate level, preferably combined with a Masters. Through testing demonstrate sound numeric and verbal reasoning Evidence of continuing professional development Experience of working across organisational boundaries. Experience of a senior operational management role, within a midwifery setting Experience of leading services which realise quality, cost, and delivery benefits Experience of managing significant financial resources. Experience and skills in financial analysis integrated with quality and activity data applied to service decision making. Experience of leading and delivering complex projects to an agreed project plan Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Experience and evidence of strategic translation into sound financial and operational plans Experience of developing and implementing strategic direction Significant management and clinical leadership experience at senior level within an NHS Trust Operational management and clinical leadership experience of working in an acute setting would be highly beneficial. Excellent understanding of wider NHS and Health inequalities agenda. Experience and understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values, diversity and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of services delivery and planning. Competencies Essential Translating strategy into action Planning and organising Managing people Customer focus Decision making and influencing Evidence of working/understanding a devolved management system Functional Essential Project management Continuous improvement Organisation development Communication planning Performance management Financial management Behavioural Essential Ownership, personal responsibility, and accountability - for delivering commitments. Collaboration and involvement - with cross divisional teams/across the Trust Stakeholder relationship building - internally Engaging and motivational - support to teams; recognition of great performance Inspirational leadership - credible, respected, and knowledgeable. Followership and leadership - tenacious, consistently follows through decisions made. Gravitas and integrity - building confidence and assurance. Ambitious - "to develop/grow the business". 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name East and North Herts NHS Trust Address Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage SG1 4AB Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)