We are seeking an inspiring 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.
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.
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.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025