Registered Midwife

We are offering an exciting 6-month secondment for a Head of Midwifery (HoM) or an experienced Deputy HoM who is a compassionate, visionary leader ready to make a real impact.
This is a pivotal opportunity to join the Women's & Children's Clinical Management Group (CMG) at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) during a period of significant transformation.
UHL is on a dynamic improvement journey, underpinned by an established Perinatal Safety Improvement Programme, a strong commitment to addressing health inequalities, and the complexity of delivering care across multiple sites. This secondment will play a critical role in accelerating progress and embedding sustainable change.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of maternity and neonatal care at UHL, working alongside the Director of Midwifery and Deputy Chief Nurse to provide visible clinical and professional leadership for nursing, midwifery, and care support teams., You'll Be Working Alongside the Head of Nursing and CMG Senior Leadership Team to:
+ Provide strategic and professional leadership for maternity and neonatal services, ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality, and personalised care.
+ Lead the implementation of national and regional priorities, embedding continuous improvement and quality assurance across all pathways.
+ Strengthen clinical governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and promoting a culture of learning and accountability.
+ Champion workforce planning and development, supporting recruitment, retention, and resilience to meet service demands.
+ Drive cultural transformation, fostering an inclusive, compassionate environment for staff and families.
+ Oversee operational performance, including demand and capacity planning, escalation processes, and safety huddles to maintain safe staffing and flow.
+ Collaborate across multi-site services, ensuring consistency, equity, and alignment with UHL's improvement journey and regional strategies

Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
+ high-quality care for all,
+ being a great place to work,
+ partnerships for impact, and
+ research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
+ we are compassionate,
+ we are proud,
+ we are inclusive, and
+ we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk, The Head of Midwifery will work with the Head of Nursing and Midwifery to take responsibility for line management of the deputy Heads of Midwifery, Consultant Midwives / Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Matrons. This will involve developing professional practice and enacting key human resources policies.
The Heads of Midwifery and Nursing collectively are responsible for the oversight of over 500 midwives, nurses and support staff, the post holder will support the management team and CMG leads to plan develop, monitor and review the recruitment, deployment and management of nursing and midwifery staff in the CMG. Plus ensure there is robust oversight in supporting senior nurses and midwives in the implementation of methods, processes and systems for recruiting, deploying and managing people which support the organisation's vision, values, strategies and objectives

+ A Registered Midwife with proven success in a senior leadership role.
+ A leader who embodies authentic, value-based, and compassionate leadership, with the ability to inspire and support teams through change.
+ Someone who thrives in a complex, multi-site environment and is passionate about equity, safety, and quality improvement.

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID 19 Risk Assessment
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid Vaccination Status
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.