Head of Midwifery, Band 8c- Maternity

Job summary

Champion Outstanding Maternity Care.

We are seeking a passionate, visionary, and dynamic Head of Midwifery to lead our maternity services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior midwifery leader with a proven track record of delivering safe, personalised, and high-quality care to take on a pivotal role in shaping the future of maternity care in our Trust.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates across two main hospital sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester and is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country. Our maternity services offer a full range of choices to women and their families, including:

- Freestanding Birth Centres

- Home Birth Services

- Consultant-Led Unit and Alongside Birth Unit

In addition, we provide maternity care at Stroud Maternity Unit and deliver community midwifery services across a wide geographical area. Across Gloucestershire, we support approximately 6,000 births each year.

Main duties of the job

As our Head of Midwifery, you will be a key member of the quadrumvirate leadership team, responsible for the operational leadership of midwifery services. You will work closely with the Director of Midwifery and Clinical Speciality Director (Obstetrics) to ensure high standards of safe clinical midwifery practice, compliance with national standards and safety ambitions, and a positive experience for women, birthing people, babies, and families.

You will also have a key role in implementing the local Perinatal Transformational Programme, supporting the local recommendations and actions, and ensuring your service is responsive, inclusive, and driving for continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration.

- Extensive senior leadership experience in maternity services.

- In-depth knowledge of national perinatal transformation programmes and safety ambitions

-Proven ability to lead change, manage complex teams, and deliver measurable improvement.

Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and people management skills.

About us

As our most valuable asset, we understand that happy, fulfilled staff will offer their best, and we aim to achieve this by providing a supportive team approach.

- A supportive and inclusive leadership culture.

- Opportunities for continued professional development and executive mentoring.

- Access to staff benefits including NHS pension, flexible working, and health & wellbeing programmes.

- The chance to truly make a difference in the lives of women and families.

Ready to lead a team committed to improvement, safety and excellence in maternity care? We'd love to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

29 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-25-T0653

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

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