Deputy Head of Midwifery - Peterborough / HuntingdonNHS
Job summary
Shaping the Future of Maternity Services with Compassion and Leadership Are you a passionate, dynamic and experienced midwifery leader ready to drive strategic and operational improvements in maternity services? We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Head of Midwifery (DHoM) to support and enable senior leadership, service development and transformation within a challenging and dynamic healthcare environment.
What We're Looking For:
- Ahighly motivated, inspirational midwifery leader with a proven track record in maternity transformation and service improvement.
- Strong strategic thinking and the ability to influence at local, regional and national levels.
- Commitment to staff development, fostering a culture of professional growth, learning and continuous improvement.
- A leader who can role model positive leadership behaviours, promoting a just culture and empowering midwives to drive quality improvements.
This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of maternity services, ensuring that our staff and service users receive the highest standards of care, support and experience.
Apply today and be part of a leadership team dedicated to excellence in maternity care!
Main duties of the job
As Deputy Head of Midwifery, you will:
- Support the Head of Midwifery (HoM) in delivering strategic direction and operational oversight within maternity services.
- Enhance safety and quality by implementing national and regional maternity recommendations.
- Collaborate with key partners, including the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP), ensuring co-production and patient-centred care.
- Provide visible, accessible leadership, mentoring and coaching staff to foster innovation, resilience and excellence in maternity care.
- Lead on service user engagement, supporting responses to concerns and ensuring clear, compassionate communication with women and families.
- Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring they are embedded in all service decisions.
Job description
The detailed information of the requirements of this role are included in the job description and personal specification which are included and an informal visit to the trust to further discuss this is available to you should this be helpful.
About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.