Midwifery Director

The Trust is looking for a talented individual who is a Registered Midwife, who can bring passion, leadership, compassion, service development experience, professional challenge and support to this role.

You will be part of an ambitious and friendly team within one of the largest acute and community healthcare NHS Trusts with nearly 6000 births a year. As well as a great job, our location provides the perfect mix of vibrant city life but with the beautiful Peak District countryside also on the doorstep. Known as the outdoor city, it is a lovey place to make your home.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative visible leader with a focus on safety, positive women and family's and staff experience and the maintenance of high professional standards. We are interested in hearing from existing or aspiring Midwifery Directors with significant leadership experience.

So if you are looking for a Midwifery Director post which excites you, stretches your potential, is in a beautiful part of the UK we would love to hear from you.

Provide visible leadership for midwives and midwifery.

To work in partnership with the Operations Director to provide support to the Clinical Director in developing the strategies for the services across the Care Group that are in line with the overarching Trust Strategy and values.

Advocate for safe, high quality, maternity care.

To provide strong transformational leadership and professional midwifery and nursing advice within a climate of change, which enables high quality person-centred services to be delivered to women and families in the Care Group within the resources available.

To support the work of the Chief Nurse.

To provide specialist advice on midwifery issues to the Chief Nurse.

Our women are not numbers they are unique individuals, Proud to make a Difference is not just our slogan but the way we do things. If you are looking for a career change which stretches your potential and gives you the opportunity to inspire great midwifery care and leadership we would love to hear from you.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now seeking a Midwifery Director for the OGN (Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology) care group.

As the Midwifery Director, this role provides visible professional leadership and oversight for the midwifery and nursing staff within the care group and has responsibility for women and family's experience and clinical governance. As part of the senior leadership team the Midwifery Director is also jointly responsible for the strategic development of the care group, overall staff engagement and ensuring that staff behaviours are aligned to the Trust values.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.