Job summary
Head of Midwifery and Neonatal Services - Band 8c (Subject to Job Evaluation)
Are you an experienced and passionate leader in perinatal services ready to take the next step in your career? Great Western Hospital is seeking a dynamic Head of Midwifery and Neonatal Services to provide operational leadership across our perinatal services.
With 3,800 births per year and an 18-cot Local Neonatal Unit, our service plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, safe, and compassionate care to families in Swindon and beyond. This role is crucial in supporting the Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services, ensuring compliance with national strategy, and driving quality improvements. You will also work collaboratively with colleagues across the Bath, Swindon, and Wiltshire Maternity and Neonatal System, helping to shape the future of regional perinatal care.
If you're a strategic leader with a strong background in midwifery or neonatal services and a passion for service development, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and make a real impact on the future of maternity and neonatal care.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior leadership role in which the post holder will be responsible for operational direction and provision of management of midwifery and Neonatal services.
They will ensure delivery of consistently high standards of care, patient experience and satisfaction, and ensure that divisional and corporate objectives in relation to the workforce, service delivery, quality improvement, clinical quality, safety, and leadership are carried out.
The responsibility includes covering for board assurance and quality committee reports and presenting them in the absence of the DoMN.The post holder will develop, maintain, and provide assurance on clinical and operational governance systems and processes, CQC standards, clinical policies and procedures, clinical quality, health and safety, patient experience, complaint systems and resolution, incident reporting and resolution, contractual quality measures and safeguarding.
The post holder will act as a key member of the Divisional Management Team contributing fully to the development delivery and achievement of the group's objectives with the ability to deputise for the Directorof Midwifery and Neonatal Services as required.
The post holder will participate in a senior manager on call rota for maternity and neonatal services.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives
Interview Date: 23rd May 2025 (Discussion Groups to take place on the 22nd May(Am)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will assist the Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services (DoMN) in the development of the professional midwifery and neonatal nursing agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.Please see attached the full Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will assist the Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services (DoMN) in the development of the professional midwifery and neonatal nursing agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.Please see attached the full Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwife or Nurse NMC Registered Practitioner
- Degree in Midwifery or Nursing
- Masters level study in a Health Related Subject (or working towards)
- Evidence of recent post registration continuous professional development/qualification
Desirable
- Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior midwifery or nursing position at Band 8a or above and currently working in a leadership role
- Experience of midwifery practice in hospital and community settings
- High degree of professional development
- Can demonstrate expertise in midwifery or nursing practice
- Experience in writing reports/presenting information internally/externally in a timely manner to a range of Senior Managers
- Demonstrable experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Experience of working on own initiative and as part of a team working with local and external terms, acting as an ambassador of a speciality
Desirable
- Evidence and experience in delivering midwifery operational and strategic performance including strategic safe staffing and skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and adverse incidents across a range of services
- Experience in setting and achieving objectives/KPI's
- Previous publication of own work
- Previous experience of clinical research or audit
- Previous experience of working with pre and post registration students of multiple disciplines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwife or Nurse NMC Registered Practitioner
- Degree in Midwifery or Nursing
- Masters level study in a Health Related Subject (or working towards)
- Evidence of recent post registration continuous professional development/qualification
Desirable
- Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior midwifery or nursing position at Band 8a or above and currently working in a leadership role
- Experience of midwifery practice in hospital and community settings
- High degree of professional development
- Can demonstrate expertise in midwifery or nursing practice
- Experience in writing reports/presenting information internally/externally in a timely manner to a range of Senior Managers
- Demonstrable experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Experience of working on own initiative and as part of a team working with local and external terms, acting as an ambassador of a speciality
Desirable
- Evidence and experience in delivering midwifery operational and strategic performance including strategic safe staffing and skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and adverse incidents across a range of services
- Experience in setting and achieving objectives/KPI's
- Previous publication of own work
- Previous experience of clinical research or audit
- Previous experience of working with pre and post registration students of multiple disciplines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
