Director of Midwifery
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £109,179.00 to £125,637.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109179.00 - £125637.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2026 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 9AW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9418-25-1502 |
Summary
Please see attached job description for full details of the role: The post holder works alongside the Clinical Director and General Manager for maternity Services and takes the lead on midwifery and maternity development programmes, midwifery and nurse staffing including recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the womens experience. The post holder will support strategic and innovative midwifery developments across the Bedfordshire and contribute to a system wide approach to delivering maternity transformation. The post- holder is pivotal to ensuring safe, timely and compassionate care. The post holder will lead a consistent and standardised approach across the organisation to delivery and achievement of NHS Resolution Safety Actions, supporting CNST recommendations and implementation of the SBLCB, Ockenden recommendation and any additional National recommendations. The post holder will support the Head of Midwifery on the two hospital sites to ensure safe standards of midwifery care are delivered to the highest quality. The post holder will: Be expected to demonstrate a highly visible, authoritative compassionate and transformational leadership style which is underpinned by the values of Bedfordshire Hospital. The Director of Midwifery is the professional lead for the group on all matters relating to midwifery, and provides advice to the Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Director, General Managers, Executive, Maternity Safety Champions (NEDs) and the Board of Directors The Director of Midwifery will act as the expert on midwifery and maternity issues both internally and externally and ensure that a culture of proactive professionalism is embedded and promoted. The Director of Midwifery will also act as a role model for all midwives and nurses at all times. Have a key role in influencing strategic direction for development of maternity services within the ICB, LMNS partnership and national direction working with strategic partners.