Maternal Medicine Specialist Midwife | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	19 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 April 2026
Location:	Bolton, BL4 0JR
Company:	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7765446/241-188FD-26

Summary

The Northwest of England has joined together to form a Maternal Medicine Network: this includes the three local maternity systems being Greater Manchester and East Cheshire (GMEC), Cheshire & Mersey (C&M) and Lancashire and South Cumbria (L&SC) working with commissioners, providers, Clinicians, the Maternity Clinical Network, service users via the Maternity Voices Partnerships and has the support of the integrated Care Boards.



The aim is to provide equitable and expert support for women with pre-existing or pregnancy-induced significant medical issues, to ensure sustainability of that care wherever in the region they may live, and additionally, to provide perinatal mental health support or other onward referral as required.



The Northwest maternal Medicine Network is made up of three specialist Maternal Medicine Centres (MMCs) held within St Mary’s Hospital Manchester, Liverpool Women’s Hospital and The Royal Preston Hospital alongside services delivered in local DGHs supporting the population of the Northwest of England. The post holder will work from either one of the specialist centres alongside services delivered within the other units across the region that are acting as the lead provider for the MMN. Therefore roles will be recruited via each MMC but will require working access across the network. Base location to be agreed on an individual basis.









The postholder will have responsibility for the effective and efficient service within the allocated Maternal Medicine Centre. S/he/they provides clinical and professional management and leadership for the team. The postholder is responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care are maintained to a high standard. S/he/they manages the reporting aspects of the Maternal Medicine Centre and ensures cost effective use of resources.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was established in 2008 and became an integrated provider in 2011 when community health services were incorporated. The Trust serves a catchment population of approximately 320,000 people across Bolton, parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford.

The Royal Bolton Hospital plays a major role within Greater Manchester, particularly in women's and children's services, and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving hospital site in the region.

Here at Bolton, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our Trust values; Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
• Work with the Maternal Medicine Network Lead Midwife to co-ordinate and develop the Maternal Medicine Centre, reflecting local and national guidance and agenda
• Provide specialist midwifery advice both within the Maternal Medicine Centres and across the Network including the DGHs
• Contribute to and where appropriate lead developments in the Maternal Medicine Network in response to objectives and develop practice accordingly
• Work with Head of Midwifery at Trust and the Maternal Medicine Network Lead Midwife to ensure that clinical governance processes at unit/dept level encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care
• Develop and promote educational materials to support the Maternal Medicine Network and promote high quality care for service users.

Leadership
• Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents, and other significant events. Support staff throughout the process and ensure remedial action is taken to avoid repeat incidents and to enable lessons to be learned and shared
• Be responsible for the annual appraisal of the Maternal Medicine Centre workforce and ensure individual development needs are met including an annual inclusive conversation
• Provide emotional and professional support to staff following critical incidents
• Attend relevant Maternal Medicine Network meetings including MDT meetings
• Identify the changing needs of the Maternal Medicine Centre on an on-going basis and refer to the Head of Midwifery or Maternal Medicine Network Lead Midwife
• Act as a professional resource for the midwifery service assisting with the development and provision of training programmes for staff to maintain competencies in all aspects of midwifery led care
• Proactively promote the Maternal Medicine Network to improve the quality and safety of our services.
• Work closely with Research and Innovation to promote research, disseminate outcomes and findings to support evidence-based practice
• To work closely with Maternal Medicine colleagues across the Northwest
• Maternal Medicine Network to ensure seamless processes/guidelines/pathways are achieved alongside optimal care for all service users














This advert closes on Thursday 2 Apr 2026

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