About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior midwife who is passionate about patient safety, effective operational leadership and the delivery of safe, kind and excellent care. Working closely with the Midwifery Manager of the Day, the postholder will provide visible clinical and operational leadership across maternity services, including during nights, weekends and bank holidays.
You will support the safe coordination of maternity activity, staffing and patient flow. They will provide senior advice and direction to clinical teams, respond to emerging operational pressures and ensure that concerns relating to capacity, acuity, staffing and safety are identified, escalated and managed appropriately.
You will be a calm, credible and approachable leader who can make effective decisions in complex and rapidly changing situations. You will work collaboratively with maternity teams, ward and area managers, the Trust Operations Centre and the wider multidisciplinary team to maintain safe services and support the best possible experience and outcomes for women, birthing people, babies and families.
The role also provides an opportunity to contribute to service improvement through the monitoring of maternity red flags, staffing redeployments, emergency activity and other safety information.
You need excellent communication, prioritisation and decision-making skills, together with the ability to remain professionally composed while managing competing demands.
Main duties of the job
The Site Safety Midwife will:o Provide visible senior midwifery and operational leadership, with support and direction from the Midwifery Manager of the Day.o Coordinate and oversee maternity staffing, activity, capacity and patient flow, responding promptly to changes in clinical demand.o Assess maternity staffing requirements and support the safe deployment or redeployment of staff according to activity, acuity and service need.o Recognise and escalate concerns relating to staffing, capacity, safeguarding, patient flow and clinical safety.o Work closely with ward and area managers, on-call teams, the Trust Operations Centre and other healthcare providers to maintain safe and effective services.o Support the maternity response to emergency and major-incident arrangements.o Provide specialist clinical and operational advice to colleagues and act as an accessible senior point of support.o Attend relevant site-safety meetings and represent maternity and gynaecology services as required.o Monitor and contribute to data collection relating to maternity red flags, staffing redeployment and emergency activity, using this information to support improvement.o Promote incident reporting, support initial reviews of complaints and safety incidents, and ensure that learning and required actions are communicated appropriately.o Act as a professional role model, promoting high standards of care, professional behaviour and collaborative working.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 25th October 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 3rd November 2026.
All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.
As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Current and relevant registration on NMC Degree qualification Evidence of continuous professional development ILS NBLS
Desirable
Relevant postgraduate qualification Programme Senior Midwife Post at ward level Management/leadership training
Experience Essential
Some experience of managing a ward/unit Success in working collaboratively across professions and services Experience of operational bleep
Desirable
Research experience Audit experience Demonstrable success in managing change NHS experience
Knowledge Essential
Clinical practice demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing and midwifery policy and practice Clinical governance and risk Patient flow, divert and escalation policy Health rostering to support safe staffing Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Desirable
Knowledge, understanding of the Maternity Transformation Programme
Skills Essential
Ability to lead and motivate and empower others Communication skills including: Interpersonal skills, writing and presentation skills Immediate life support Basic Newborn life support Computer literacy Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
Desirable
Liaison and negotiation skills
Additional Requirements Essential
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)