About this role
Job summary
Closing date: 02.11.2026
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: 03.11.2026
interview expected to take place: 09.11.2026
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Senior Midwifery Manager (Band 8A) to join our dedicated maternity team
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwifery professional to play a key leadership role within our maternity service. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the continuing management of the maternity unit, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and compassionate care to women and their families.
As a visible and accessible leader, you will drive forward improvements in care standards, infection prevention, cleanliness, and patient and staff experience. You will lead and support quality improvement initiatives, ensuring best practice is embedded and sustained across the service.
In addition, you will be part of the midwifery management on-call rota, contributing to effective operational management and supporting staff at all levels.
Main duties of the job
Provide strong clinical leadership and effective management, supporting ward and departmental managers to deliver and sustain excellence in midwifery care.
Continuously improve clinical standards through achieving key quality and performance indicators.
Ensure the highest quality patient experience through visible, accessible, and compassionate leadership that inspires confidence in women, families, and staff.
Promote a culture of dignity, respect, and inclusion, championing best practice in infection prevention and control to maintain a clean and safe environment.
Foster open communication within clinical areas, empowering staff to share ideas, raise concerns, and drive continuous improvement.
Oversee the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based midwifery care, improving outcomes and experiences for women, babies, and families while effectively managing clinical risk.
Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless care and appropriate referrals.
Take responsibility for designated wards and departments, providing professional leadership and line management for clinical and support staff.
Ensure safe staffing levels in line with Trust policy and effective escalation processes.
Collaborate with the senior management team within the Clinical Service Unit, contributing to strategic priorities and quality improvement initiatives that promote excellence in care delivery and a culture of learning.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial management/leadership experience at senior midwife level
- Experience of delivering service improvements with demonstrable positive impact on patient safety, patient experience and quality of care
- Leading and developing a team
- Budget management including human resource management
- Quality assurance
- Change management
- Complaints handling
- Policy implementation
- Participation in Trust-wide initiatives/ committee membership
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit.
- Ability to lead a large team
- Organisation and management skills
- Negotiating skills
- Team building skills
- Appraisal skills
- Ability to manage change
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Maintain accurate records
- Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand and deliver the Trust's expectations
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
Desirable
- Ability to undertake Complaint responses and incident investigation
- Ability to undertake Service quality improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- Quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
- Budget and people management
- Current issues in healthcare/specialty
- Nursing & Midwifery Agenda
- Clinical Governance
- IP and C
- Fundamentals of Care
- Patient Safety Issues
- Best Practice in Speciality
- Health and Safety
- National Maternity Transformation and key documents
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- RM/RN
- ENB 997/998, SLIP or equivalent
- First Degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience gained in a relevant environment
- Post Registration qualification / or robust CPD in relevant speciality
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
Desirable
- Recognised Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
- A Masters level qualification in relevant subject or evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience
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
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Women's & Newborn
Smith Lane
Bradford
BD9 6DB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)