About this role
Job summary
We are excited to have the opportunity to recruit to our Senior Midwifery leadership team in Community Midwifery at UHDB.
We are looking for a Midwife who has demonstrable leadership skills to take the next step and join our management team. This is an opportunity for and experienced Midwife to influence and shape how community midwifery is delivered at UHDB whilst part of an established and experienced leadership team.
Main duties of the job
As a senior midwife you will take responsibility in ensuring women and birthing people, babies and families receive safe, clinically effective, individualised care within a team. You will lead by example, offer expert midwifery clinical advice, operationally support and manage teams and homebirth service ensuring the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate midwifery care.
Senior midwives provide expert clinical and professional midwifery leadership and are responsible for the women and birthing people, babies, public and staff experience. This will be in line with Trust wide policies and procedures and values and behaviours.
Staff wellbeing including appraisals and health and attendance management is vital to this role and requires a confident, inclusive and compassionate leader.
Safe allocation and management of resources are intrinsic to a safe workforce therefore knowledge of workforce rostering and budget management will be required.
The successful candidate will join the Senior Midwifery Team and will be supported to deliver quality improvements in line with our Maternity and Neonatal Improvement Programme and the national maternity agenda.
Closing date of applications: 04th June 2026
Interview date: 18th June 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications Essential
NMC Registration To be able to demonstrate significant post registration experience Demonstrable experience at band 6 post
Desirable
Evidence of degree/working towards higher degree or equivalent experience
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Demonstrable experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff Evidence of management/leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
Desirable
Specific knowledge of the clinical area/speciality Evidence of teaching/nurturing
Skills & Ability Essential
To be able to demonstrate the ability to implement and embed change To be able to demonstrate the ability to take responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the team To be able to demonstrate the ability to assesses associated risks and takes appropriate action Driving licence with access to a car To be able to demonstrate the ability to manage clinical workload, prioritising and re-prioritising
Desirable
Develops policies/procedures for defined clinical area Work across division during unit cover and deputising for matron
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.
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 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)