Consultant Midwife

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Gloucestershire is looking for a Consultant Midwife to lead maternity services. The role demands expertise in midwifery leadership and a commitment to delivering evidence-based, compassionate care. Responsibilities include overseeing clinical governance, mentoring practitioners, and collaborating with various teams to enhance service delivery. Benefits include flexible working, generous leave, and the NHS pension scheme among others. This is an exciting opportunity to shape maternity services and improve outcomes for families across the region.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Access to on-site nurseries

Reduced public transport costs

Qualifications

• Proven track record in midwifery leadership.
• Passion for shaping exceptional maternity services.
• Ability to support workforce development and education.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and role modelling in best practice.
• Lead the development and implementation of evidence-based models of care.
• Support midwives in attaining autonomy as practitioners.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes.

Skills

Midwifery leadership

Clinical governance

Evidence-based practice

Mentoring midwives

Education

Expert consultant midwife

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking an expert midwife to take a lead role in driving strategic initiatives and delivering safe, personalised maternity care across all clinical settings in Gloucestershire.

This highly autonomous role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of maternity services, ensuring care is centred on women, birthing people and their families, and grounded in choice, compassion and evidence‑based practice.

Responsibilities

As Consultant Midwife, you will provide professional leadership and role modelling in best practice, supporting midwives to reach their full potential as autonomous practitioners. You will play a key part in developing and implementing the vision and strategy for maternity services, promoting professional standards, advancing scope of practice, and fostering clinically curious, research‑informed midwives.

You will inspire and lead teams through change, ensuring women and families remain at the heart of every decision, while championing professional development and excellence in midwifery practice. You will lead the development and implementation of evidence‑based models of care, promote continuity of carer and midwifery‑led services, and ensure safe, high‑quality practice across all settings.

You will play a key role in professional leadership, supporting workforce development, education, training, research, and service improvement. This includes mentoring midwives, fostering reflective practice, overseeing clinical governance, and ensuring compliance with national guidance and quality standards.

You will contribute to service redesign, strategic planning, and innovation, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, Higher Education Institutions, and partner organisations to improve outcomes for mothers, babies, and families.

Qualifications and Experience

Expert consultant midwife with a proven track record in midwifery leadership and a passion for shaping exceptional maternity services.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on‑site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes, and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

Employer

Gloucestershire Hospitals provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital, as well as maternity services at Stroud Maternity Hospital. With a team of over 9,000 employees, representing more than 95 nationalities, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire.

Our maternity services provide comprehensive, family‑centred care for women and families across the county, supporting around 6,000 births a year. The service includes consultant‑led maternity units at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital alongside Stroud Maternity Unit, which offers midwife‑led care and postnatal support, while dedicated community midwifery teams deliver antenatal, postnatal and home birth services across a wide geographical area, ensuring continuity of care and choice for women.