Lead Midwife for Rosie Birth Centre | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Cambridge is seeking a driven midwife to lead the Rosie Birth Centre, providing exceptional care and support for women and birthing individuals. The ideal candidate will foster a compassionate and skilled team, manage clinical areas effectively, and advocate for improvements in maternity care. The role includes overseeing the team's development, addressing key metrics, and improving the usage of the Rosie Birth Centre. Join us in delivering excellent evidence-based care while enjoying a supportive working environment with various development opportunities.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced-cost bus travel

Subsidized parking

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife status required to lead the Rosie Birth Centre.
• Experience in maternity leadership and clinical management is essential.
• Ability to support staff and advocate effectively for birthing people.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and support to the Rosie Birth Centre staff.
• Manage maternity bleep-holder responsibilities effectively.
• Report on key metrics for the Rosie Birth Centre internally and externally.

Skills

Compassionate leadership

Clinical management

Advocacy for women and birthing people

Education

Registered Midwife

Job description

About The Rosie Hospital

The Rosie Hospital is a tertiary unit providing care throughout the East of England. Part of our service offers a 10‑bedded, state‑of‑the‑art midwifery‑led birthing unit where women and birthing people are supported and cared for by our highly skilled and compassionate team of midwives and maternity support workers.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and clinically skilful midwife to lead the Rosie Birth Centre. You will be expected to lead by example, developing your team to thrive and shine within their roles so they are empowered to provide excellent evidence‑based care to those opting to birth within an MLC pathway. You will be intrinsic to both the daily running and to moulding and shaping the future of the RBC.

As well as expanding the role of our RBC midwives to include home births we are exploring how we can improve and increase the usage of the RBC and are currently scoping our IOL pathways. We are planning to be able to offer the RBC as an “in‑guidance” option to those who labour following uncomplicated prostaglandin administration.

What We’re Looking For

If you have a passion for supporting and advocating for women and birthing people while fostering a compassionate leadership style that nurtures and grows your workforce; have the ability to provide effective and comprehensive management to all aspects of leading a clinical area as well as being a conduit between the senior leadership team and the clinical staff then we would love to receive your application!

Key Responsibilities

• To provide clinical expertise supporting the RBC staff as well as promoting MLC within the wider maternity service
• To partake in maternity bleep‑holder responsibilities
• To undertake all aspects of staff support and line management
• To report both internally and externally to maternity on key metrics relevant to the RBC

About Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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 healthcare quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Benefits

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.

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Application Information

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 6 January 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 16 January 2026.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026