Public Health Midwife | Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced Public Health Lead Midwife to oversee maternity service initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes for mothers and their unborn children. The role includes working with multidisciplinary teams, influencing practices and policies, and managing the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation. Candidates should be registered midwives with project management experience and a strong commitment to health equity.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Commitment to personal and professional development

Work in a supportive and innovative environment

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with extensive experience.
• Knowledge of maternity health and policies.
• Experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the maternity service agenda.
• Influence policies and strategies.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to reduce health inequalities.
• Assist in managing UNICEF accreditation process.
• Support the Trust's commitment to high care standards.

Skills

Experience in midwifery

Project management skills

Ability to influence policy

Knowledge of health inequalities

Strong communication skills

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Midwife in the role of Public Health Lead Midwife, leading on the agenda within the maternity service to support mothers to be to improve their health, and therefore have an improved impact on the health of their unborn child.

The post holder will work in partnership with service users, the maternity team and local stakeholders to improve and protect health and well-being, reducing health inequalities and improving the health of the families.

The post holder will be required to influence practice, policies and strategies both within the service, the trust and within the local health economy. This will require the post holder to develop in collaboration with other specialist midwives the most appropriate care pathways to have the most effective and efficient impact.

The post holder will work in partnership with service users, the multi-disciplinary team and local stakeholders to improve and protect health and wellbeing, and improve the health of families in the Liverpool City Region, contributing to improving the population\'s health and reducing health inequalities within maternity services. Key work will focus upon improving outcomes of women with modifiable risk factors such as smoking, obesity and breastfeeding, developing and implementing processes to secure a year on year increase in uptake of immunisation.

A significant part of the role will be to assist in the project management of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation process.

Liverpool Women’s delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and their families. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career.

We value the contribution of individual talent and are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the local community. We will consider requests for flexible working on hiring.

Our core value is to ‘Be Kind’ and we have an ambition to ‘Be Brilliant’ with the best people, giving the safest care, to provide outstanding experiences.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge care possible. We have long-term aspirations for the future. We are committed to creating a greener Liverpool Women’s environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, the attachments on this page contain these details.

This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025

Responsibilities

• Lead on the maternity service agenda to support mothers to be to improve health and the health of their unborn child.
• Influence practice, policies and strategies within the service, the trust and the local health economy; develop appropriate care pathways with other specialist midwives.
• Work with service users, the multi-disciplinary team and local stakeholders to improve and protect health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities within maternity services, focusing on modifiable risk factors (smoking, obesity, breastfeeding) and immunisation uptake.
• Assist in the project management of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation process.
• Support Liverpool Women’s commitment to high standards of care, flexible working where requested, and maintaining values of kindness and excellence.
• Contribute to ongoing innovation and future planning for services and greener initiatives.