Recruitment, Retention and Pastoral Lead Midwife

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS organization is seeking a visionary leader for midwifery to enhance workforce retention and support for early career midwives. This role involves collaborating with national leads to improve programs, providing vital training and professional guidance, and ensuring high-quality care within a supportive team environment. Candidates should hold a Midwifery Degree, be registered, and possess significant leadership experience. Competitive salary with opportunities for professional development is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years experience in NHS Healthcare Setting.
• Experience of undertaking audits & change management.
• Experience in facilitating restorative clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised and group support for early career midwives.
• Work collaboratively with Regional and National Leads for recruitment and retention.
• Develop preceptorship and support effective preceptorship training programmes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent written communication

Collaboration

Education

Midwifery Degree or equivalent

UK NMC Registered Midwife

Level 7 PMA Qualification

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will provide professional leadership to midwives by being an enthusiastic and visionary leader. Able to influence others through support and education for maternity staff to improve retention and recruitment. This will include supporting early career midwives, pastoral care for maternity staff, providing support for newly appointed staff, including induction training. The role will involve working with Regional and National Leads to support the Retention programme as retention is a key component of the People Plan and the NHS Long term plan.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide individualised and group support for early career midwives.

Work collaboratively with Regional and National Leads for Recruitment and retention, participate in learning activities locally and nationally. Gather information and feedback on how to improve retention and recruitment processes.

Seek out new and innovative solutions to support retention of the midwifery workforce

Develop preceptorship and support effective preceptorship training programmes to develop the preceptorship package offered to staff.

Provide exit/ learning from leaving interviews. Analyse data from interviews to develop themes to demonstrate areas for improvement.

Support midwives by providing and promoting regular sessions of restorative clinical supervision (RCS)

Collaborate with the local quality & safety, governance, and practice development teams, providing professional advice and supporting quality improvement.

Network with PMAs and the wider region. Implement national recommendations for PMA services.

Provide professional leadership to midwives by embedding the A-EQUIP model of support. Be an enthusiastic and visionary leader able to influence others through education, multidisciplinary working, and in-house training

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-25-7342631

Job locations

Women & Children's Hospital

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Job description Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information about the role and requirements

Job description Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information about the role and requirements

Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential

• UK NMC Registered Midwife
• Midwifery Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years experience in NHS Healthcare Setting

Desirable

• Level 7 PMA Qualification
• Educated to Masters level

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Experience of undertaking audits & change management
• Evidence of collaborative MDT working
• Excellent written, IT & verbal communications
• Experience of leadership skills
• Experience of facilitating restorative clinical supervision

Desirable

• Experience of leading change
• Experience of developing a PMA team

Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential

• UK NMC Registered Midwife
• Midwifery Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years experience in NHS Healthcare Setting

Desirable

• Level 7 PMA Qualification
• Educated to Masters level

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Experience of undertaking audits & change management
• Evidence of collaborative MDT working
• Excellent written, IT & verbal communications
• Experience of leadership skills
• Experience of facilitating restorative clinical supervision

Desirable

• Experience of leading change
• Experience of developing a PMA team

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).

Additional information 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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Women & Children's Hospital

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Employer's website

https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Women & Children's Hospital

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

Employer's website

https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)