Site Safety Midwife | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Cambridge seeks a Senior Midwife to provide clinical leadership across the Trust, ensuring safe and effective nursing services. The ideal candidate has midwifery experience and strong operational understanding, with opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career and development opportunities

Mentoring programmes

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with Band 7 or senior midwife experience and understanding of operational staffing.
• Experience in leadership or management within a maternity setting.
• Knowledge of safe staffing, staffing red flags, nursing and midwifery acuity.
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology; advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical and operational midwifery leadership across the Trust during the week, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
• Ensure a safe, effective and progressive nursing and midwifery service to patients; support frontline staff to meet agreed targets.
• Manage staff and redeploy as needed for service needs.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Operational understanding

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Registered midwife

Job description

Senior Midwife

We are looking to appoint a Senior Midwife with relevant operational understanding to join our site safety team at The Rosie Hospital. You will provide clinical and operational nursing and midwifery leadership across the Trust during the week, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical and operational midwifery leadership across the Trust during the week, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
• Ensure a safe, effective and progressive nursing and midwifery service to patients; support frontline staff to meet agreed targets within resources available.
• Manage staff, redeploy as required to meet service needs.
• Participate in specified projects and improvement work reflecting clinical, professional and corporate aims.
• Advise to senior leadership on staffing red flags, nursing and midwifery acuity and quality improvement methodology.

Qualifications and Experience

• Registered midwife with Band 7 or senior midwife experience and understanding of operational staffing.
• Experience in leadership or management within a maternity setting.
• Knowledge of safe staffing, staffing red flags, nursing and midwifery acuity.
• Understanding of quality improvement methodology; advantage.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Benefits and Working Environment

• Opportunity to work on a vibrant hospital campus with excellent facilities and friendly community feel.
• Career and development opportunities, preceptorship, mentoring programmes, research experience.
• Flexible arrangements include part‑time, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

Application Details

Please see the attached applicant information pack (combined job description and person specification) for key duties and responsibilities. This vacancy will close at midnight on 26 October 2025. Interviews are due to be held on 12 November 2025. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.