Director of Midwifery and Perinatal Care: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Job summary

We are seeking an exceptional and influential midwifery leader to join Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group as Director of Midwifery and Perinatal Care. This is a significant opportunity to shape the future of maternity and perinatal services across the Group, providing strategic and professional leadership to improve quality, safety, outcomes and experiences for women, babies and families.

Reporting managerially and professionally to the Group Chief Nurse, you will lead the maternity transformation agenda across three trusts, working closely with hospital leadership teams, Group Board, the Integrated Care System, regional networks, regulators and education partners. You will provide expert advice and assurance, translate national policy into local delivery and ensure maternity and perinatal services are safe, sustainable, personalised and equitable.

Main duties of the job

You will be a registered midwife with current NMC registration, educated to master’s level or able to demonstrate equivalent academic achievement. You will bring Director or Head of Midwifery experience, substantial senior clinical leadership expertise and a strong record of leading maternity governance, quality, safety and complex cross-organisational change.

You will be politically astute and an outstanding communicator and relationship-builder. You will be able to influence and negotiate in complex or sensitive environments, exercise sound judgement and provide visible leadership through ambiguity and change.

This role offers the opportunity to influence maternity and perinatal care at scale, working with senior clinical and system leaders to deliver meaningful and lasting improvement. You will help create a shared vision for services across Norfolk and Waveney and ensure that quality, safety and the experiences of women and families remain central to every decision.

If you are an ambitious and values-led midwifery leader who can inspire confidence, build partnerships and turn strategy into measurable improvement, we would welcome your application.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Director / Head of Midwifery experience.
  • Substantial senior clinical midwifery experience.
  • Experience of system leadership across health and social care boundaries.
  • Data analysis, report writing and presentation to senior audiences.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to plan across short-, medium- and long-term horizons and adjust resources accordingly.

Attitude & Aptitude

Essential

  • Role-models Group values and demonstrates commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife with current NMC registration.
  • Master’s degree or equivalent academic achievement.
  • Education or mentorship qualification.

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).

Closing Date: 15 November 2026

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