Job overview

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an outstanding Director of Midwifery (DoM) with a strong focus on safety, quality, and outcomes for women, birthing people, babies and their families. The DoM will be a visible and inspirational leader, joining a collaborative senior team within a maternity department rated ‘GOOD’ by the CQC in 2023.

As the most senior midwife in the Trust, the DoM will provide strategic, clinical, and professional leadership across maternity and neonatal services, ensuring care is safe, personalised, and continuously improving. The postholder will be a key member of the Clinical Business Unit (CBU) Quadumvirate, offering expert midwifery leadership to the wider Care Group and acting in an advisory capacity to senior clinical leads and Trust executives.

Main duties of the job

The Director of Midwifery is responsible for leading the professional midwifery agenda across the Trust, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and compassionate maternity services. They will provide expert advice to the Chief Nurse, Trust Board, and executive colleagues, shaping policy and strategy aligned with national priorities and local needs. The postholder will foster a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement by working closely with system partners, service users, and multidisciplinary teams. A key element of the role involves championing the Professional Midwifery Advocate model, supporting staff wellbeing, and enhancing clinical supervision across the workforce.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working and welcome flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.