Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Other
- Job ref
- 070-NMR091-0625
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brecon, Powys
- Town
- Brecon, Powys
- Salary
- £75,405 - £86,885 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/07/2025
Employer heading
Head of Midwifery & Sexual Health
Band 8c
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
The Head of Midwifery & Sexual Health is a key position within the Directorate and Health Board, with a prime focus on the delivery of high quality, safe, compassionate, and effective care.
Provide highly visible, authoritative clinical leadership in terms of strategy, operations, and professional practice, in line with the Powys IMTP and Welsh Government Policy frameworks.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is the Health Board expert on all matters pertaining to Midwifery and will advise the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery, as well as wider members of the Executive Team, on the development and delivery of modern, effective Maternity and Sexual Health Services for the Powys population. Work with multi-agency partners to improve health care provision across organisational boundaries and take responsibility for promoting and improving the health and wellbeing of the population.
Lead on midwifery development programmes, midwifery staffing to include recruitment, retention and workforce planning, measuring and improving standards of care and patient/client experience, the delivery of agreed objectives, targets, quality standards and budget management as per the IMTP and service plan.
Be an active member of the Heads of Nursing & Midwifery Group, providing leadership and direction of the professional agenda in Powys. Also represent Powys on local, regional and national forums.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Live Registration - Midwifery with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Master’s degree or equivalent
- Safeguarding Level 4
- Management/Leadership qualification
- NHS strategic agenda and an in-depth knowledge of the current midwifery agenda affecting NHS Wales
Desirable criteria
- Mentor/Preceptor qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at a senior nurse level, within Midwifery, demonstrating ability to deliver improvements to client care and effectively manage operationally
- Significant team and service leadership experience
- Management of complex change
- Budgetary management skills
- Significant experience of leading clinical teams and cross-boundary projects
- Strategic workforce planning
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in provided services and in the commissioning field
Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Use computer systems to well-developed level (emails, spreadsheets)
- Understand, analyse and evaluate data, such as clinical outcome data and other performance indicators
- Highly developed verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Hold an audience and exchange important dialogue effectively in sometimes challenging situations
- Proven ability to work in complex situations with many different partners
- Implement complex change effectively
- High level motivational skills, influencing skills and negotiation skills
- Make judgements about highly complex and conflicting facts or situations
- Participate in the Midwifery On-Call rota
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zoe Ashman
- Job title
- Interim Assistant Director, Women and Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07855 046003
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