York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Quality, Standards and Culture Lead Midwife
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Lead the future of compassionate, personalised maternity care.
We are seeking an exceptional and motivated Clinical Quality, Standards and Culture Lead Midwife to join our senior midwifery leadership team. This pivotal role will shape clinical quality, professional standards and culture across our maternity services, driving improvements that make a real difference for women, birthing people, babies, families and staff.
Working closely with the Director, Deputy Director of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery, you will provide expert leadership to strengthen midwife-led care pathways and support safe, effective, compassionate and inclusive care. You will work with multidisciplinary teams and service users to deliver evidence-based, person-centred improvements aligned to national guidance, regulatory requirements and Trust priorities.
This dynamic Trust-wide role spans both York and Scarborough Hospitals. You will help align teams, improve consistency and promote high-quality care across both sites. Through collaborative working, shared learning and a strong focus on culture, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding maternity services across our organisation and wider health system.
If you are a passionate and forward-thinking midwifery leader ready to influence quality, culture and standards at scale, we would love to hear from you. You will be supported by the Director and Deputy Director of Midwifery, with opportunities for coaching, mentoring and exposure to senior organisational leadership.
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The selection process will include a focus group/task-based activity and panel interview across two days at York and Scarborough Hospitals on 30th and 31st July 2026.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact and lead with purpose, we would love to hear from you.
In This Role, You Will
- Lead the development and delivery of midwifery-led care pathways that support personalised, safe and effective care
- Champion informed choice, autonomy and personalised care planning throughout the maternity journey
- Drive clinical quality improvement, using learning from incidents, feedback and data to enhance outcomes and experience
- Provide professional leadership to ensure high standards of midwifery practice aligned with national guidance and the NMC Code
- Promote midwifery-led and physiological birth approaches where appropriate
- Foster a positive, inclusive and speaking-up culture for staff
- Strengthen governance, assurance processes and organisational learning
- Work collaboratively to develop guidance, education and support for staff responding to care choices that sit outside recommended pathways, balancing safety, professional accountability and the rights of birthing people to make informed decisions.
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To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jo Hadley
Job title: Deputy Director of Midwifery
Email address: jo.hadley@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07443 749218
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