Lead Midwife
The closing date is 24 July 2026

Job summary
Health and Care Jersey is seeking an experienced and visionary Lead Midwife the Head of Midwifery to provide strategic, professional, and transformational leadership across Jersey Maternity Services. This is a pivotal senior leadership role with responsibility for shaping the future direction of maternity care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Working closely with the Director of Midwifery and Nursing, senior clinical leaders, and multidisciplinary partners, the post holder will lead service transformation, workforce development, quality improvement, and governance to ensure safe, high quality, and person centred care for women, babies, and families. The role is focused on system level leadership, strategy, and assurance, rather than routine day today operational management. The Lead Midwife will lead the evolution of maternity services to meet changing population needs, emerging evidence, and national standards, ensuring services are sustainable, inclusive, and future focused within a unique island healthcare system. This post offers a rare opportunity to influence maternity services at scale, with visible impact, close professional relationships, and the ability to deliver meaningful change at pace.

Main duties of the job
The Lead Midwife provides senior professional, strategic, and transformational leadership for maternity services across Health & Care Jersey. The role focuses on setting the vision, direction, and professional standards for midwifery practice, ensuring services are safe, person centred, evidence based, and aligned with national standards and Government of Jersey priorities. The post holder acts as the senior professional authority for midwifery and provides assurance to the organisation and Board regarding quality, safety, and outcomes.

About us
At Health and Care Jersey, were not just delivering healthcare - were shaping the future of health and wellbeing for over 100,000 Islanders and visitors. Our dedicated team of over 2,000 professionals provides essential care across 30+ diverse departments, offering a wide range of specialist services from acute and emergency care to community and preventative health initiatives. With state of the art facilities like the brand-new Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre and exciting plans to modernise our healthcare infrastructure, this is a great time to join us. Whether you're providing frontline patient care, supporting health initiatives in the community, or contributing to vital mental health and social services, your work will make a meaningful impact on people's lives every day.

Details
Date posted: 24 June 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £88,467 to £99,656 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: K0011-26-0073
Job locations: Government Of Jersey, Union Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3DN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Act as the senior professional lead for midwifery in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council standards, Code of Practice, and revalidation requirements.
• Provide assurance on compliance with statutory requirements relating to patient safety, safeguarding, duty of candour, and clinical governance.
• Contribute to organisational assurance processes and Board level reporting on maternity quality and safety.
• Ensure maternity services meet national guidance and recognised best practice e.g. Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle.
• Lead the strategic development and transformation of maternity services across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
• Provide senior oversight of quality improvement, governance, risk management, audit, learning, and assurance frameworks.
• Lead the development, implementation, and review of the maternity strategy.
• Provide professional leadership for the midwifery workforce, including education, development, engagement, and professional standards.
• Champion person centred, evidence based maternity care that is inclusive and responsive to population needs.
• Provide strategic oversight of maternity policies, procedures, and care pathways.
• Lead the use of service user feedback and experience to inform improvement.
• Work collaboratively with obstetricians, senior nurses, managers, and corporate colleagues.
• Support workforce planning to maintain safe staffing and service sustainability.
• Act as a senior professional role model and expert advisor on midwifery matters.
• Participate in the Midwifery Manager On Call rota, providing senior professional advice out of hours.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Current NMC registered with the appropriate specialist qualification for the job
• Masters degree in Health related subject or equivalent level of experience.
• Evidence of further relevant professional courses and CPD
• Mentorship Qualification or equivalent.
• Management or Leadership award / qualification

Experience

• Current NMC registered with the appropriate specialist qualification for the job
• Masters degree in Health related subject or equivalent level of experience.
• Evidence of further relevant professional courses and CPD
• Mentorship Qualification or equivalent.
• Management or Leadership award / 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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Supporting documents

• Careers in Jersey
• Our offer
• Moving to Jersey
• Life in Jersey

Employer details
Employer name: Health and Community Services
Address: Government Of Jersey, Union Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3DN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Roslyn Bullen Bell - r.bullenbell@health.gov.je

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