Clinical Lead Midwife

Provide visible, compassionate and professional clinical leadership for newly qualified and early-career midwives across acute and community maternity services.

Act as an expert clinical role model, demonstrating evidence-based midwifery practice and promoting high standards of care throughout the antepartum, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

Lead the development and delivery of a structured preceptorship and clinical consolidation programme for newly qualified midwives.

Support midwives to transition from novice practitioner to competent, confident and autonomous professional.

Foster a positive learning culture that promotes psychological safety, reflective practice and continuous improvement.

Develop and maintain a network of preceptors and clinical mentors across maternity services.

Contribute to workforce retention strategies through proactive support, coaching and career development initiatives.

Support the implementation of national and local maternity priorities, quality standards and workforce development programmes.

Deputise for the Head of Midwifery or Practice Development Lead as required.

The role will lead and coordinate a structured preceptorship and clinical consolidation programme, providing supervision, coaching, mentorship and practice-based learning opportunities throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal continuum. Through expert support and role modelling, the postholder will foster a positive learning culture that promotes psychological safety, reflective practice, professional development and workforce retention.

Working collaboratively with operational leaders, practice development teams, multidisciplinary colleagues and Higher Education Institutions, the Clinical Lead Midwife will contribute to the delivery of the Trust's maternity safety objectives, workforce strategy and national maternity improvement ambitions by developing a capable, confident and sustainable midwifery workforce.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Education and Qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable: - Multi agency working; - Project Management

Skills and Knowledge

Desirable: - Change agent; - Presentation and IT skills