OverviewGo back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustThe closing date is 09 October 2025Acting within the divisional structure the post holder will provide strong operational and professional leadership to maternity and gynaecology services, overseeing and directing service response to day-to-day site operational pressures, ensuring transformative, effective, and efficient delivery of Trust services. The post holder is professionally accountable to the Site Chief Nurse for supporting the delivery of the quality agenda and patient safety strategy and the Group Chief Nurse has overall accountability for maternity service.The post holder supports the delivery of the quality agenda and patient safety strategy and leads on midwifery and gynaecology development within the CWDT Division, with accountability to the Group Chief Nurse and collaboration with the Divisional Chair and Divisional Director of Operations (DDO) for the CWDT Division.Main duties of the jobThe role supports the delivery of professional practice in accordance with statutory, professional, and clinical governance requirements and provides professional advice on maternity matters and strategic development of services. It involves strategic delivery of high standards of care, partnership work across SW London and Surrey Heartlands LMNS, and engagement with Integrated Care Boards, maternity providers, Public Health England, Health Education England, Care Quality Commission, the Regional Chief Midwife, Royal Colleges, and other stakeholders.The post holder will lead on midwifery and gynaecology development programmes, recruitment and retention, and measures of care standards and women’s experience. It includes leading in the development of a new model of care for a three-site hospital model and ensuring regular reviews of the Maternity Workforce Race Equality Standards data, developing strategies and championing the Anti-Racism Framework.Please see the attached supporting document for more information about the role and person specification.About usSt George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group serves a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, St Helier Hospital, and Epsom Hospital. The group collaborates on research, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.Job responsibilitiesThe post holder will ensure all aspects of clinical governance and risk are robustly managed. The post holder will act as a Maternity Safety Champion and contribute to strategic midwifery developments across SWL and Surrey Heartlands Local Maternity System, including transformation work to deliver safety and the Better Births agenda. The post holder will lead on NHS Resolution Safety Actions, CNST requirements and SBLCB implementation. They will support matrons and lead midwifery roles to ensure safe standards of care.The post holder will lead the development of a structure and workforce to deliver the new model of care arising from the planned specialist emergency care hospital on the Sutton site, and will ensure regular reviews of workforce data and equality standards.Person SpecificationQualifications and trainingRegistered Midwife with NMCMasters degree or equivalentEvidence of CPDEvidence of training in quality improvement methodologyPerinatal Leadership Culture TrainingExperienceRegistered professional management and midwifery leadership experience at senior levelFinancial (Budget) management and business management skillsExperience of leading service improvement projectsExperience facilitating and chairing meetingsInvolvement at lead level on quality governanceSignificant experience in an acute environment at senior professional levelUnderstanding of statutory framework governing midwives, nurses and care staffAbility to interpret national and local policy driversPrevious experience at divisional leadership levelKnowledge of health and social care structures at national, regional, and local levelSkills and KnowledgeExcellent communication and ability to influence decisions at all levelsExperience leading teams with clear objectivesNegotiating, influencing and networking skillsAwareness of community service provision complexitiesAbility to work collaboratively on sensitive and complex issuesAbility to articulate a vision and set clear directionCompetent in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email)Ability to write complex reports and formulate policyStrong problem-solving skillsKnowledge of NHS policy and changes in the NHSExcellent communication skills and ability to influence strategy at Board levelPersonal AttributesCommitment to NHS values and principlesInclusive and developmental personal styleInspiring and motivationalDynamic with strong personal impactTeam player with a focus on achieving trust objectivesIntegrity and tenacityDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous convictions.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressSt George's Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSalary: £99,808 to £113,803 per annum pro rata incl HCAsContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number200-7438150-GO-SMBJob locationsSt George's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr