Head of Midwifery in Halifax

Main area: Midwifery

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8c

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week)

Job ref: 372-FSS3150

Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Site: Calderdale Royal Hospital

Town: Halifax

Salary: Dependant on experience

Closing: 20/09/2026 23:59

Interview date: 08/10/2026

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

Our Future Plans: The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come.

Job overview: Calling all aspiring Heads of Midwifery! Join us at CHFT for an exciting opportunity to lead and influence the future of maternity and women's services. You'll play a key role in driving safety, quality, and innovation while supporting our dedicated teams to deliver outstanding care for women, babies, and families.

Main duties of the job: The Head of Midwifery will work collaboratively with the Associate Director of Nursing / Director of Midwifery (ADN/DOM) to provide assurance to the Divisional Senior Leadership team, Executive Team and Board of Directors that robust systems of governance and performance management are in place and that high quality patient led services are being developed and delivered in the Women’s and Family Health Directorate (WFH).

Working for our organisation: CHFT is an integrated acute and community Trust serving diverse communities across Calderdale and Kirklees, with strong partnerships across West Yorkshire. We are proud of our One Culture of Care — caring for each other with the same compassion, kindness and respect that we show our patients and of the values that underpin how we work: we put people first, we go see, we work together to get results, and we do the must dos.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: The post holder will support the ADN/DOM in providing leadership and strategic direction to the maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services in the WFH directorate. The post holder will be a key member of the directorate senior leadership team alongside the Clinical Director and General Manager (directorate triumvirate), who will be jointly responsible for the delivery of clinical and professional standards in the directorate. The postholder will lead on a portfolio of work identified and delegated by the ADN/DOM. The postholder will have a key role in supporting the delivery of the clinical Governance Programme for the WFH directorate leading on key aspects of the Quality and safety agenda.

Person specification:

• Qualifications and Training: Registered Midwife, Educated to Degree Level in a relevant subject, Evidence of Professional Development across the last 3 years, Master’s level degree/evidence of study at Master’s level or equivalent demonstrable experience, Registered Nurse.
• Knowledge, Experience and Expertise: Significant proven managerial experience at a senior level within midwifery leading and managing a number of clinical areas or departments, A proven track record of leadership, performance improvement and organisational change, Evidence of forging and nurturing partnerships and collaborative relationships, Experience of supporting a large, complex professional workforce, Experience of quality and risk management, Understanding and appreciation of diversity, Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social economy, Significant clinical experience across maternity settings.
• Communication and Relationships: A high level of communication skills, Able to solve difficult problems, Ability to analyse data and information, Competently implement business cases and projects plans in order to deliver the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy for the directorate.

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.