Assistant Professor in Midwifery * in Bradford

Salary: £48,882 to £56,535 per annum Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026 Interview Date: Thursday 29 October 2026 Reference: HR0204587

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Faculty

The Faculty of Health and Social Care scholarship and research activity has a strong focus on reducing health inequalities within society and enhancing the effectiveness of health care interventions. You will join a truly innovative midwifery team within the School of Allied Health, Midwifery and Social Work. We offer a range of postgraduate and undergraduate education, including our fully integrated pre-registration BSc and MSc Midwifery programmes based on Problem Based Learning (PBL).

What You Will Be Doing

• Assume leadership roles which may include module leadership, programme lead or project lead.
• You will develop and deliver socially inclusive learning opportunities across the midwifery programmes for students from diverse entry pathways. You will also be supported to enhance teaching using theoretically informed methodologies, so that we meet our social mobility pledge and continue to be a university for social inclusion.
• Embodying the University’s values of excellence, inclusion, innovation and trust, you will be collegiate and take an active role in building friendly and supportive relationships with staff and students. You will work in a range of teams, such as module teaching teams, supervision teams and projects. You will also provide pastoral support and mentoring, particularly in supporting those facing barriers to engaging in university life.

Qualifications/Experience

• NMC Registered Midwife
• A relevant master’s degree or a relevant level 7 qualification.
• Member of Advanced HE or commitment to achieving appropriate level of membership

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford

The University of Bradford is widely recognised as an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) leading institution. Our EDI vision is to bring about, and be recognised as an exemplar of transformational diversity, inclusion and social mobility and emphasise the critical role of leadership in embedding intersectional EDI to make our diversity count and deliver impact.

The midwifery team at the University of Bradford is diverse and inclusive, we welcome applications from candidates who hold minoritized identities and are happy to discuss any adaptations and adjustments that might be required.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

In Return We Offer

• 30 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus
• Generous employer contribution pension scheme - USS
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Further Details

• Job Description

Confronting Inequality : Celebrating Diversity

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.