Consultant Midwife
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Job overview
Consultant Midwife – Intrapartum, Complex Care & Clinical Quality
Band 8b | 37.5 hours per week
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is seeking an exceptional Consultant Midwife to provide expert leadership for intrapartum care, complex births and clinical quality improvement across maternity services.
This is a senior clinical leadership role for an autonomous expert practitioner with a strong focus on safety, complex decision‑making and reducing unwarranted variation, ensuring high‑quality, compassionate care for women, babies and families.
Main duties of the role
Working closely with the Director of Midwifery and the Midwifery Leadership Team, the postholder will:
- Provide senior clinical leadership for intrapartum safety and complex births
- Lead development and oversight of complex care pathways
- Drive clinical quality improvement and perinatal surveillance
- Support learning from incidents, reviews and complaints, embedding improvement
- Strengthen multidisciplinary working and intrapartum education, training and simulation
The role combines a minimum of 50% expert clinical practice with professional leadership, consultancy, education and research through the four pillars of advanced practice.
Main duties of the job
- Provide senior clinical leadership for intrapartum safety and complex births
- Lead development and oversight of complex care pathways
- Drive clinical quality improvement and perinatal surveillance
- Support learning from incidents, reviews and complaints, embedding improvement
- Strengthen multidisciplinary working and intrapartum education, training and simulation
The role combines a minimum of 50% expert clinical practice with professional leadership, consultancy, education and research through the four pillars of advanced practice.
Person specification
You will be:
- A Registered Midwife
- Educated to Master’s level or equivalent
- An expert in intrapartum care and complexity
- An experienced senior clinical leader with credibility across multidisciplinary teams
- Committed to improving safety, quality, equity and experience in maternity care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the role
Working closely with the Director of Midwifery and the Midwifery Leadership Team, the postholder will:
- Provide senior clinical leadership for intrapartum safety and complex births
- Lead development and oversight of complex care pathways
- Drive clinical quality improvement and perinatal surveillance
- Support learning from incidents, reviews and complaints, embedding improvement
- Strengthen multidisciplinary working and intrapartum education, training and simulation
The role combines a minimum of 50% expert clinical practice with professional leadership, consultancy, education and research through the four pillars of advanced practice.
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more information.