7 Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate
Location
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/7/2025
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Description
Are you passionate about supporting midwives, strengthening professional advocacy, and shaping the future of maternity care?
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) to take on a fixed-term Band 7 leadership role to deliver a key strategic project across our large NHS Foundation Trust.
This exciting 6-month opportunity will focus on leading the alignment of our PMA service across four maternity sites, raising the visibility and impact of the PMA role, and co-producing a Trust-wide PMA strategy that supports our midwifery workforce and improves outcomes for women and families.
About The Role
The Lead PMA will work closely with the Heads of Midwifery and our passionate team of PMAs to:
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Frances Barnes Job title: Head of Midwifery Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01273 696955
Please do get in touch via email if you would like to discuss the role further.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) to take on a fixed-term Band 7 leadership role to deliver a key strategic project across our large NHS Foundation Trust.
This exciting 6-month opportunity will focus on leading the alignment of our PMA service across four maternity sites, raising the visibility and impact of the PMA role, and co-producing a Trust-wide PMA strategy that supports our midwifery workforce and improves outcomes for women and families.
About The Role
The Lead PMA will work closely with the Heads of Midwifery and our passionate team of PMAs to:
- Align the delivery of the A-EQUIP model across all sites
- Raise the profile and visibility of the PMA service across the Trust
- Develop a sustainable, co-produced PMA strategy and evaluation framework
- Create robust processes to monitor service quality, reach, and impact
- Lead on the development of a business plan to secure ongoing funding for a permanent Lead PMA role and shape future PMA provision
- Mentorship and guidance from Heads of Midwifery
- Valuable experience in leadership, strategy development, and business planning
- The chance to shape a service that directly impacts midwifery culture and care outcomes
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Frances Barnes Job title: Head of Midwifery Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01273 696955
Please do get in touch via email if you would like to discuss the role further.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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