Professional Development Lead Midwife

The successful candidate will lead in the specialist services division as the professional development advisor for maternity services and across the organisation in agreed professional development activity which includes, mandatory and essential to role training and service activity, in line with Trust policies, procedures and national guidelines.

The successful candidate will plan and deliver education to the maternity multi-disciplinary team in collaboration with key stakeholders, whilst providing professional leadership advice and support, fostering a learning culture which values high quality patient care

We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour.

At Royal Derby Hospital There Are

• 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite.
• Four bedded Midwife led birth centre.
• Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay
  
  

Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite.

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub.

• Be an expert clinical practitioner, prioritising and planning workload.

Act as an expert resource for the multi-professional team within Midwifery & Obstetrics and advises on both normal and complex midwifery care, ensuring midwifery practice is based on research evidence.

Participates and leads on training and education in line with the maternity MIS and Core Competency Framework.

Leads midwifery practice development initiatives in the division and business unit to ensure practice meets National standards as required.

Promote reflective practice and a culture of lifelong learning across the division and within the specialist area

Lead in the development and advancement of evidence based practice within maternity to improve patient outcomes.

Line management of the Professional Development Team

Closing date of applications: 19 March 2026

Date of interview: 2 April 2026

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if a high number of applications are received.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alexander Jasper Job title: Professional Development Lead Midwife Email address: alexandra.jasper1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07385954891

We would welcome any enquiries about the post and would be more than happy to meet with you for a tour of the unit and discussion. To arrange this, please use the contact info

rmation above.