Associate Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further

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Job overview

Associate Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services

37.5 hours per week

Fixed term for 12 months

Salary: £94,356 - £108,814 per annum

Closing Date: Monday 21st September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly**

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

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• We are proud of our dedicated maternity and neonatal teams and the compassionate care they provide. We are seeking a leader who brings credibility, authenticity, vision and energy, with the ability to inspire others through change.
• Your leadership will extend beyond operational delivery. You will contribute to strategic priorities, strengthen partnerships across the local Maternity and Neonatal system, and help transform services in response to the needs of our diverse communities. You will play a key role in workforce development, fostering learning, inclusion and collaboration.
• As a visible and influential leader, you will champion safety, quality and personalised care, driving innovation & continuous improvement while creating a culture where colleagues feel valued, empowered and supported to thrive.
• You will play a key role in shaping the future of care for women, babies and families.
• The successful candidate will have significant senior leadership experience, a strong understanding of maternity and neonatal services, and a proven ability to build high-performing teams, influence strategically and deliver sustainable improvement. Above all, you will be passionate about ensuring the voices of women, babies and families remain at the heart of every decision we make.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Some of the duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the Associate Director of Midwifery & Neonatal Services role and its purpose within the service; they are not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake additional or alternative duties and responsibilities commensurate with the level of the post, to support the smooth running of the services.
• To ensure robust governance systems and processes are in place, striving for excellence by embedding learning from incidents and complaints.
• Establish and maintain excellent internal and external relationships is essential to the delivery of a safe and high-quality service, influencing public health, health visiting, safeguarding, social care, mental health services, and service users as key partnerships.
• Assist the DoM in interpreting national policy and strategy and supporting the Trust’s response to Maternity Transformation initiatives, helping to ensure effective local implementation across maternity and midwifery services.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.