Midwifery Senior Sister - Sara Ward
The closing date is 29 March 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife with strong leadership skills to lead and support the ante‐natal ward in delivering safe, compassionate, and high‐quality maternity care.
This post is available as a fixed term contract or secondment for 12 months.
In this role, you will provide visible clinical leadership within the ward, ensuring women, birthing people, and their families receive personalised, safe, and evidence‐based care. You will support the multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of practice and ensure the ward operates efficiently and effectively.
Main duties of the job
To provide expert clinical midwifery care and leadership based on current research‐based evidence, ensuring an optimum level of safe and effective care throughout the Maternity Services.
To support and empower women throughout the childbirth experience, providing information and choices enabling them to make informed decisions about their care.
To provide strong and effective clinical leadership and support to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high‐quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health‐care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
* Our values and reputation for outstanding care
* Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
* Career and development opportunities
* Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
* Research experience and opportunities
* Lovely location and quality of life
* Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 29 March 2026
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 6 April 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‐site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‐created colleague‐only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‐life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‐time working, job‐share, term‐time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife
* Professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of relevant on‐going professional development
* Able to demonstrate ongoing learning
* Diploma /Degree in Midwifery or equivalent.
* Supervisor of Midwives
* ALSO
* NLS
* Management and leadership qualification
* Experience with Research or audit
Experience
* Ability to demonstrate an expert working knowledge of midwifery in all areas of the maternity service
* Evidence of relevant clinical updating
* Evidence of leadership, management and/or team development at a clinical level to motivate and support team
* Robust understanding of Guidelines and Policies and ability to write, audit and update as required
* Involvement with clinical audit and research
* Use of computerised information system
* Participation and contribution to local Regional/National maternity forums
Knowledge
* Aware of current research and its impact on evidence based care.
* Conversant with NMC rules governing practice
* Understanding of the role of the PMA midwives
* Demonstrate awareness of clinical governance
* Knowledge of current reports/guidelines relating to Maternity Care and their implication
* Good all round knowledge of patient surveys and satisfaction questionnaires
Skills
* To be able to practice in all clinical areas in accordance with the NMC Rules and Standards and support redeployments as per service requirements
* Well‐developed interpersonal and counselling skills
* Excellent communications skills
* Ability in perineal suturing, cannulation, I.V. drug additives and epidural management
* Able to demonstrate contribution to changing practice
* Demonstrate effective clinical leadership ability
* Ability to be on call when required
* Well‐developed leadership skills
* Demonstrate commitment to the implementation of evidence based practice
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
* Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
* Ability to travel between the Trust and the community services, as required
* Support and develop midwifery‐led care
* Able to act up for Clinical Service Manager
* Ability to provide leadership for a multi‐disciplinary team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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