Fetal Medicine Operational Network - Regional Lead Midwife | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bristol, BS2 8EG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	1 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you an experienced Registered Midwife with an interest Fetal Medicine.

If so, we have a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Fetal Medicine Operational Network as the Regional Lead Midwife .

The post holder will be the strategic and midwifery lead for the regional Operational Network (ODN) - specialising in Fetal Medicine .

Through strong leadership and effective management, the Lead Midwife for the FMU ODN will promote and deliver excellence while maintaining and continually improving clinical standards.

The clinical networks bring stakeholders together – providers, commissioners and patients –tocreateanalignmentaroundprogrammesoftransformationalworkthatwillimprove care for those families needing to access Fetal Medicine Units.

Th post holder will support the FM ODN to providetheclinicalexpertiseandleadershiptodrivecommissioning decision-making, measure and benchmark quality and outcomes, and share best practice and innovation.In this way, the networks:

• Improvequalityoutcomes.

• Advancethedeliveryofservices

• Reduceunacceptablevariationsincare

• Actaschampionsforpatientsandtheirinterests andinvolvethepublicand patients in policy-development and decision-making.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For all main duties of the job, please refer to the job description and personal specification document attached to this advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026

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