Dr Jacqui Williams is a very experienced midwifery educator and midwife. Jacqui has kept strong links with midwifery practice and regularly works clinically in a local Trust. She is passionate about the unique role of the midwife and women-centred care. She is a Senior Fellow with the Higher Education Academy and has particular area of expertise in quality assurance. Her education interests are in open and distance learning. Jacqui is also an experienced midwifery expert witness.

Her doctoral work researched whether resilience develops or not in student midwives as they navigate the undergraduate midwifery programme. This work is currently being evaluated nationally. Jacqui’s role at the NMC is to advise on midwifery matters across the organisation ensuring that midwifery is considered in all of the NMC’s work. She is works with a wide range of stakeholders to promote the adoption of the midwifery standards and influence the maternity agenda.