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Royal College of Midwives

Director for Maternity Improvement and Partnerships

Contract: Full time (35 hours/week); permanent. We are readvertising this role and will now consider applicants interested in this role as a secondment. If you are interested in a secondment arrangement for this role please contact the HR team to discuss this with us.

Location: Flexible - Choose to be based from one of the RCM’s UK offices (London HQ, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh) or home-based in the UK, with travel to RCM offices and for other meetings, events and visits as required.

Salary: Starting at £80,758 per year and rising each year to a maximum of £87,366 per year, plus £5,215 per year London Allowance if applicable.

Closing date:

08/03/2026

Interview and assessment date: 24 March 2026 in London

Interview and assessment format: In-person

This is an exciting opportunity for a Director for Maternity Improvement and Partnerships to join Team RCM. The post holder will lead the support for RCM members by working at a national level with partners and stakeholders across the maternity workforce. This role will focus on our influence to UK Governments on behalf of members to support policy delivery and improvements in maternity services at a national level. Experience of strategic and operational working within maternity services at a national level is an essential requirement of this role.
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The responsibilities of this role include:

  • Analysis and triangulation of maternity reports, actions arising from ongoing investigations and final reports.
  • Acting as a Senior Responsible Officer for independent reviews and reports and ensuring effective representation of the RCM on external committees and working groups at a national level.
  • Using your experience to provide professional expertise on strategic and operational maternity workforce planning in the NHS in England at a national level.
  • Use your strong financial literacy, alongside experience in budget development and management to deliver RCM objectives in this area.

 

If you think you have the skills we are looking for and that this sounds like a great opportunity for you, please review the job description and person specification and get in touch. If you have questions after reading the job description and person specification, email Hannah Leonard, Chief Policy Officer on hannah.leonard@rcm.org.uk to arrange a call with you to talk it through.

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