Recruitment, Retention and Lead PMA Midwife | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Mai 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Mehefin 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Cwmni: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7975540/356-26-7975540 |
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Our Recruitment, Retention and Professional Midwifery Advocate Lead will provide professional leadership to midwives by being an enthusiastic and visionary leader. Able to influence others through support and education for maternity staff to improve retention and recruitment. This will include supporting early career midwives, pastoral care for maternity staff, providing support for newly appointed staff, including induction training. The role will involve working with Regional and National Leads to support the Retention programme as retention is a key component of the People Plan and the NHS Long-term plan.This is an exciting opportunity to support and provide robust support for newly qualified midwives and maternity staff to promote the retention and reduce attrition of the future midwifery workforce, whilst also implementing services to improve the wellbeing of staff. The post requires excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to the wider leadership team. They will lead by example, modelling reflective practice, maintaining professional credibility, and ensuring PMA activity aligns with national guidance and local priorities
• Gather information and feedback on how to improve retention and recruitment processes.
· Support the ongoing Cultural work within maternity services alongside the OD department and Nursing Leadership team.
· Develop preceptorship and support effective preceptorship training programmes to develop the preceptorship package offered to staff. Work closely with Clinical Practice Educator to provide induction training and support.
· Report regularly and liaise with the Director of Midwifery to communicate emerging themes in staff culture and patient safety on a thematic basis.
· Work with PLF team to support the seamless transition of student to midwife with on-boarding and transition into practice sessions.
· Nurture an environment where staff feel psychologically safe
· Support midwives by providing and promoting regular sessions of restorative clinical supervision (RCS) and embed a culture of openness, reflection, and professional resilience.
· Plan and organise internal and external midwife recruitment events and monitor and track theireffectiveness
· Provide professional leadership to midwives by embedding the A-EQUIP model of support.
· Continue to develop the PMA team strategy, SOP, and inspire a growing team of PMAs to develop through effective mentoring and succession planning.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026