Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) Lead Midwife
For questions about this job, contact:
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Name: Emma Weatherhead
Position: Workforce Matron
Email:emma.weatherhead@nhs.net
Job Summary
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The Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) will provide strategic leadership and operational coordination of the PMA service across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Leading delivery of the A\-EQUIP model, you will ensure high\-quality restorative clinical supervision, support professional development, and promote safe, compassionate, evidence\-based care for women and families.
This cross\-city role sits within Women’s CSU and involves working collaboratively with maternity and leadership teams. You will be a confident and experienced midwife, passionate about staff wellbeing, quality improvement, and developing a culture of continuous learning and excellence across services.
Why you should join our Team
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You will join a forward\-thinking and supportive maternity team committed to delivering high\-quality, personalised care. Our PMA service plays a vital role in fostering staff wellbeing, professional growth, and continuous improvement across all maternity sites.
We pride ourselves on creating a positive, inclusive, and innovative working culture where midwives are empowered to lead change, share learning, and influence practice. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and strengthen a highly visible and valued service that directly impacts both staff experience and patient outcomes.
What you will bring to the role
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Registered Midwife with current NMC registration and qualified PMA
Extensive experience in maternity services across a variety of settings
Strong leadership and management skills with experience leading teams and change
In\-depth knowledge of clinical quality, safety, and governance frameworks
Ability to deliver and embed the A\-EQUIP model effectively
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
Experience of quality improvement, audit, and service development
Ability to analyse and interpret data to inform practice and improvement
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
A commitment to staff wellbeing, professional development, and compassionate leadership
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
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Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient\-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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