Health Equity Consultant Midwife

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust are seeking an inspiring Consultant Midwife - Health Equity to champion health equity and enhance access to maternity care for all women, birthing people, and families in our community. Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust serves the Wakefield District and North Kirklees, supporting approximately 5,600 births annually. As a Consultant Midwife, your mission will be to improve health outcomes by ensuring equitable, high-quality maternity services. You will lead initiatives in , innovation, and service development to address health disparities lead research, and foster clinical excellence.,

• Drive strategies to reduce health inequalities and achieve population-based health outcomes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement service improvements and advance practice.
• Co-produce services with MNVP, using diverse feedback to guide enhancements.
• Lead on public health initiatives, coordinating with regional services and stakeholders.
• Ensure responsive, expert care for women, birthing people, and families.
  
  We are seeking an experienced midwifery leader with:
• Expertise in public health principles and maternity care.
• Strategic leadership skills with a proven ability to influence and implement change.
• A passion for equity and improving health outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
• Contribute to transformative maternity services and make a lasting impact on families.
• Join a supportive team within a trust rated Good by the CQC.
Ready to make a difference?

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.