Public Health Midwife

Key Responsibilities

Provide professional leadership for the maternity public health agenda, ensuring alignment with national and local priorities. Lead and coordinate stop smoking in pregnancy pathways, working with local stop smoking services and public health teams to improve access, uptake, and outcomes. Support maternity teams to deliver consistent, evidencebased public health interventions, including CO monitoring, referral, and very brief advice. Lead and coordinate healthy weight, nutrition, and physical activity in pregnancy work streams, working with local services and public health teams to improve access, uptake, and outcomes. Lead key public health workstreams across maternity services, including: Reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for vulnerable groups Healthy weight, nutrition, and physical activity Immunisation uptake Work collaboratively with local and regional Public Health teams, LMNS/LMS partners, and multidisciplinary maternity teams. Lead audit, evaluation, and quality improvement activity linked to maternity public health priorities. Provide education, guidance, and professional leadership to support staff confidence and capability in public health practice.