Zita Martinez

Zita is a Registered Midwife by profession, having qualified in 1994. She started her career in London on the labour ward at Kings College Hospital. This role enabled her to gain experiences she remembers to this day and provided a strong foundation for her to achieve a promotion as a senior midwife at St George’s Trust from 1996-1998.

She then moved to the South West, taking on a variety of senior leadership roles in both acute and community services, these roles spanned across midwifery, neonates and wider nursing specialisms (Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Cancer and Safeguarding services), she currently works as the Director of Midwifery and Neonates at the Royal United Hospital Bath, where she has recently led the team to achieve the CQC outstanding rating for maternity services 2023.

She has also completed a master of business administration (MBA) in business and finance to further broaden and strengthen her academic portfolio. This has strengthened her business knowledge and skills and been a significant driver towards success in leadership her roles within midwifery and nursing services