Named Midwife for Safeguarding Children

1 week ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has risen for an experienced and motivated midwife to work within an innovative and forward thinking integrated safeguarding team.

The Specialist Midwife will work collaboratively with the safeguarding adult and children team members, clinical leads and multi-agency partners to ensure that the Trust Maternity and Neonatal service is meeting its statutory obligations for safeguarding whilst driving forward the safeguarding agenda.


We are seeking a highly experienced midwives with significant experience of safeguarding, who can demonstrate a sound knowledge base and leadership skills to improve the outcome for the care for families where there is concern for the safety of the unborn or delivered baby.

The post is full time, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

Discussions and/or informal meetings are welcome should you require further information in respect to this post.

For further details/informal visits contact:
Audrey Harvey or Sindy Manu Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children/Team Leader on


To provide expert advice and support to midwives and medical staff in developing care for families where there is concern for the safety of the unborn or delivered baby.

To provide supervision to midwifery staff in accordance with SWBHT Child Protection Supervision Policy


Formulate new policies and update existing guidelines, in conjunction with the Safeguarding Children Lead, Named Nurse, Head of Midwifery, Consultant Midwife, the Multidisciplinary Team and external agencies, to address the needs of this group of women.


Provide advice and support to staff in situations deemed appropriate where there are complex needs including the co-ordination of multi-agency resources for individual clients in need.

To provide expert advice and support to midwives and medical staff in developing care for families where there is concern for the safety of the unborn or delivered baby


Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff.

Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.


We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff

Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do

Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

For further information regarding this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.

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