University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Specialist Midwife for Trauma Informed Care

The closing date is 27 April 2026

Job summary

The Specialist Midwife for Trauma-Informed Care provides expert leadership in embedding trauma-informed principles across maternity services, ensuring that emotional safety, empowerment, trust and choice are central to all care. The role leads, coordinates and delivers a structured trauma-informed debriefing service for women and birthing people following traumatic or distressing events, offering skilled psychological and emotional support within a safe and compassionate framework.

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, the postholder brings specialist insight, drawing on complaints, incidents, feedback, outcomes and governance reviews to identify themes and drive improvement. T

A key part of the role is meaningful co-production with women, birthing people, families, staff and partners such as the Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP).

This role includes participation in the Manager on Call rota to meet service needs out of hours. This role also includes an expectation to support clinical workload as required and to maintain clinical credibility in practice.

Main duties of the job

Leadsservice developments aligned to trauma-informed care, ensuring maternity pathways reflect best practice and contemporary evidence.

Triangulates learning from complaints, incidents, service-user feedback, audits, education, governancereviewsand clinical outcomes toidentifythemes,risksand opportunities for improvement.

Produces high-quality thematic reports based on analysis,evaluationand research, ensuring findings clearly inform service development and quality improvement.

Analyses complex information, interpreting and comparing a range of options to support sound clinical and operational decision-making, particularly in areas requiring specialist judgementaroundcomplex midwifery concerns.

Plans,organisesand coordinates complex activities, multi-disciplinary meetings and improvement projects that require adjustment and ongoing review.

Usescomputer software to develop and generate statistical reports, data summaries,queriesand visual outputs to support audit,evaluationand service assurance.
Monitors service progression,identifyingemerging risks, evolving priorities and workforce or system pressures, escalating concerns appropriately.

Observes personal duty of care in relation to the safe and effective use of equipment and resources, ensuring compliance with required safety standards.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

Candidate Pack

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

279-7907618-APR26

Job locations

RSCH/PRH

Eastern Rd,

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provides and receiveshighly complex,sensitiveand sometimes contentious information requiring empathy, reassurance,negotiationand motivational skills.

Overcomes barriers to understanding and acceptance, especially during highly emotive or distressing circumstances.

Presents complex,sensitiveor contentious information to large groupsofMDTstaffe.g. Safety & Qualityand communicates complex midwifery issues to large groupse.g. Maternity Education Days.

Providesspecialist advice to colleagues and external agencies.

Contributes to wholeservice learning by sharing emerging themes, risks and insights across teams.

Knowledge, Training & Experience:

Professional/clinical knowledgeacquiredthrough midwifery training to degree level or equivalent experience.

Preceptorship,plus furtherstudyor equivalent experiencein Trauma informed Care (or equivalent)at apostgraduate diplomalevel.-Iwill look at other JDs to see what they ask for?

Specialistknowledgeacross a range of procedures underpinned by theory.

Applies traumainformed practice principles, psychological safetyframeworksand national recommendations.

Maintainsa contemporary knowledge base reflecting emerging themes, national reports, maternity transformationpriorities,and safeguarding guidance.

Provides expert clinical advice and rolemodels evidencebased traumainformed care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provides and receiveshighly complex,sensitiveand sometimes contentious information requiring empathy, reassurance,negotiationand motivational skills.

Overcomes barriers to understanding and acceptance, especially during highly emotive or distressing circumstances.

Presents complex,sensitiveor contentious information to large groupsofMDTstaffe.g. Safety & Qualityand communicates complex midwifery issues to large groupse.g. Maternity Education Days.

Providesspecialist advice to colleagues and external agencies.

Contributes to wholeservice learning by sharing emerging themes, risks and insights across teams.

Knowledge, Training & Experience:

Professional/clinical knowledgeacquiredthrough midwifery training to degree level or equivalent experience.

Preceptorship,plus furtherstudyor equivalent experiencein Trauma informed Care (or equivalent)at apostgraduate diplomalevel.-Iwill look at other JDs to see what they ask for?

Specialistknowledgeacross a range of procedures underpinned by theory.

Applies traumainformed practice principles, psychological safetyframeworksand national recommendations.

Maintainsa contemporary knowledge base reflecting emerging themes, national reports, maternity transformationpriorities,and safeguarding guidance.

Provides expert clinical advice and rolemodels evidencebased traumainformed care.

Person Specification

Essential

Registered Midwife. . Degree/ Diploma in Midwifery
CPD in Trauma informed practice or equivalent
Experience supporting women after traumatic events
Involvement with governance processes

Desirable

Post graduate diploma in Trauma Informed Care/ Counselling or working towards.
Leadership Course experience
Teaching experience
Audit and Quality Improvement experience

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Person Specification

Essential

Registered Midwife. . Degree/ Diploma in Midwifery
CPD in Trauma informed practice or equivalent
Experience supporting women after traumatic events
Involvement with governance processes

Desirable

Post graduate diploma in Trauma Informed Care/ Counselling or working towards.
Leadership Course experience
Teaching experience
Audit and Quality Improvement experience

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

RSCH/PRH

Eastern Rd,

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

RSCH/PRH

Eastern Rd,

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)