Job summary
Following a promotion, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) is seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Midwife to join our dedicated maternity safeguarding team on a full-time basis. This post is currently a band 7.
At ICHT, we are proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute trusts, we exemplify the excellence, ambition, and values that have defined the NHS for over 70 years.
About the Role
The maternity safeguarding team operates as part of a wider integrated safeguarding service, which includes children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic abuse, modern slavery, learning disability, and autism. This full-time role may involve some weekend working, as we currently provide a six-day service across our two maternity sites: St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, and Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith.
The post-holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with statutory safeguarding responsibilities, including those outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023), the Health and Social Care Act (2012), and the Children Acts (1989 and 2004). The role also aligns with the Care Quality Commission's core standards.
Main duties of the job
- Provide effective leadership on all aspects of the safeguarding children agenda, maintaining clinical and professional competence.
- Deliver expert safeguarding advice and support, particularly in complex, emotive, or sensitive cases.
- Offer operational guidance to ensure compliance with national legislation, local policies, and Trust standards and support strategic implementations.
- Promote early identification and management of safeguarding concerns through leadership, education, research, and best practice.
- Demonstrate advanced skills and legal literacy in safeguarding and family law to influence care pathways.
- Contribute to and initiate research to support evidence-based safeguarding practices.
- Support Named Midwife in collaborating strategically with external partners and agencies.
Interview ProcessShortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a focus group, deliver a presentation, and attend a formal interview.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing CPD
- Masters Degree in relevant subject or willing to undertake/working towards. . Teaching qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent.
- Up-to-date safeguarding training children and adults 1-3
Desirable
- Teaching qualification preferable
- Child protection qualification
- Recent safeguarding education
- Safeguarding supervision course
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
- Sound IT skills
- Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery.
- Undertake regular supervision
- Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery/NHS
- Awareness of equality and diversity
Desirable
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
- Presentation skills
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
- Knowledge of current safeguarding legislation/guidance
- Knowledge regarding Domestic Abuse/Modern Slavery & Contextual Safeguarding
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing CPD
- Masters Degree in relevant subject or willing to undertake/working towards. . Teaching qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent.
- Up-to-date safeguarding training children and adults 1-3
Desirable
- Teaching qualification preferable
- Child protection qualification
- Recent safeguarding education
- Safeguarding supervision course
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
- Sound IT skills
- Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery.
- Undertake regular supervision
- Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery/NHS
- Awareness of equality and diversity
Desirable
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
- Presentation skills
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
- Knowledge of current safeguarding legislation/guidance
- Knowledge regarding Domestic Abuse/Modern Slavery & Contextual Safeguarding
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
