Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead Midwife

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Midwife to support maternity services in achieving equity of health outcomes for all social groups.

The role includes designing and evaluating a new continuity of carer model for groups such as those from a global majority, LGBTQ+, or disabled backgrounds, and meeting key performance indicators locally and nationally.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage women and birthing people and their families who are marginalised or experiencing/at risk of health inequalities.
• Support maternity unit in understanding experiences of marginalised staff groups and help develop strategies to improve this.
• Support planning, implementation and evaluation of a new continuity of carer team.

Job description

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Job overview

The overarching aim and purpose of the role of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Midwife is to support SaTH maternity to achieve equity of health outcomes for all social groups accessing our Maternity Service; targeting support and interventions to the most disadvantaged groups to improve service quality and address inequalities of access, service provision and healthcare outcomes.

The EDI Midwife will participate in the design, development and evaluation of a new continuity of carer team for specific groups of service users including those from a global majority, LGBTQ+, or disabled background. The case loading model will include continuity of carer, with the ultimate aim of improving outcomes for women and their babies. In addition, meet the key performance indicators both locally and nationally.
The EDI Midwife will work strategically to raise awareness of inequalities amongst vulnerable groups to dispel misperceptions and provide assurance that safe, quality care will be provided and ensuring any barriers that prohibit service users from accessing care are removed. They will inform and advise colleagues in the community
setting, overseeing the implementation of social prescribing in maternity care.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will have a remit to identify and work to engage (both directly and through appropriate conduits, community leaders and so on women and birthing people and their families who are marginalised and/or experiencing/at risk of health inequalities.

• In recognition of the well-evidenced disparities in outcomes for these groups, the postholder will work to identify improvement strategies in response to the UK MBBRACE reports highlighting increased maternal mortality for Black, Asian and Minority ethnic childbearing women and birthing people, those living in poverty or complex social circumstances, and others with protected characteristics.
• The postholder will have a remit in supporting the maternity unit to understand the experiences of marginalised staff groups and liaise with the senior teams and equality, diversity and inclusion team in the wider Trust to help develop strategies to improve this.
• In conjunction with the EDI role, you will also support the planning, implementation and evaluation of a new continuity of carer team.

Working for your organisation

Our Poppy's Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team - clinical or non-clinical - plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values - ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Hospital Transformation Programme (HTP)

Our Service will relocate to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028 as part of HTP. This move will bring specialist services together in a modern, purpose-built facility to improve patient care and team experience.

We are actively recruiting, and successful candidates will be expected to move with the Service in early 2028. The relocation will follow a formal management of change process, including full consultation and support for staff.

View full details of HTP