Safeguarding Support Midwife

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Safeguarding Midwife to join the maternity safeguarding team. This full-time position involves providing expert guidance, ensuring compliance with safeguarding standards, and leading initiatives to improve practices. Candidates should be registered midwives with strong skills in safeguarding and legal literacy. Flexible working options are available, along with a range of career development benefits.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical safeguarding roles and statutory responsibilities.
• Ability to provide expert advice in complex cases.
• Competence in educational and research contributions in safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding children agenda effectively.
• Provide guidance ensuring compliance with legislation.
• Promote and manage safeguarding concerns proactively.

Skills

Leadership in safeguarding

Expertise in safeguarding advice

Knowledge of family law

Education

Registered Midwife

Job description

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.

• 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 Process

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a focus group, deliver a presentation, and attend a formal interview.

Benefits

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anna Robinson Job title: Named Midwife for Safeguarding CYP Email address: [e-mail]