Named Midwife Safeguarding

Named Midwife for Safeguarding

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 July 2026

To take the lead and oversee safeguarding within the maternity service including those at risk from domestic abuse.

To take the lead and oversee pathways for maternal mental health within the maternity service.

Support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard children and young people.

At all times and in relation to the roles and responsibilities listed, work as a member of the Trust safeguarding team.

To be responsible for independently leading and managing midwifery practice, using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgement for highly complex decision‑making across a range of safeguarding issues.

To work in an expert, independent, autonomous clinical practice role in Maternity care, and activities. The post-holder will use advanced assessment, diagnostic and decision‑making skills and knowledge in assessing and managing complete safeguarding pathways of care for complex maternity patients.

To act as an expert educational and advisory resource, proactively disseminating and sharing safeguarding and maternal mental health knowledge and advice for maternity patients and their families and all levels of staff within the Trust and externally, locally, regionally and nationally.

To take a strategic lead in the development of safeguarding services to enhance and improve patient care, using a broad range of complex activities, drawing on and utilising current evidence base.

Interview: 30th July

Exercises significant discretion in the delivery of this role, being guided by policies and procedures and implementing appropriate action in order to achieve expected results. Proposes and implements appropriate changes to policy/ service provision as consequence of interpretation of local and/or national guidance/research findings.

Works within broad occupational policies and seeks guidance from clinical colleagues and peers, with particular reference to new and review patients. Proposes and implements appropriate changes to policy or service provision as a consequence of interpretation of local and/or national.

Maintains significant autonomy in the delivery of advanced level of child safeguarding practice, and is responsible for his/her own actions, in accordance with professional body registration (NMC).

UHD is investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For UHD employees, this fixed‑term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Please refer to the Job description and personal specification for an in depth understanding of this role.

• Holds a valid NMC registration
• Has completed a minimum of 24 hours of education, training and learning on Safeguarding Children in the last three-year period.
• Completion of a management programme with a focus on leadership and change management in Safeguarding Children or willingness to complete this within three years of taking up the post of Named Midwife.

• Can demonstrate a minimum of 2 years worked experience a Senior Safeguarding Midwife at Band 7
• Can demonstrate the ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources
• Can demonstrate the…