Named Midwife Safeguarding

Job summary

The Named Midwife for Safeguarding will be responsible for safeguarding women ,unborn, babies and families.

Supporting all activities necessary to ensure the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities to safeguard and protect the unborn, babies and families.

As part of the role you will be taking on the Lead role for Female Genital Mutilation Promoting good professional practice within the organisation, providing advice and expertise for fellow colleagues and ensuring safeguarding training is in place. Working closely with the Head/ Deputy Head of Safeguarding and other statutory safeguarding partners.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Named Midwife for Safeguarding to provide expert leadership, advice and oversight in relation to safeguarding across maternity services and the wider organisation.

The Named Midwife will work collaboratively with wider multidisciplinary teams, as well as partner agencies including social care, police, Integrated Care Boards , Local Safeguarding Partnerships and other healthcare providers. The role is responsible for promoting best practice, supporting compliance with national safeguarding legislation and guidance, delivering safeguarding training and supervision, and the development of policies, quality assurance processes and service improvement initiatives.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Date posted: 07 August 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time, Part-time

Reference number:

Job locations:
Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT
, United Kingdom

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

• At least 3 years' experience as a band 6 Midwife.
• Continued professional development relevant to safeguarding specialist midwife role
• Knowledge of current professional, local and national policy issues in relation to safeguarding in midwifery
• Knowledge of key legislation, national reports and documentation.
• Experience of managing and mitigating risks
• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft word, excel and Power Point

• Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Evidence of significant involvement in change management
• Masters or working towards masters in related subject
• Experience of undertaking audit and evaluations Personal Attributes & Skills Essential
  • Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with an ability to negotiate highly complex issues and influence major stakeholders.
  • Ability to perform well against a background of change and uncertainty
  • Commitment to reducing health inequalities and promotion of equality opportunity.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to present to a variety of audiences and prepare concise reports.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across…