Safeguarding Specialist Midwife in Nottingham inNottingham PUBLISHED TUE 10 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

We are looking for a Registered Midwife who is enthusiastic and experienced in Safeguarding unborn babies and children, to join the Safeguarding Midwifery Team at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.

Flexibility will be required to work across the adults, children's and midwifery safeguarding teams where required.

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a Registered Midwife who relishes the challenge of promoting and ensuring the protection and safety of babies and children. The successful applicant will need to display excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and self-organised. The applicant will need to have experience with child protection.

The post holder will work as a member of the Midwifery Safeguarding team to support the delivery of services to staff involved in the safeguarding of unborn/babies and children, including supporting liaison between hospital and community services.

The post holder will work in conjunction with the Trust wide Safeguarding Team to deliver a high quality service of safeguarding expertise to the Trust. They will provide professional advice, support and education to the multi-professional team, patient and carers and ensure that the Trust meets statutory safeguarding requirements.'

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a Registered Midwife who relishes the challenge of promoting and ensuring the protection and safety of babies and children.

The successful applicant will need to display excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and self-organised.

The applicant will need to have experience with child protection.

The post holder will also be required to teach safeguarding at Level 3 to large groups of staff within the organisation as well as more tailored safeguarding for maternity staff.

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The post holder will work in conjunction with the Trust wide Safeguarding Team to deliver a high quality service of safeguarding expertise to the Trust. They will provide professional advice, support and education to the multi-professional team, patient and carers and ensure that the Trust meets statutory safeguarding requirements.

The post holder is responsible for implementing national recommendations and guidance for good practice in conjunction with the Named Midwife for Safeguarding.

Convey and present highly complex and sensitive information written and verbal, formally and informally as appropriate. Ensure that when applicable information is maintained and kept in an appropriate place.

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.

The post holder will work as a member of the Midwifery Safeguarding team to support the delivery of services to staff involved in the safeguarding of unborn/babies and children, including supporting liaison between hospital and community services.