Named Midwife for Safeguarding and Perinatal Mental Health
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, SW10 9NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,274 to £73,496
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 November 2026
3 days leftJob description
The Named Midwife for Safeguarding and Perinatal Mental Health will provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for safeguarding childr...
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The post holder will fulfil the statutory responsibilities of the Named Midwife for Safeguarding and provide professional leadership for maternal mental health services across maternity care. They will provide expert advice to Trust leaders, clinical teams and partner agencies and act as the maternity safeguarding lead during inspections, reviews and external assurance processes.
They will provide professional leadership and assurance for safeguarding training, safeguarding supervision and maternal mental health education across maternity and neonatal services and work collaboratively with Children's and Adults Services safeguarding teams to support Trust-wide safeguarding learning and workforce development.
They will work in partnership with the Consultant Midwife for Public Health and Safeguarding to deliver the Trust's public health, safeguarding and health inequalities strategy. The Consultant Midwife will retain strategic leadership for public health, vulnerable women and service development, whilst the Named Midwife will provide statutory safeguarding leadership, operational assurance and safeguarding governance.
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- First degree in Midwifery or equivalent professional experience
- Evidence of post-registration education in maternal mental health/perinatal mental health, safeguarding, leadership or public health
Desirable
- Master's level study, or equivalent experience working at an advanced level in safeguarding, leadership or service development
- Leadership or management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working within safeguarding, socially complex care and/or maternal mental health services
- Experience of managing, advising on and escalating highly complex safeguarding and Perinatal Mental Health cases
- Evidence of post-registration education in perinatal mental health, safeguarding, leadership or public health
- Experience of service improvement, audit, policy development and governance reporting
- Experience of contributing to safeguarding reviews, serious incident processes, complaints or legal proceedings
Desirable: - Experience of leading cross-site or Trust-wide service improvement programmes
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding children and adults legislation, statutory guidance and intercollegiate safeguarding requirements
- Managing, advising on and escalating highly complex safeguarding cases
- Providing safeguarding supervision, reflective practice or case consultation
- Ability to provide expert advice on highly complex, sensitive and contentious safeguarding and maternal mental health matters
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding risks affecting unborn babies, newborns, pregnant women and families
- Understanding of CNST, CQC, NHS England and Trust governance requirements relating to safeguarding and Perinatal mental health
- Ability to analyse complex information, identify risk, make professional judgements and support safe decision-making Ability to analyse complex information, identify risk, make professional judgements and support safe decision-making
- Ability to build effective relationships with internal teams and multi-agency partners
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
3 November 2026
Last checked
5 November 2026
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