Named Midwife for Safeguarding (Band 8a)
The closing date is 19 November 2026
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and highly credible midwifery leader to join Airedale NHS Foundation Trust as our Named Midwife for Safeguarding. This is a pivotal senior role, providing expert leadership, professional advice and assurance across maternity services and working with partners to protect women, unborn babies, children and families
Main duties of the job
As Named Midwife for Safeguarding, you will provide visible, accessible and authoritative leadership for safeguarding across acute and community maternity services. You will shape strategy, strengthen practice, lead assurance and improvement, and ensure that statutory duties, national standards and local multi-agency requirements are consistently met.
- Provide expert safeguarding advice, supervision and professional leadership to maternity teams.
- Lead the maternity safeguarding work plan, audit programme, policy development and service improvement.
- Support complex case management, reviews and legal processes, ensuring learning is translated into sustained improvement.
- Produce high-quality assurance, performance and annual reports for senior leaders, committees, commissioners and regulators.
- Build strong partnerships across health, social care, police, safeguarding partnerships and regional and national networks.
- Lead and develop the maternity safeguarding team, champions and specialist safeguarding midwife.
About us
This is an opportunity to influence safeguarding practice across the organisation and wider system in a role with genuine strategic reach. You will work closely with the Deputy Chief Nurse, Patient Safety & Head of Safeguarding and the Director of Midwifery, alongside committed clinical teams and multi-agency partners. The post is based at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and requires travel across the district as necessary.
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
Cycle to WorkTravel SchemeChildcare Vouchers with Salary SacrificeOnsite NurseryBuying and Selling Annual LeaveCar LeasingEmployee Assistance ProgrammeEmployee Health and WellbeingExtensive Reward SchemeCounselling ServiceFinancial packages including Vivup and WagestreamStaff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Details
Date posted
05 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
423-8350270
Job locations
Airedale General Hospital
Skipton Road , Keighley
Keighley
BD20 6TD
United Kingdom
Employer details
Employer name
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Airedale General Hospital
Skipton Road , Keighley
Keighley
BD20 6TD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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