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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information and full details of the job role.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further information and full details of the job role.

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registered Midwife
• Educated to postgraduate level or equivalent experience at senior level
• Evidence of strong and recent commitment to relevant ongoing professional development with a focus on safeguarding

Desirable

• Masters degree in a relevant subject
• Relevant leadership or management qualification
• Safeguarding Supervisor

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant relevant and demonstrable experience and knowledge of safeguarding in maternity care
• Experience of a senior post with direct responsibility for strategic and operational leadership
• Demonstrates experience of managing a highly complex, broad range of activities

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

• Experience of leading and managing resources

Person Specification Qualification and Training Essential Current NMC Registered Midwife Educated to postgraduate level or equivalent experience at senior level Evidence of strong and recent commitment to relevant ongoing professional development with a focus on safeguarding Desirable Masters degree in a relevant subject Relevant leadership or management qualification Safeguarding Supervisor KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Essential Significant relevant and demonstrable experience and knowledge of safeguarding in maternity care Experience of a senior post with direct responsibility for strategic and operational leadership Demonstrates experience of managing a highly complex, broad range of activities SKILLS AND ABILITIES Essential Experience of leading and managing resources

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road , Keighley

Keighley

BD20 6TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road , Keighley

Keighley

BD20 6TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)