We are recruiting for a Named Safeguarding Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the safeguarding team within the Trust. You will be a fundamental part of the safeguarding team and work closely with the maternity division to ensure that safeguarding remains at the heart of practice within Midwifery.
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure the safety and welfare of all pregnant women and their babies in receipt of care within East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust services. The post holder will manage and lead the safeguarding midwifery and perinatal mental health team and will contribute to delivering the wider safeguarding and mental health services.
Responsibilities include:
* Offering expert advice and guidance to staff in all matters relating to maternity safeguarding and perinatal mental health, ensuring a competent workforce that can recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns.
* Working closely with the wider safeguarding team to continually improve and develop the safeguarding agenda, aligning with the Trust’s strategic agenda, local and national priorities and guidance.
* Providing effective communication, networking and liaison, establishing and maintaining good working relationships within health services and other agencies to keep safeguarding information up to date and embedded in practice.
* Managing and leading the safeguarding midwifery and perinatal mental health team.
* Contributing to the delivery of the wider safeguarding and mental health services across the Trust.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jun 2026.
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