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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-1535-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Jessop Wing, Royal Hallamshire
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
30/09/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Cultural Safety Midwife

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

 

The Cultural Safety Midwife will work to reduce inequality in maternity outcomes and experiences of Black, Asian and other women from an Ethnic Minority background, through engagement and co- production with other members of the maternity and multidisciplinary team, and community groups and service users representing these populations.

The post holder will have responsibility for gathering information, reporting, raising awareness, training and working towards solutions in these areas as they relate to both service users and staff within maternity services.

Main duties of the job

 

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and values-driven leader to join our maternity team as a Cultural Safety Lead, driving our commitment to equity, inclusion and improved outcomes for women and families from diverse communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of a cultural safety agenda within maternity services. You will play a key role in reducing health inequalities, particularly for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women and those with additional language needs, ensuring safe, personalised and culturally responsive care.

You will provide leadership to link workers and interpreting services, ensuring effective systems that improve both safety and experience. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, community organisations and system partners, you will co-design solutions that reflect local population needs.

You will influence practice and culture across the organisation, working with senior leaders, clinical teams, EDI and patient experience colleagues to embed cultural safety. You will also lead education and training to support staff development and accountability.

We are looking for a proactive, innovative leader passionate about reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for marginalised communities.

Working for our organisation

 

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registered Midwife educated to degree level or higher
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
  • To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Evidence of study/CPD within the area or EDI and/or cultural safety awareness.
  • Working knowledge of the challenges and priorities around improving outcomes for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority women accessing maternity care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant relevant experience at Band 6
  • Experience working with multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams supporting vulnerable women
  • Ability to undertake audit and service evaluation
  • Experience of delivering training and MDT education

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • High level of personal motivation
  • Decision making skills
  • Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kiya Rothman
Job title
Consultant Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07834377202
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