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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant relevant experience at Band 6
- Experience
Experience working with multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams supporting vulnerable women
- Experience
Ability to undertake audit and service evaluation
- Experience
Experience of delivering training and MDT education
- Personal qualities
High level of personal motivation
- Personal qualities
Decision making skills
- Personal qualities
Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude
- Education and qualifications
NMC registered Midwife educated to degree level or higher
- Education and qualifications
Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Education and qualifications
To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Education and qualifications
Evidence of study/CPD within the area or EDI and/or cultural safety awareness.
- Education and qualifications
Working knowledge of the challenges and priorities around improving outcomes for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority women accessing maternity care
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
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.
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
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.
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This advert is for Cultural Safety Midwife with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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