# Specialist Midwife for Maternal Health and Wellbeing - FGM

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** West Bromwich
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-03T11:13:08.725Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v7984365
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7984365?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you passionate about safeguarding womens health ? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation?

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate midwife to lead our directorate response to FGM and ensure women and families recieve the highest standard of  care, support and advocacy . This is a key specialist role within our Vulnerable womens team acting as the clinical lead delivering high quality culturally sensitive care to women affected by FGM.

### Main duties of the job

To provide specialist midwifery care for women affected by FGM.

To offer expert advice and training to all midwives  obstetricians and wider staff on FGM related care and related safeguarding .

To work closely with multi agency partners inclusing social care and third sector organisations.

To ensure compliance with statutory reporting and national guidance .

Contribute to audits and service delivery of an effective FGM care pathway.

To provide training to all staff regarding FGM including deinfibulation

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

This post is for FGM specialist midwife

## Job Details

Are you passionate about safeguarding womens health ? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation?

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate midwife to lead our directorate response to FGM and ensure women and families recieve the highest standard of care, support and advocacy . This is a key specialist role within our Vulnerable womens team acting as the clinical lead delivering high quality culturally sensitive care to women affected by FGM.

## Job Description

To provide specialist midwifery care for women affected by FGM.

To offer expert advice and training to all midwives obstetricians and wider staff on FGM related care and related safeguarding .

To work closely with multi agency partners inclusing social care and third sector organisations.

To ensure compliance with statutory reporting and national guidance .

Contribute to audits and service delivery of an effective FGM care pathway.

To provide training to all staff regarding FGM including deinfibulation

## Responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

This post is for FGM specialist midwife

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of post registration continuous clinical midwifery practice at band 6/7
- Evidence of experience in all areas of midwifery
- Experience of facilitating teaching sessions
- Experienced with perineal suturing
- Specialist knowledge/experience of working with women with FGM

**Desirable**

- Deinfibulation trained
- Councelling Qualification
- Previous specialist role with FGM

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Midwife on Part 2 of the NMC register
- Degree in midwifery or related subject or evidence of equivalent study
- Mentor/assessor training

**Desirable**

- Councelling qualification

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 422.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10293146)
- [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657)
- [person specification (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10293147)
- [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982)
- [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604)
- [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437)

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