Job Description

The primary purpose of the Cultural Safety Lead is to improve inclusivity within our maternity services for service users and our workforce. The post holder will take responsibility, in partnership with the senior management team, in improving the cultural safety of maternity services within their unit and across the North West London sector. This will include support for all protected characteristics, including, but not restricted to areas of race, sex, sexuality, gender identity and disability. 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.



Demonstrate knowledge of all relevant policies and legislation in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion within the context of national governance policies and procedures



Work with the senior midwifery team and LMNS team to assist in the implementation and operationalisation of all current and future policies and strategic directions with a cultural safety focus



To work alongside hospital and community teams and senior midwifery staff to review midwifery practice and provide an expert opinion in maternity care, particularly focused on inclusivity



To use key performance indicators (WRES and birth outcome data) to demonstrate ongoing added value of the role of Cultural Safety Lead



Be involved in continuous monitoring and maintaining quality standards of clinical practice and care through a variety of ways; for example, audit



To be responsible for the delivery of the LMNS equity and equality strategy



London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.



Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital:

home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

St Mark's Hospital:

an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

Ealing Hospital:

a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

Central Middlesex Hospital:

our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre



To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the and Person Specification.