About this role
Job summary
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 the safeguarding remains at the heart of practice within Midwifery.
Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
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. In order to undertake this, 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.
You will be responsible for offering expert advice and guidance to staff in all matters relating to maternity safeguarding and perinatal mental health and to ensure that we develop a confident and competent workforce that is able to recognise and appropriately respond to any safeguarding concerns.
Working closely with the wider safeguarding team you will continually improve and develop the safeguarding agenda, aligning with the Trust's strategic agenda, as well as local and national safeguarding priorities and guidance. Providing effective communication, networking and liaison, establishing and maintaining good working relationships within health services and other agencies to ensure that information relating to safeguarding is up to date and embedded in practice.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
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
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
1st level registered midwife with extensive experience within an acute or community setting Evidence of post registration CPD in relation to safeguarding, including law, policy and practice Supervisory qualification or equivalent Leadership or management module Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning Willingness and ability to work towards masters qualification or equivalent Masters level qualifications relevant to safeguarding or equivalent CPD evidence
Desirable
Teaching qualification
Previous Experience Essential
Extensive experience of working within midwifery services both acute and community setting Significant experience in working within the safeguarding arena Evidence of leading service change Managing and/or leading a team Knowledge and experience in development of policies, procedures and standards Vast experience in delivering safeguarding supervision Evidence to and contribution to local multiagency groups, systems and networks Evidence of delivering safeguarding training Experience of working under pressure and to deadlines Experience of supporting service change Experience of interagency working Expert knowledge of legislation relevant to safeguarding - including information sharing Knowledge of statutory and voluntary organisations Experience of undertaking audit, and development of practice Knowledge of the current Government guidelines relating to Child Protection work Awareness of recent research and developments relating to Child protection work and its implications for practice
Desirable
Management responsibilities
Skills Essential
Good communication and listening skills Leadership skills Ability to respond positively to change Ability to analyse issues and think critically Problem solving skills An understanding of the implications of the Children Act 1989 and 2004 in relation to Child Protection work Excellent organisational skills Good negotiating skills
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of risk management Able to communicate with all levels of staff within the Trust and a variety of agencies Able to work autonomously Able to support staff in decision making processes in complex circumstances An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other statutory and voluntary agencies in Child Protection Experience and skills in training and presentations Good IT skills and presentation skills
Desirable
Understanding of local authority policy and practice Understanding of current NHS policy Knowledge of clinical governance
Other Requirements Essential
Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning Role model our Trust values every day
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Corey's Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)