About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Specialist 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
Registered Midwife First degree or equivalent Evidence of post-qualification study in safeguarding Leadership training Management training mentorship/preceptorship course
Desirable
Professional development to Masters level (Post Graduate Certificate/MBA/MSc or equivalent) Safeguarding qualification
Previous Experience Essential
Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS, N&M and safeguarding agenda Experience in Maternity Healthcare- Acute and community setting with evidence of leadership qualities Experience of child protection/safeguarding Formal and informal teaching experience Staff and Resource Management experience Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of safeguarding children, local and National policies and guidance Up to date knowledge of: - NMC Code of Professional Conduct - Safeguarding Children processes - Hand hygiene and Care Bundles - Health and Safety awareness - Clinical Governance and quality issues - Risk management - Equality and Diversity - HR policies Experience of introducing change to the clinical environment Report writing skills and experience
Desirable
Experience of managing HR issues eg: poor performance etc Experience of providing safeguarding supervision Experience of delivering training
Skills and knowledge Essential
Excellent high level clinical leadership skills Articulate with highly developed communication skils with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills Writing and presentation skills Computer literacy Ability to prioritise work Ability to implement policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion Ability to manage complex situations effectively and sensitively Ability to function as a member of the multi-disciplinary team Ability to respond to stressful situations positively Ability to exercise initiative
Desirable
Influencing Development of policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion Good management, leadership and organisational skills
Other Requirements Essential
Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff 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)