Job overview
The post holder is a key leadership and management role and will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the organisation and the delivery of care for vulnerable women and those with complex social needs within maternity, including cases involving child protection and adult safeguarding concerns. This also includes women that may experience difficulties accessing care and support.
The post holder will also provide support, advice, safeguarding supervision and training for staff dealing with complex child protection issues and co-ordinate and lead appropriate provision of education and
training to the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide professional leadership to midwifery and other direct care staff within maternity.
Working as a visible, presence to whom women and families can turn to for advice, support and assistance.
To provide professional leadership and management to the vulnerabilities team.
Main duties of the job
Implement effective systems to identify pregnant vulnerable women and develop care pathways for vulnerable women from pregnancy through to the postnatal period, ensuring that all aspects of care in relation to Child
Protection issues are followed through.
Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence, acting as a professional role model by providing leadership and support within multidisciplinary and midwife teams.
Support the multi-disciplinary team to provide coordinated care for vulnerable women and those with complex social needs including child protection and safeguarding concerns.
Facilitate attendance by relevant clinicians or attend child safeguarding meetings on their behalf for maternity cases including pre-birth planning and child protection case conferences.
Coordinate multi-agency meetings to discuss specific safeguarding children/child protection cases.
Liaise regularly with the specialist teams, Doctor and Nurses for Child Protection and liaise with other professionals and external agencies involved with Child Protection issues.
Work with other specialist safeguarding/child protection professionals on planning and developing a strategy for safeguarding/child protection services that considers maternity services contribution ensuring this is
embedded in local guidelines and policies.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
2. First Degree or equivalent in relevant subject
3. Masters degree or equivalent level of study or willing to undertake/working towards.
4. Safeguarding qualification
5. Safeguarding Supervision training
6. Safeguarding Level 3 training
Desirable criteria
7. Management / Leadership qualification /training
8. Teaching qualification, e.g. Mentorship Qualification, ENB 998 or equivalent.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
9. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
10. Demonstrable leadership ability across professional boundaries
11. Self-discipline and excellent time management to support periods of lone working
12. Ability to adapt to change within the working environment and facilitate change and motivate others.
13. Teaching skills
14. Interview / appraisal / staff management skills
15. Proficiency with IT programmes e.g. WORD, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
16. Ability to negotiate effectively
17. Awareness of current local and national issues and NHS reforms
18. Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery
19. Presentation skills
20. Experience of investigating clinical incidents and complaints
21. Awareness of Health and Safety Issues
Experience
Essential criteria
22. Extensive experience as a midwife in a managerial position
23. Extensive experience of working with Safeguarding / Child Protection issues
24. Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
25. Experience of inter-agency AND and partnership working
26. Experience of participation in single and multi-agency audit
27. Experience of multi-professional teaching
28. Experience of providing clinical supervision
29. Experience of attending Planning and Strategy Meetings, Pre – birth conferences, Team around the family meetings and writing reports for Court
Desirable criteria
30. Community midwifery experience
31. Experience of and participation in Safeguarding Children Practice Reviews, Rapid Reviews, and Domestic Homicide Reviews and of writing Independent Management Reviews (IMRS)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
32. Able to articulate an understanding of themes e.g. Think Family, neglect, contextual safeguarding, trauma informed practice, professional curiosity in midwifery practice and how these relate to child safeguarding
33. Knowledge of CDOP processes
34. Knowledge of current safeguarding legislation/ guidance/ procedures
35. Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery/ NHS
36. Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues.
37. Demonstrates regard for equality and diversity
38. Awareness of self care strategies for self and others
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
39. Ability to work in a highly emotive environment
40. Commitment to child and family centred environment
41. Interest in own professional development
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential criteria
42. Patients first - Ability to provide care with compassion, commitment and competence. Demonstrates an understanding of patient centred approach to care and teamwork.
43. Respectful - Developed interpersonal skills and able to communicate at all levels. Understanding of patients’ needs and providing care whilst maintaining dignity.
44. Ownership - Understand the need to accept responsibility for own actions and ensure accuracy and attention to detail. Understanding of the NMC and accountability.
45. Unity - Ability to work as part of a team.
46. Delivery - Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role. Understanding of the requirements of confidentiality in a Health Care setting. Ability to work within defined timescales
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
47. Named Midwife for Safeguarding Job Description (PDF, 440.4KB)
48. Named Midwife for Safeguarding - Person Specification (PDF, 280.6KB)
49. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
50. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
51. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
52. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
53. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
54. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
55. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameNaheema KamalyJob titlePersonal Assistant - to Midwifery DirectorEmail addressn.kamaly@nhs.netTelephone number01142268429