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The Named Midwife for Safeguarding for UHBW, in conjunction with the trust’s safeguarding leadership team and named professional roles, will deliver a high quality; evidenced based safeguarding service that provides training, supervision and expert advice on safeguarding for the Trust. They will work collaboratively within the local Integrated Care System across agencies both within and outside the health community.
The post holder will take the lead in developing, promoting and maintaining high professional standards in safeguarding practice in maternity services and across the trust for the unborn, children and adults, ensuring the Trust meets its statutory and regulatory responsibilities for safeguarding. Working with maternity leadership roles they will be responsible for facilitating and assuring safeguarding training and supervision of midwives. They will provide safeguarding advice and expertise to fellow professionals, and work with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies to assist in providing a multi-agency approach to safeguarding.
• Effective, highly visible leadership fulfilling the statutory role and responsibilities of the Named Midwife as referenced in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and the Intercollegiate Document 2019 (updated 2022)
• Provide expert advice, support and guidance to midwives and wider divisional staff that addresses highly complex, contentious, sensitive and high-risk safeguarding concerns including families where the unborn/newborn is under Sections 17, 47 of the Children Act or in court proceedings
• Be an expert support to staff across the trust attending strategy discussions, ICPC / RCPC, core groups or professionals’ meetings where safeguarding risks to unborn/newborn and siblings is discussed
• Be able to practice confidently in advising on Mental Capacity Act 2005 provisions for 16- and 17-year-olds and adults and Care Act 2014 for adults with care and support needs where there are concerns for the unborn/newborn and or siblings
• Be responsible for identifying emerging areas of risk, patterns of concern or themes in practice and sharing these with the safeguarding and divisional leadership team, using expertise to co-develop the responses and mitigations needed
• Have responsibility to develop, provide and evaluate safeguarding training for Maternity staff that responds to learning and best practice
(Cont'd under detailed job description and main responsibilities)
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.