Job overview
An opportunity has arisen in our Senior Leadership Team for the role of an Interim Named Midwife for Safeguarding.
This is an excellent opportunity to try out this leadership role. You will need to have experience in children safeguarding and be practicing at safeguarding practitioner level at Bart’s Health.
You will have knowledge of current legislation and statutory guidance relating to safeguarding as it supports women, people and children. You will need to be able to know your limitation and seek advice and guidance on any complex issues from within the wider Bart’s health team as well as support from the Associate Director of Safeguarding.
The role also requires Leadership on operational governance working alongside the maternity quality and safety team within the area of responsibility. Furthermore, leading a small team of safeguarding midwives who specialise in caring for vulnerable women and families.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder, as part of the safeguarding team, will take a lead to ensure the requirements set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) are met. This work will incorporate the key elements of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and the Care Quality Commission Core Standards.
The post holder will demonstrate advanced skills and competencies to influence the pathways of care in the safeguarding of women and children, working closely with the named professions at hospital and group level to ensure that the hospital / Trust meets its statutory responsibilities to protect the welfare of children, women and families.
They will initiate and add to research evidence in the field of safeguarding to ensure that evidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care.
The post holder has continuing responsibility for the management and development of designated area of safeguarding and vulnerable women. Assesses, develops, implements and evaluates Programmes of care. Monitors and ensures maintenance of standards of care in line with Trust priorities.
Leads the design and changes of care pathways in line with agreed changes in maternity services within the areas of responsibility.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. Newham university hospital (NUH) is has circa 5000 birth per year and is at the heart of the East London Community. NUH was recently recommended to move into the Sustainability Phase of the Maternity Safety Support Programme and are very close to achieving the Capital Midwife Anti Racism Framework Bronze Award.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
1. A commitment to continuing professional development
Qualifications
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2. Registered Midwife
Knowledge
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3. Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and maternity safeguarding
4. Strong team working skills
Skills
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5. Able to build professional and personal credibility
6. Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a wide range of professionals, strong communication skills, including report writing and presentation of information
Experience
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7. Skilled in multi-agency assessment and working together with partner agencies
8. Experience of chairing Multidisciplinary meetings
9. Experience with working with multidisciplinary teams and other staff at all levels