Job overview
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.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic safeguarding team, as a Band 7 Specialist Safeguarding Midwife.
The post holder will be a fundamental part of the safeguarding team and work closely with the Trust named midwife to ensure that the safeguarding remains at the heart of practice for women and UBB across the Trust.
The post holder will be working closely with Safeguarding Children's/Adults Teams, Perinatal Mental Health midwives and our Trust Domestic and Sexual Abuse Team.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The role of the safeguarding midwife includes supervision, training, education, managing and maintaining a very busy inbox, liaising with our multi-agency partners to ensure that robust plans are in place for our most vulnerable babies.
In addition attending a variety of Children's Social Care and Multi-disciplinary meetings (in person and virtual) and chairing meetings are a part of the role. As well as directly supporting women and midwives the role requires some auditing and data analysis.
You will work collaboratively with the Named Midwife for safeguarding and other lead professionals in developing safeguarding strategies and policies for the Trust.
The post holder will also be expected to maintain their own knowledge of Safeguarding and continue to develop expertise in this area of
practice.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
* Registered Midwife
* First degree or equivalent
* Evidence of post-qualification study in safeguarding
* Leadership training
* Management training
* Mentorship/Preceptorship course
Desirable criteria
* Professional development to Masters level (Post Graduate Certificate/MBA/MSc or equivalent)
* Safeguarding qualification
Previous Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* 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
Desirable criteria
* Experience of introducing change to the clinical environment
* Report writing skills and experience
* Experience of managing HR issues eg: poor performance etc
* Experience of providing safeguarding supervision
* Experience of delivering training
Skills
Essential criteria
* 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
* Good management, leadership and organisational skills
* Ability to respond to stressful situations positively
* Ability to exercise initiative
Desirable criteria
* Influencing
* Development of policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
* Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change
* Effective time management
* Flexibility and responsiveness to change
* Ability to remain calm and focussed under pressure in order to maximise outcomes
* Evidence of actively encouraging participation of all staff
* Ability to empower others
* Evidence of self-awareness and reflective practice
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.