Job summary
The post holder will undertake the role as Named Midwife for Safeguarding in accordance with the role and competencies outlined in the RCPCH Intercollegiate Guidance (2019)
The post holder will be a highly visible senior midwife who is able to provide specialist safeguarding knowledge and advice to staff in Maternity services and across the Trust
The post holder will work collaboratively with all Trust services and partner agencies as required including those out of area to ensure that pregnant women, their babies and families who access maternity services are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted.
Ensure that there are robust safeguarding supervision processes in place for maternity services and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the Trust response to all Safeguarding Reviews for children, adults and Domestic Homicide Reviews and to ensure that learning is shared and recommendations are implemented and audited.
To act as a Trust lead for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
To ensure that Child Death reporting and reviewing processes are embedded across Maternity services
To develop safeguarding systems, processes and policies across maternity services and quality assurance measures to demonstrate compliance with statutory safeguarding duties and to monitor and evaluate to reduce risks to infants
To attend Trust meetings, preparing and presenting papers and reports as required.
To identify and support safeguarding training across maternity services and across the Trust to ensure that staff have the required knowledge and skills for their role.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
Cultural diversity is one of our greatest assets at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We are committed to ensuring staff and patients are free from discrimination regardless of their ethnicity, background, gender or sexual orientation.
Every person should be able to fulfil their potential at work and we pride ourselves on using this knowledge to provide personalised care and ensure that we are a supportive environment in which to work .We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to 300,000 people living or visiting Bolton (the biggest Town in the UK) and the surrounding areas. Bolton has been ranked as one of the happiest places to live in the North west.
In 2020 we came together with our partners to radically change the way we deliver health and care services in Bolton. The aim was to build an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) where we all worked together to improve people's health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across the system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities, alternatively please see contact details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Post-registration Safeguarding Training/Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years' experience of working in a safeguarding role including experience of working with vulnerable women with complex medical and social needs
- Knowledge of key practice areas for safeguarding children in Maternity services including FGM and Domestic Abuse
- Experience of implementing Safeguarding evidence based practice
- Experience of multi-agency/partnership working at practice and operational level
Desirable
- Experience of providing Safeguarding Supervision
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate extensive understanding of safeguarding principles and their application to practice
- Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.
- Receive and communicate information relating to safeguarding and patient safety, which may impact on the Trust or on an organisation-wide basis
Desirable
- Involved in supporting projects/practice developments within maternity services
Communication
Essential
- Confident to escalate concerns, give and receive professional challenge
- Inspires others and leads by example
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bolton Hospital
Bolton
BL4 0JR