Job summary

The post supports the leadership and operational delivery of safeguarding in midwifery across the Trust within a clinical governance framework throughout the Trust.

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Safeguarding Midwife (and deputise in their absence) to lead the development of Think Family practice across the Trust.

The post holder will provide a crucial link between maternity staff, services and the corporate safeguarding team and external agencies e.g. Police and Social Care and act as a safeguarding role model to staff by the delivery of high quality advice and support.

The post holder will ensure links with a variety of outside agencies and attend multi agency meetings internal and external to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Provide safe and effective care to pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period

Provide proactive and effective Leadership

Expert Practitioner

Work in partnership with women and their families

Work collaboratively as a member of the Multidisciplinary team

Highly developed communication skills in challenging situations in which there may be barriers to communication and changing circumstances

Provides specialist midwifery care for a specific group of women

Advises and provides specialist support to midwives in related clinical areas

Shares specialist knowledge with other professional group and agencies

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.