Job summary
We are recruiting for a Maternity Safeguarding Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be a fundamental part of the safeguarding team and work closely with the Trust's Specialist Safeguarding Midwife and Named Safeguarding Midwife to ensure that safeguarding remains at the heart of practice for women and UBB's across the Trust.
You will be also working closely with Safeguarding Children's and Adults Teams, the Perinatal Mental Health Team and our Trust Domestic and Sexual Abuse Team.
Our Values are: Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The role of the maternity safeguarding specialist 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 women and their 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.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Child protection / safeguarding children experience
- Midwifery experience preferably in hospital and community setting
Desirable
- Recent community experience
- Experience of delivering training
- Evidence of completion of Train the Trainers program
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
Skills
Essential
- Ability to function as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff at all levels in a sensitive manner
- A high standard of written and verbal communication skills
- Able to manage situations of potential conflict or distress
- Ability to exercise initiative
Desirable
- Counselling skills
- Presentation and report writing skills
- IT skills
- Good management, leadership and organisational skills
- Audit skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the role of the safeguarding specialist as defined by the NMC
Desirable
- In depth understanding of the national and local guidance and legislation for safeguarding children
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Evidence of current safeguarding practice
- Evidence of post registration education
- Mentorship and Preceptorship course
Desirable
- Evidence of further study/experience in child protection at diploma/degree level
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Child protection / safeguarding children experience
- Midwifery experience preferably in hospital and community setting
Desirable
- Recent community experience
- Experience of delivering training
- Evidence of completion of Train the Trainers program
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
Skills
Essential
- Ability to function as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff at all levels in a sensitive manner
- A high standard of written and verbal communication skills
- Able to manage situations of potential conflict or distress
- Ability to exercise initiative
Desirable
- Counselling skills
- Presentation and report writing skills
- IT skills
- Good management, leadership and organisational skills
- Audit skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the role of the safeguarding specialist as defined by the NMC
Desirable
- In depth understanding of the national and local guidance and legislation for safeguarding children
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Evidence of current safeguarding practice
- Evidence of post registration education
- Mentorship and Preceptorship course
Desirable
- Evidence of further study/experience in child protection at diploma/degree level
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
