Job summary
An exciting opportunity has risen for a Band 6 midwife to work within an innovative and forward thinking Safeguarding Children Team. Working alongside the Deputy Named Midwives you will support the Safeguarding Named Midwife in ensuring that the Trust Maternity service meets its statutory obligations for safeguarding whilst driving forward the safeguarding agenda.
We are seeking a highly experienced midwife with significant experience of safeguarding, who can demonstrate a sound knowledge base and skills to improve the outcomes for children and the associated legislative requirements.
Discussions and/or informal meetings are welcome should you require further information in respect to this post.
For further details/informal visits contact: Valencia Anderson, Named Midwife for Safeguarding Children on 0121 507 4711 or Audrey Harvey Named Nurse for Safeguarding 0121 507 2844
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to be able to work both under direction and independently within the safeguarding team, in an innovative and creative manner to ensure the maternity staff awareness of the growing safeguarding agenda. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the Safeguarding Named Midwife and therefore you will require excellent communication, organisational and presentation skills. Additionally, this role will involve supporting the Safeguarding Children Team to meet all training commitments.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with complex safeguarding cases, making referrals, and analysing risk
- To be able to demonstrate evidence of experience working with complex safeguarding cases
- Experience of providing support around safeguarding
- Experience of close liaison and collaborative working with members of the multidisciplinary and multiagency team
- Experience of practice in all key areas relating to midwifery.
- Significant post registration experience
- Attendance at safeguarding training within health or inter-agency
- Able to demonstrate time-management and ability to prioritise workload
- Experience of effectively managing highly confidential patient information
Desirable
- Experience of working in safeguarding
- Experience of attending multi-agency safeguarding meetings
- Community and acute experience
- Experience of using electronic patient record systems
- Experience of acting as an advocate for Unborn/baby/child/ mother.
- Practice supervisor experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to safeguarding
Desirable
- Relevant safeguarding course or working towards
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with complex safeguarding cases, making referrals, and analysing risk
- To be able to demonstrate evidence of experience working with complex safeguarding cases
- Experience of providing support around safeguarding
- Experience of close liaison and collaborative working with members of the multidisciplinary and multiagency team
- Experience of practice in all key areas relating to midwifery.
- Significant post registration experience
- Attendance at safeguarding training within health or inter-agency
- Able to demonstrate time-management and ability to prioritise workload
- Experience of effectively managing highly confidential patient information
Desirable
- Experience of working in safeguarding
- Experience of attending multi-agency safeguarding meetings
- Community and acute experience
- Experience of using electronic patient record systems
- Experience of acting as an advocate for Unborn/baby/child/ mother.
- Practice supervisor experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to safeguarding
Desirable
- Relevant safeguarding course or working towards
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).
