Interim Named midwife for Safeguarding

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in London is looking for an Interim Named Midwife for Safeguarding. The role involves leading a small team to ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation, managing designated areas of care, and driving evidence-based practice. Candidates with strong safeguarding experience and leadership abilities are encouraged to apply. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Must be practicing at safeguarding practitioner level.
• Ability to seek advice on complex issues.
• Demonstrate competencies to influence care pathways.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safeguarding team and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Initiate and contribute to safeguarding research.
• Manage and develop designated areas of safeguarding.

Skills

Experience in children safeguarding

Knowledge of current legislation and statutory guidance

Advanced skills in care pathways

Job description

An opportunity has arisen in our Senior Leadership Team for the role of an Interim Named Midwife for Safeguarding.

This is an excellent opportunity to try out this leadership role. You will need to have experience in children safeguarding and be practicing at safeguarding practitioner level at Bart's Health.

You will have knowledge of current legislation and statutory guidance relating to safeguarding as it supports women, people, and children. You will need to be able to know your limitations and seek advice and guidance on any complex issues from within the wider Bart's Health team as well as support from the Associate Director of Safeguarding.

The role also requires leadership on operational governance working alongside the maternity quality and safety team within the area of responsibility. Furthermore, leading a small team of safeguarding midwives who specialise in caring for vulnerable women and families.

The post-holder, as part of the safeguarding team, will take a lead to ensure the requirements set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) are met. This work will incorporate the key elements of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 and the Care Quality Commission Core Standards.

The post holder will demonstrate advanced skills and competencies to influence the pathways of care in the safeguarding of women and children, working closely with the named professions at hospital and group level to ensure that the hospital/trust meets its statutory responsibilities to protect the welfare of children, women, and families.

They will initiate and add to research evidence in the field of safeguarding to ensure that evidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care.

The post holder has continuing responsibility for the management and development of designated areas of safeguarding and vulnerable women. They will assess, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care, monitor, and ensure the maintenance of standards of care in line with Trust priorities.

They will lead the design and changes of care pathways in line with agreed changes in maternity services within the areas of responsibility.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care in east London and beyond.

We support the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and are committed to supporting staff through the distress of miscarriage. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Although this position is a 12-month fixed-term contract, the actual duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise, hire, and complete pre-employment checks. The contract begins when the candidate starts and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

We promote inclusion and are committed to creating an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfill their potential. We support applications under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and process applications as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. We regret we cannot notify unsuccessful applicants.

By applying, you agree to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring your application information to our applicant management system and, if employed, to the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding children and may require a Disclosure and Barring Check for roles with direct access to children or vulnerable adults. The Trust promotes active travel to reach Net Zero, with accessible sites by public transport, cycle schemes, and Brompton Hire Pods at some locations.