Safeguarding Midwife

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding Children at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich on a 12-month part-time secondment. The post supports staff in complex cases and collaborates with the Named Midwife and safeguarding teams to ensure risk assessments are thorough and child and family outcomes are improved.

The role works across acute and community maternity settings and within MASH, coordinating health information from NHS providers and

Qualifications

• Broad range of midwifery experience, leadership skills and excellent communication and networking skills.
• Interest in working with vulnerable women and their families.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic with a passion for continuous development and improvement of maternity services.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support staff in complex cases and to work closely with the Trust Named Midwife and Safeguarding Children/Adult Professionals to assess risks and improve outcomes.
• Work as part of a dynamic multi-agency team assessing notifications and referrals regarding vulnerable women/birthing people and babies via the MASH.
• Provide cross-site coverage across acute and community maternity services and liaise with Local Authority colleagues as part of MASH.

Skills

Midwifery experience

Leadership

Communication

Networking

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and ambitious midwife to join the team as Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding children at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich on a 12 month secondment on a part time basis., To advise and support staff in complex cases and to work closely with the Trust Named Midwife and Safeguarding Children/Adult Professionals to ensure that appropriate assessment of risks are undertaken to improve outcomes for vulnerable women/birthing people and their babies/families.

A Key function of the post will be to work as part of a dynamic multi-agency team assessing notifications and referrals regarding vulnerable women/birthing people and babies that are received by Multi- Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). The MASH process includes searching for and collating health information from a range of NHS providers.

You will be required work wherever maternity care is provided; across both acute and community sites as well as within the Local Authority as part of the MASH.

• 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• 2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• 3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
• 4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• 5. Making equalities mainstream

You will need to possess a broad range of midwifery experience, leadership skills and excellent communication and networking skills as well as a keen interest in working with vulnerable women and their families.

You will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and have a passion for continuous development and improvement of maternity services, collaborative working, and maternity staff development.

You will be supported within your role by the Named Midwife for Safeguarding and the senior management team. Personal and professional growth is encouraged.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS