Team Leader (Safeguarding Team)

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Safeguarding Lead Midwife at an esteemed healthcare provider. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable families during their pregnancy journey. The ideal candidate will possess extensive safeguarding knowledge and strong leadership skills, acting as a vital link between staff and external agencies. Join a dedicated team committed to professional development and patient care, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of families in the community. This is a chance to thrive in a supportive environment that values your contributions.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Career Development Opportunities

Health and Well-being Packages

Pension Schemes

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Discount Opportunities

Qualifications

• NMC registered Midwife with degree level education or higher.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and safeguarding training.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality midwifery care to vulnerable families.
• Support midwives in delivering coordinated care for complex social needs.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Safeguarding Knowledge

Clinical Governance Knowledge

Data Analysis

Education

NMC Registered Midwife

Degree Level Education

Safeguarding Supervision Course

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Jessop Wing Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 28/05/2025

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7, Safeguarding Lead Midwife to join the Jessop Wing, Safeguarding Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. We are looking to recruit an inspirational and highly motivated Midwife with enhanced leadership abilities.

The successful candidate will demonstrate extensive Safeguarding knowledge and possess expertise within the remit of Maternity and desirably Neonatal services. A Think Family approach is essential.

The post holder will report to and support the Named Midwife for Safeguarding at Jessop Wing and act as a conduit between staff and external agencies and stakeholders involved in Safeguarding Children and Child Protection.

The Safeguarding Lead Midwife will be a visible and credible leader within the Jessop Wing, sharing specialist knowledge, and advice to staff in the clinical environment.

If you are an exceptional communicator and are skilled in building positive relationships with teams and external professionals, join the Jessop Wing and bring your best self to work!

Main duties of the job

The post holder is the Specialist Safeguarding Midwife based Jessop Wing Hospital.

The post holder will be supported by a team of midwives who provide enhanced midwifery.

Care to vulnerable families to ensure safety and compassion during their pregnancy journey.

The Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding will support all activities necessary in maternity.
services to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard and protect children and young people.

The Midwife will identify and co-ordinate the provision of multidisciplinary care for socially vulnerable women through support, advice and training for staff dealing with complex child protection issues.

The post holder will provide high quality, effective midwifery care that is evidence based and woman centred.

Support midwives to provide coordinated care for vulnerable women and those with complex social needs.

Provide direct support, clinical supervision and line management for the community vulnerable women’s midwives.

Ensure information and advice is culturally sensitive and tailored to meet the needs of the local populations including those that are digitally excluded, none-English speaking or visual or auditory impairment.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• NMC registered Midwife educated to degree level or higher
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Evidence of completion of a Safeguarding Supervision Course (or willing to work towards)
• Safeguarding Training at Degree/Masters Level

Experience

• Significant safeguarding experience in an acute or community setting
• Previous child protection, child in need and multi-agency working experience
• Effective working knowledge of local Safeguarding policies and process
• Experience in delivering safeguarding training/MDT education
• Ability to undertake audit and service evaluation

Skills and Knowledge

• Proven leadership skills
• Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
• Ability to critically analyse data and audit/research findings.
• Report writing skills
• Evidence of innovation/ taking initiative

Personal Qualities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• MDT Team Working
• High level of personal motivation
• Continuing Professional Development
• Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude
• Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.