Safeguarding Midwife

Job summary CountyDurham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) are committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerableadults.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Safeguarding Midwife towork within our wider Safeguarding Children Team and alongside our caring andcompassionate colleagues across the maternity and children services and withinthe wider organisation.
We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic andinnovative Band 6 Midwife to join our supportive, hard-working, friendly andcommitted team, working across the Trust.
Asa member of the Safeguarding Children Team you will be required to providesafeguarding advice and support; other responsibilities include; supportingrisk assessment, analysis and decision-making within safeguarding practice.
Youmust confident to provide training independently and supporting the facilitationof safeguarding supervision with staff across the Trust.
You will work closelywith the Specialist Safeguarding Midwife and wider safeguarding team, todeliver the maternity safeguarding agenda across the Trust, whilst also workingclosely with our multi-agency safeguarding partnerships.
Main duties of the job Therole will require cross-site successful candidate will beexperienced in caring for vulnerable women from a wide variety of backgrounds,including those with complex social factors and safeguarding concerns.
Theywill have a good understanding of safeguarding processes pertaining tovulnerable women, unborn and newborn babies and their families.
They will havea sound understanding of national and local safeguarding procedures and keylegislation, and its relevance within safeguarding.
You will have a robust knowledgeand experience around identifying vulnerability and risk during the childbirthcontinuum.
Youwill have a commitment to ensuring that safeguarding provision across CDDFTmaternity service continues to develop in line with current learning from incidents,local and national reviews and feedback from staff around their learning needs.You will utilise the evidence-base, adopting a child/family focused approach topractice,ensuring the Trust fulfil its statutory you have apassion for Safeguarding Children & vulnerable women, a keen desire toimprove the outcomes for vulnerable women, babies & families, then this isthe post for you.
About us If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the managerYou must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checksWe provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham.
We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-representedFrom April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents Job description Job responsibilities Anintegral part of the Safeguarding Children Team.Working closely with thewider safeguarding children and adult teams.
Supporting the Specialist MidwifeSafeguarding and Named Professionals Safeguarding Children, to deliver theMaternity Safeguarding agenda, across the organisation.
Supporting theidentification of vulnerability for women, unborn & newborn babies andtheir families, to ensure early intervention, to improve outcomes.
A child's right centred andThink Family approach to providing safeguarding support, advice and guidance,within maternity.Work in collaboration withmulti-agency partners to ensure robust planning, assessment and riskmanagement, prior to birth.Complete accurate androbust contemporaneous safeguarding record keeping at all times.Ensure that there isaccurate and timely pre-birth assessment, in order to safeguard and protectvulnerable unborn & newborn babies and their families.Attendance at multi-agencymeetings, including professional meetings, risk management meetings, Strategymeetings, Pre-Discharge Planning Meetings.Compilation of multi-agencychronologies, applying robust information gathering, risk assessment &providing analysis.Assisting in thedevelopment and provision of Safeguarding Training, which is bespoke to thesafeguarding children and maternity safeguarding agenda, and delivered througha variety of methods, utilising current themes from learning and feedback frompractitioners.A sound knowledge andexperience in safeguarding, specifically across the maternity footprint and anunderstanding of the impact of complex social needs and multiple adversitywithin the childbirth continuing.Working closely with themulti-disciplinary team and our multi-agency partners to embed evidence-basedsafeguarding practice and ensure that local and national learning isimplemented.Assist in the collection ofrobust data pertaining to maternity & safeguarding.Contributing to audit andquality assurance processes to improve outcomes.Support and assist theSpecialist & Named Safeguarding Midwives in the review and evaluation ofsafeguarding practice, within maternity.Demonstrate a robustknowledge of vulnerability assessment, analysis and the importance ofindividualised decision making.Demonstrate a robustknowledge and understanding of the key relevant safeguarding legislation.Demonstrate a robustknowledge and understanding of local and national safeguarding policies andprocedures.
Support the update and compilation of new policy and procedure.Supporting the provision ofSafeguarding Supervision and reflective discussion within maternity.Demonstrate anunderstanding and ability to apply the Signs of Safety framework withinpracticeEnsure that accurate andmeaningful safeguarding contacts/referrals are made, with the support,education and empowerment, for the maternity teams.
Demonstrate the ability toseek outcomes of referrals/safeguarding contacts, apply analysis and criticalthinking to determine safety, engage in respectful professionalchallenge/escalation, when appropriate, to ensure that unborn & newbornbabies, children, young people and vulnerable families are safeguarded.Recognising and respondingappropriately to Bruising in Non-Mobile Infants, utilising the appropriate pathwayto support practitioners.Recognising and respondingappropriately to Domestic Abuse within pregnancy.A good understanding of theprocesses regarding Female Genital Mutilation.Recognising and respondingappropriately to concealment of pregnancy.Support the functions ofMARAC & MAPPA, relevant to maternity practice.Engage in risk assessment,management & planning when appropriate, to respond to risks aroundviolence, identified in other arenas MARAC, MAPPA, information sharing inMASH/Strategy.Accurate and timelycompilation of Birth Response Plans, to ensure the communication of keyinformation to protect the safety of vulnerable babies, women, families andstaff members within the organisation and across the multi-agency.Demonstrates excellentcommunication skills within the Maternity Safeguarding Team, the widerorganisation and multi-agency partners.Has a good understanding ofthe importance of escalation and information sharing within the team, whenconcerns are identified.Demonstrate knowledge andunderstanding, and provide support to practitioners, regarding the MentalHealth Act & Mental Capacity Act.
Supports practitionerscaring for vulnerable women & their families; applies a sound knowledgeregarding consent, Mental Capacity Act assessment, best interestdecision-making and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Also has a relevantawareness of Liberty Protection Safeguards.To support practitioners inthe compilation of safeguarding statements and preparation for court.Support the Specialist & NamedSafeguarding Midwives in the implementation of learning from internalincidents, local and nation reviews.Support the MaternitySafeguarding Team in the development and dissemination of relevant maternityresources, across the maternity agenda.Demonstrates anunderstanding and applies skills in conflict resolution.Maintain a currentprofessional knowledge base and competency level, underpinned by currentevidence.Identify personaldevelopment needs and promote personal professional development, by completingrelevant reading and attending appropriate courses and study days.
Demonstratea robust knowledge, understanding and the ability to apply clinical governancestandards.
Person Specification Experience Essential Significant experience working with children and families where there are identified vulnerabilities and safeguarding concerns.
To have experience in facilitating training in Safeguarding Children or related topics.
Experience in compiling referrals & making safeguarding contacts.
Experience in adhering to and completing safeguarding policies and processes.
Experience in preparing reports and chronologies, for safeguarding meetings.
Demonstrate experience in safety planning and discharge planning for newborn babies.
Experience in working with the wider multi-agency teams.
Experience in identify, assessing and responding to risk.
Desirable Experience of responding to complex safeguarding situations.
Experience of attendance at court Qualifications Essential 1st level Midwife with a first degree Level 3 safeguarding children training.
To have attended multi-agency training in Safeguarding Children and related topics.
Significant safeguarding children knowledge and practical experience.
Significant maternity safeguarding knowledge and experience A Formal adult teaching / training qualification.
Desirable Safeguarding children specialist course.
Safeguarding Adult specialist course Safeguarding Children Supervision qualification.
Statutory Registration Essential NMC - Registered Midwife Special Skills & Knowledge Essential Ability to analyse information and make crucial decisions in complex situations.
A childrens rights centred approach to Safeguarding Children.
Adopting a Think Family Approach to safeguarding.
Understands and applies the principles of The Children Act 1989 and The Children Act 2004 and other key safeguarding legislation.
Knowledge of all other relevant Safeguarding Children legislation.
Demonstrates a knowledge of the local & national Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews & local reviews; their process and the current learning.
Demonstrates a knowledge of the relevant local Safeguarding Adult learning.
Provides evidence of innovative thinking around supporting the implementation of internal learning from incidents & local & national learning.
Demonstrates a significant knowledge and understanding of local partnership multi-agency procedures, processes, thresholds and guidance.
Demonstrates knowledge, skills and experience of applying safeguarding frameworks to practice, including Signs of Safety Contributes to influencing changes in practice through the support of staff via education.
Recognises the importance of safeguarding supervision.Afeguaridng Midwife - Band 6 Is an evidence-based practitioner.
Experience of quality assurance methods including data collection and audit.
Understanding of clinical governance Demonstrates the ability to support staff across the Trust through the provision of sound evidence-based advice and guidance to achieve the sound assessment of children and families, where there are safeguarding concerns.
Applies knowledge and evidence to contribute to the recognition of children and families where there are safeguarding children concerns and can apply the appropriate action to achieve outcomes which are child-centred.
High level of communication, written, oral and presentation skills.
Understands the importance of team work and has the ability to work alongside the wider Safeguarding Children Team & other Safeguarding Teams across the Trust.
Experienced in effective multi-agency and partnership working.
Demonstrate a robust knowledge and understanding of the importance of safeguarding practice within Maternity; including safeguarding vulnerable women, unborn and newborn babies.
Demonstrate a robust knowledge and understanding of the importance of pre-birth procedures, including planning and assessment.
Demonstrate a robust knowledge and understanding of the importance of risk management and planning.
Demonstrates experience of responding to domestic abuse, within the maternity setting, risk assessment and planning.
Demonstrates an understanding of Female Genital Mutilation; safeguarding implications and processes in pregnancy.
Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of parental mental ill health and the safeguarding implications and processes in pregnancy.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills pertaining to the risks around concealed pregnancy and the risk of flight during pregnancy.
Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of contextual safeguarding children practice.
Ability to engage and relate to all levels of staff within and across the organisation.
Ability to work in a mentally and emotionally demanding environment dealing with complex and emotive issues with frequent interruption.
Demonstrates resilience and ability to apply initiative.
Ability to respectfully follow professional challenge/managing professional differences processes when there are concerns about a child/young person/family Robust knowledge of current issues in relation to information sharing, consent and confidentiality.
Desirable Experience of quality assurance and Clinical Governance methods, such as audit.
Demonstrates knowledge of court processes and differences between private, public and criminal proceedings.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe recruitment, in relation to Safeguarding Children and the role of the LADO.
Demonstrates an understanding of training needs analysis and impact evaluation.
Special Requirements Essential Able to meet the travel requirements of the role