Team Leader (Safeguarding Team)
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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.
Main duties of the job
Implement effective systems to identify pregnant vulnerable women and develop care pathways for vulnerable women from pregnancy through to the postnatal period, ensuring that all aspects of care in relation to Child Protection issues are followed through.
Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence, acting as a professional role model by providing leadership and support within multidisciplinary and midwife teams.
Support the multi-disciplinary team to provide coordinated care for vulnerable women and those with complex social needs including child protection and safeguarding concerns.
Support and advice colleagues in the clinical assessment process where there are safeguarding/child protection concerns.
Support and advise other professionals on the management of all forms of actual or potential child maltreatment, including relevant legal frameworks and documentation
Facilitate attendance by relevant clinicians or attend child safeguarding meetings on their behalf for maternity cases including pre-birth planning and child protection case conferences.
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 commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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
Essential criteria- 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 Children Level 3 Training
- Safeguarding Training at Degree/Masters Level
Experience
Essential criteria- 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
Essential criteria- Proven leadership skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
- Ability to critically analyse data and audit/research findings.
- Proven IT skills, including MS Excel
- Problem solving/decision making skills
- Report writing skills
- Evidence of innovation/ taking initiative
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- MDT Team Working
- High level of personal motivation
- Continuing Professional Development
- Decision making skills
- Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude
- Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service
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