Job summary
The post supports the leadership and operational delivery of safeguarding in midwifery across the Trust within a clinical governance framework throughout the Trust.

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Safeguarding Midwife (and deputise in their absence) to lead the development of Think Family practice across the Trust.

The post holder will provide a crucial link between maternity staff, services and the corporate safeguarding team and external agencies e.g. Police and Social Care and act as a safeguarding role model to staff by the delivery of high quality advice and support.

The post holder will ensure links with a variety of outside agencies and attend multi agency meetings internal and external to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe and effective care to pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period
• Provide proactive and effective Leadership
• Expert Practitioner
• Work in partnership with women and their families
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Multidisciplinary team
• Highly developed communication skills in challenging situations in which there may be barriers to communication and changing circumstances
• Provides specialist midwifery care for a specific group of women
• Advises and provides specialist support to midwives in related clinical areas
• Shares specialist knowledge with other professional group and agencies

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Specialist knowledge or Qualification
• Teaching qualification

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Significant rotational midwifery experience
• Experience in specialist area of expertise
• Knowledge and experience of leading change
• Knowledge of quality improvement
• Knowledge and experience of leading a team
• Knowledge of safeguarding

Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential

• Ability to lead

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).