Job summary
Bradford is a thriving, vibrant city and one of the most diverse places in the UK. Additionally, Bradford has a diverse age structure, a high proportion of people aged under 25. Bradford is currently enjoying its designation of UK City of Culture 2025 and increased investment and development to transform it into a hub that celebrates its cultural diversity.
We are looking for a Midwife with significant knowledge of midwifery safeguarding, including experience at operational and strategic delivery level. Do you possess leadership skills, leading teams, multi-agency working, and managing difficult situations, and hold a passion for supporting staff who care for families through socially and emotionally difficult pregnancies to achieve the right outcomes for their newborn babies? Can you hear the voice of the child behind the adults as a focus on achieving the best outcomes for families? Do you have what it takes to work in a challenging environment while imparting knowledge, leadership and expert support to enhance an empathetic and safe experience for all involved in unborn safeguarding, and the skills to develop the strategic direction of midwifery safeguarding for the service?
We need a band 8a lead safeguarding midwife to lead the maternity safeguarding team in improving support and supervision for staff and enable BTHFT to provide the best possible care for families with complex safeguarding concerns.
Main duties of the job
- To be the Named Midwife for Midwifery services, providing strategic and operational leadership, specialist support, and advice for members of staff working in women's services and the wider Trust and to raise the profile of safeguarding issues in the clinical areas, with a particular emphasis on liaison with external agencies and good practice on attendance, admission and discharge.
- To be a key member of the wider Trust integrated safeguarding team, providing specialist information on maternity safeguarding issues and ensuring shared learning between maternity, adult and children's safeguarding teams.
- To work closely with wider multi-agency colleagues, including mental health, children's social care, and the police, to ensure the best outcomes for Bradford women, birthing people, babies, and families.
- To lead and support the Maternity Safeguarding team in assisting ward managers and staff in the delivery of high-quality Maternity safeguarding practice throughout the service users care journey.
- Demonstrate knowledge in relation to safeguarding and practice, such as Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023), and relevant internal and external policies and procedures.
- Provide safeguarding supervision and complex case management guidance.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder assume the position of Named Midwife for Safeguarding and carry out operational responsibilities as set out in Working Together (2023) and the Intercollegiate document (2019) in the application and development of the national safeguarding agenda for Maternity services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT).
To lead the team to develop safe and effective practice and identify risks in accordance with BTHFTs Safeguarding Children Policy, to ensure appropriate action is taken in line with the policy and standard operating procedures and guidance.
To support managers and staff in the delivery of high-quality safeguarding adult, unborn and children practice throughout the service users care journey, particularly in respect of robust safe practice in admission, care planning, discharge planning and community care.
The post holder will work closely with all levels of staff in maternity services, the wider trust and with statutory and voluntary agencies to continue to develop safe effective practice in safeguarding newborn infants.
The post holder will develop, deliver and evaluate training, both for use in single and multiagency forums at all levels as identified in the Intercollegiate document.
The post holder will provide safeguarding supervision to maternity based staff and others at all levels across BTHFT
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder assume the position of Named Midwife for Safeguarding and carry out operational responsibilities as set out in Working Together (2023) and the Intercollegiate document (2019) in the application and development of the national safeguarding agenda for Maternity services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT).
To lead the team to develop safe and effective practice and identify risks in accordance with BTHFTs Safeguarding Children Policy, to ensure appropriate action is taken in line with the policy and standard operating procedures and guidance.
To support managers and staff in the delivery of high-quality safeguarding adult, unborn and children practice throughout the service users care journey, particularly in respect of robust safe practice in admission, care planning, discharge planning and community care.
The post holder will work closely with all levels of staff in maternity services, the wider trust and with statutory and voluntary agencies to continue to develop safe effective practice in safeguarding newborn infants.
The post holder will develop, deliver and evaluate training, both for use in single and multiagency forums at all levels as identified in the Intercollegiate document.
The post holder will provide safeguarding supervision to maternity based staff and others at all levels across BTHFT
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Registered Midwife.
- Significant experience working in unborn safeguarding and risk assessment of the voice of the child behind the adult.
- Extensive experience of multi-agency partnership working and working across organisational boundaries.
- Lead service development and implementation of change through clinical leadership.
Desirable
- Evidence of influencing improvement and overcoming resistance to change.
- Experience of leading and managing staff.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written command of English.
- Highly refined interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal. Demonstrates a compassionate and culturally respectful approach to communication.
- Highly developed systematic clinical assessment, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent time management and self-organisation skills to prioritise workload and work without direct supervision.
- Experience of report writing in relation to safeguarding.
- Ability to work as part of a team whilst being self-motivated and being able to motivate and empower others.
- Ability to communicate specialist knowledge to a range of multi- disciplinary and multi-agency professionals.
- IT skills eg. Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
Desirable
- Presentation/teaching skills
- Able to demonstrate participation in innovation, change projects, working with service users to improve care.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification.
- Highly specialist training in safeguarding.
Desirable
- Mentorship/teaching qualification.
- Additional training in counselling skills/safeguarding supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding children policies and procedures and best practice nationally and locally.
- Safeguarding training and supervision knowledge and experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the local current issues and learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.
- Knowledge of the extensive network of services with acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of families.
- Understanding of a trauma-informed approach to care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Registered Midwife.
- Significant experience working in unborn safeguarding and risk assessment of the voice of the child behind the adult.
- Extensive experience of multi-agency partnership working and working across organisational boundaries.
- Lead service development and implementation of change through clinical leadership.
Desirable
- Evidence of influencing improvement and overcoming resistance to change.
- Experience of leading and managing staff.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written command of English.
- Highly refined interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal. Demonstrates a compassionate and culturally respectful approach to communication.
- Highly developed systematic clinical assessment, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent time management and self-organisation skills to prioritise workload and work without direct supervision.
- Experience of report writing in relation to safeguarding.
- Ability to work as part of a team whilst being self-motivated and being able to motivate and empower others.
- Ability to communicate specialist knowledge to a range of multi- disciplinary and multi-agency professionals.
- IT skills eg. Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
Desirable
- Presentation/teaching skills
- Able to demonstrate participation in innovation, change projects, working with service users to improve care.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification.
- Highly specialist training in safeguarding.
Desirable
- Mentorship/teaching qualification.
- Additional training in counselling skills/safeguarding supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding children policies and procedures and best practice nationally and locally.
- Safeguarding training and supervision knowledge and experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the local current issues and learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.
- Knowledge of the extensive network of services with acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of families.
- Understanding of a trauma-informed approach to care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
