Safeguarding Support Midwife - London, United Kingdom - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have an opportunity for an experienced midwife to join our safeguarding team.

As the safeguarding support midwife you will be visible in all areas and be confident in giving advice and support to staff in relation to maternity safeguarding, by identifying risks and supporting staff to complete the appropriate referrals to Children's Social Care and any necessary information sharing within safeguarding.

The post holder will implement good practice of national recommendations and guidance.

Provide safeguarding advice and support to staff in the organisation.

Facilitate some supervision and deliver safeguarding children's training in line with Safeguarding Adult & Safeguarding Children Intercollegiate Document (2018 & 2019).

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country.

We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'.

We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.

We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.

See attached job description

Be a role model for all clinical staff by practising safeguarding to the highest standard, whilst exercising a high degree of personal and professional autonomy.
To provide visibility in clinical areas, identify where safeguarding concerns may be identified, liaise with the Safeguarding Midwives to ensure robust plans in place for the safeguarding of the woman and unborn/baby.
Attend MARAC's/ check MARAC lists for any pregnant women when required.
To ensure documentation is of the highest standard in accordance with the Trust policy.
To refer to senior safeguarding colleagues any safeguarding practice in complex cases where standard protocols do not apply