Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Named Midwife for Safeguarding
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Are you passionate about protecting vulnerable families and making a real difference in maternity care? We're looking for a dedicated Named Midwife for Safeguarding to lead the way in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children across our services.
In this pivotal role, you'll provide expert advice and support on safeguarding issues, acting as a key resource for the multidisciplinary team. You'll champion best practice, share your specialist knowledge, and empower colleagues through education and training tailored to those working in maternity care.
As the Named Midwife for Safeguarding, you'll play a vital part in shaping and driving forward our safeguarding agenda. You'll work closely with the Head of Safeguarding, Directorate and frontline staff to uphold our duty to protect children from harm, while ensuring our policies and guidelines remain current, evidence-based, and aligned with national standards.
The Post Holder Will
- Hold the Named Midwife for Safeguarding role for the Trust and will work closely with the Named Doctors for Safeguarding Children and Young People (as required) in supporting all activities necessary to ensure that the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in safeguarding children as defined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 and the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
- Participate in partnership working including the Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards sub-groups as appropriate.
- Together with the other Named Safeguarding Professionals for Adults and Children, advise police, social care, and other agencies on health matters regarding safeguarding children in the hospital and hospital outreach services.
- Ensure safe and robust safeguarding systems and processes are in place across the Trust in relation to safeguarding children and young people.
- Provide expert advice to the Trust Board in matters relating to Child Protection and Safeguarding Children.
- Support the safeguarding team in delivering quality services.
- Assist with the development of processes and procedures for safeguarding ensuring that prevention of abuse and safeguarding systems are in place to minimise risk.
- Deliver a quality service to people with care and support needs. Increase the skills and confidence of trust staff to manage people with safeguarding concerns more confidently.
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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
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Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Toni Marie Doherty
- Job title: Head of Safeguarding
- Email address: toni-marie.doherty@ldh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07809708628
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