Deputy Named Midwife for Safeguarding

The post holder will act as support and deputy to the Named Midwife within the Trust for Safeguarding Children, working collaboratively to ensure delivery of all relevant safeguarding children strategies and policies.
To act as operational support for the Named Midwife, supporting service users and staff in both the hospital and community setting.
Work with all maternity staff to equip them to care for vulnerable women and families and drive improvements in outcomes for the safety and wellbeing of babies, children and young people.
The post holder will provide midwifery expertise and expert knowledge in safeguarding and child protection throughout the pregnancy pathway, ensuring safe, effective, evidence-based clinical practice in accordance with Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance and the Trusts guidelines and policies.
The post holder will actively participate in the education, training and dissemination of professional and clinical knowledge relating to Safeguarding to colleagues, student midwives and other members of the multi-disciplinary team acting as an effective role model.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., Be responsible for maintaining a valid, up to date NMC registration and professional profile.
Provide effective leadership within safeguarding practices for the maternity service.
Provide individual support to all staff members within the maternity services department and assist in the prevention, identification, assessment and management of safeguarding children through a coordinated approach.
Promote the upholding of the CQC Safeguarding standards.
Maintain confidentiality at all times relating to patients, staff and the Trust unless in the wider public interest as per Working Together 2023.
To complete weekly MARAC (Multi-agency risk assessment conference) research.
To collate and distribute HUB referrals and feedback for both Medway and Swale Safeguarding HUBs, and to Chair these meetings in the absence of the Named Midwife for Safeguarding.
To review and action notifications received from maternity by the police service.
To attend safeguarding meetings such as Strategy and professionals meetings, Initial and Review Child Protection conferences and Child In Need and Core group meetings, in addition to pre-birth and pre discharge planning meetings.
To attend represent maternity safeguarding in internal and external meetings in the absence of the named midwife for safeguarding.
To support the Named Midwife for Safeguarding by collating data of safeguarding activity to support with audit and reporting.
To participate and provide maternity safeguarding training and education.
To be visible in the unit and in community as a safeguarding specialist to offer support and guidance with safeguarding practices, this can be in person or virtually.
To keep their own skills and knowledge up to date by attending regular safeguarding training.
To cover the Named Midwife for Safeguarding in periods of leave, sickness/absence to have oversight of safeguarding practices within maternity.
Assist and progress the implementation of risk assessment and safety planning for victims of domestic abuse.
Maintain responsibility for own professional development on a continual basis both academically, professionally and clinically.
Access support and child protection supervision due to the highly emotional/distressing aspect of the role.
We are committed to Equality of Opportunity for everyone and will guarantee an interview to any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke free site. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This will ensure that the hospital is a better place to work and a better place for our patients to be treated

Women, Children and Young People
Care Group: Women & Children's Service
Band: 6
Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum/pro rata
The post holder will be a highly visible and family focused support to the Named Midwife for Safeguarding. The post holder will develop a sound understanding of issues relating to safeguarding within Maternity and seek to gain expert knowledge around the statutory requirements within the Law.
They will support the Named Midwife to manage and coordinates the safeguarding activities of midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team in all areas of the maternity services, providing support and expert clinical advice.