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The post holder will act as a source of advice, support, and guidance on safeguarding and support the Named Midwife for Safeguarding and Specialist Midwife for safeguarding in ensuring that women with Safeguarding issues receive appropriate midwifery care, support and guidance, by assisting the midwifery services to develop and address the needs of this group in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care within the hospital and community areas.

The post will encompass elements of multi-agency working to include referrals to external agencies, audit, risk management, advisory elements, training, networking, policies, and procedures, supporting and formulating reports as well as having a knowledge base of safeguarding. 

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1. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.1 To provide advice and support to midwives and medical staff in developing care for families where there is concern for the safety of the unborn or delivered baby.

1.2 To work in partnership and collaboratively with the Named Midwife and Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding. 

1.3 Provide advice and support to staff in situations deemed appropriate where there are complex needs including the co-ordination of multi-agency resources for individual clients in need.

1.4 Formulate new policies, procedures and update existing guidelines, in conjunction

with the Named Midwife and Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding to address the needs of women where safeguarding concerns are identified. 

1.5 Where appropriate, act as a resource for members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies e.g. social care and Police.

1.6 Work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to identify gaps in the service and work in conjunction with the named professionals, where possible to create additional initiatives to bridge those gaps.

1.7 Maintain and develop links with all local midwifery departments/areas 

1.8 To adhere to record keeping procedures in accordance with Trust policy and NMC guidance.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.