This is an exciting secondment opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic senior Registered Midwife with significant safeguarding experience related to children and adults to lead the maternity safeguarding team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust for a 12 month period.
The post holder will support all activities to ensure the organisation meets its safeguarding responsibilities in regard to pregnant women/birthing people, new mothers/birthing people and unborn and new-born babies within the care of the acute and community services.
The post holder will play a key operational role in the delivery of the safeguarding maternity agenda in accordance with national and local guidance and legislation.
Provide leadership and assurance regarding the safeguarding arrangements, seeking assurances from and holding to account services regarding their safeguarding responsibilities.
Provide expert knowledge and advice consistent with the requirements of the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and Working Together 2018.
Work closely with the organisations Named professionals and senior management team in delivering the think family agenda.
Provide highly specialised advice and support to the Midwifery Team and the wider organisation about all aspects of safeguarding work with particular reference to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, Substance and Alcohol Misuse and Learning Disability.
Work across the multi-agency arena, providing highly specialist knowledge regarding the issues affecting the health and wellbeing of women and children and support the Safeguarding Partnership in its functions.
Develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies, overcoming barriers and professional challenge to improve outcomes for women and children in need of early help and those in need of protection
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice 3033
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Galsworthy Job title: Deputy Head of Midwifery and Nursing Email address: Emma.Galsworthy@stockport.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 419 5548
