# Safeguarding Midwife

**Company**: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
**Location**: Lewisham
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and ambitious midwife to join the team as Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding children at University Hospital Lewisham on a 15 month secondment on a part time basis.

The role requires a broad range of midwifery experience, leadership skills, and excellent communication and networking skills, as well as a keen interest in working with vulnerable women and their families.

Key responsibilities include:

- Advising and supporting staff in complex cases

- Working closely with the Trust Named Midwife and Safeguarding Children/Adult Professionals

- Assessing notifications and referrals regarding vulnerable women/birthing people and babies

- Providing safeguarding supervision, consultation, professional advice, and guidance to staff

The post is Band 7, with a salary of £49,387 to £56,515 per annum pro rata, plus HCAS.

The ideal candidate will have:

- A registered midwife qualification

- Experience of implementing evidence-based practice within the clinical governance framework

- Ability to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to the current issues affecting the delivery of child protection services

- Effective communication and problem-solving skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Skills

### Required
- midwifery
- leadership
- communication
- networking
- safeguarding
- child protection

### Nice to have
- PG Certificate in Child Protection
- MA Safeguarding Children

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