Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7, Safeguarding Lead Midwife to join the Jessop Wing, Safeguarding Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. We are looking to recruit an inspirational and highly motivated Midwife with enhanced leadership abilities.

The successful candidate will demonstrate extensive Safeguarding knowledge and possess expertise within the remit of Maternity and desirably Neonatal services. A Think Family approach is essential.

The post holder will report to and support the Named Midwife for Safeguarding at Jessop Wing and act as a conduit between staff and external agencies and stakeholders involved in Safeguarding Children and Child Protection.

The Safeguarding Lead Midwife will be a visible and credible leader within the Jessop Wing, sharing specialist knowledge, and advice to staff in the clinical environment.

If you are an exceptional communicator and are skilled in building positive relationships with teams and external professionals, join the Jessop Wing and bring your best self to work!

Main duties of the job

The post holder is the Specialist Safeguarding Midwife based Jessop Wing Hospital.

The post holder will be supported by a team of midwives who provide enhanced midwifery.

Care to vulnerable families to ensure safety and compassion during their pregnancy journey.

The Specialist Midwife for Safeguarding will support all activities necessary in maternity.
services to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard and protect children and young people.

The Midwife will identify and co-ordinate the provision of multidisciplinary care for socially vulnerable women through support, advice and training for staff dealing with complex child protection issues. 

The post holder will provide high quality, effective midwifery care that is evidence based and woman centred.

Support midwives to provide coordinated care for vulnerable women and those with complex social needs.

Provide direct support, clinical supervision and line management for the community vulnerable women’s midwives.

Ensure information and advice is culturally sensitive and tailored to meet the needs of the local populations including those that are digitally excluded, none-English speaking or visual or auditory impairment.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.