Job summary Are you an experienced Midwife looking for a new challenge? Then this could be the job for you Northumbria Healthcare Trust are currently recruiting for a Safeguarding Named Midwife to work in our safeguarding Team. This is an exciting opportunity in a diverse and fast paced environment. The post holder will be the lead for Safeguarding midwifery in the trust working with Named Nurse for Safeguarding children and Team Lead for Adult Safeguarding to ensure that the delivery of safeguarding is safe and has a robust governance and performance management framework. Main duties of the job To contribute to the delivery of a proactive, responsive, specialist safeguarding and Acute Learning Disability Liaison service as part of the Northumbria Healthcare. Working in partnership with staff and key stakeholders, to deliver specialist safeguarding children and adult training and to provide specialist safeguarding supervision for clinical and non-clinical staff. About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application. Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per Annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 319-6963185LT Job locations Safeguarding and Learning Disability and Autism Acute Liaison Service The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way Cramlington NE23 6NZ Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will be the lead for Safeguarding midwife working with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding children and Team Lead for Adult Safeguarding to ensure that the delivery of safeguarding is safe and has a robust governance and performance management framework Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will be the lead for Safeguarding midwife working with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding children and Team Lead for Adult Safeguarding to ensure that the delivery of safeguarding is safe and has a robust governance and performance management framework Person Specification Qualifications & Professional Registration Essential Registered Midwife with NMC BSc (Hons) Midwifery and Neonatal care or equivalent experience Registered Mentor Desirable Management/leadership qualification Training and assessing qualification Experience & Knowledge Essential Significant experience working with children, young people and families including those who are vulnerable which is equivalent to masters level or demonstrative through short courses and experience. Experience of delivering supervision Experience of leading and managing staff/teams. Extensive experience providing safeguarding advice and expertise to fellow professionals, and work with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies to assist in providing a multiagency approach to safeguarding Experience of working within a multiagency child protection framework Skills & Abilities Essential Evidence of continuing professional development in safeguarding. Training and assessing qualification Other Requirements Essential It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role Person Specification Qualifications & Professional Registration Essential Registered Midwife with NMC BSc (Hons) Midwifery and Neonatal care or equivalent experience Registered Mentor Desirable Management/leadership qualification Training and assessing qualification Experience & Knowledge Essential Significant experience working with children, young people and families including those who are vulnerable which is equivalent to masters level or demonstrative through short courses and experience. Experience of delivering supervision Experience of leading and managing staff/teams. Extensive experience providing safeguarding advice and expertise to fellow professionals, and work with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies to assist in providing a multiagency approach to safeguarding Experience of working within a multiagency child protection framework Skills & Abilities Essential Evidence of continuing professional development in safeguarding. Training and assessing qualification Other Requirements Essential It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Safeguarding and Learning Disability and Autism Acute Liaison Service The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way Cramlington NE23 6NZ Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)