Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguard Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 193-7435921COR
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Midwifery and Child Safeguarding Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 7 Midwife and Child Safeguard Pracitioner
The Trust is committed to ensure that the safeguarding structure and processes are robust and effective. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic practitioner to join our Midwife and Child Named Professionals. The team is made up of a range of professionals working to safeguard adults and children including the acute liaison nurses for Learning Disability, the Mental Health Lead Nurse for the Trust and our safeguarding administration team.
The Midwife and Child Safeguard Practitioner will work closely with the Named Professionals for Child Protection and the wider safeguarding team. They will provide advice and support for staff across the Trust relating to Child Protection and drive forward service improvement throughout the Trust. The appointed individual will work with the Named Professionals to deliver training throughout the Trust.
We are looking for an individual who has some experience of safeguarding children, who wants to develop their skills and competencies in safeguarding within a busy acute Trust, is flexible, tenacious and professionally curious around safeguarding.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Trust Named Nurse and Named Midwife for Child Protection by,
· Providing professional and clinical leadership to the multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust and external partners.
· To work closely with the Safeguarding team around domestic abuse and attend relevant partnership meetings
· To be an active member of the safeguard team, contribute to the delivery of the safeguarding work plan, undertake audit and service development
· Manage safeguarding issues across relating to children/ unborn in the organisation to ensure that the Trust complies with current legislation and local safeguarding governance arrangements
· Collaborate with multi agency partners, patients and carers to support integrated patient centred pathways, make safeguarding personal and take account of what matters for the individual at risk
· Be responsible for the collection and reporting of safeguarding activity data for the Trust safeguarding governance purpose and the external regulators
· Support the principles of the relevant Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
Working for our organisation
Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Trust Named Nurse and Named Midwife for Child Protection by,
· Providing professional and clinical leadership to the multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust and external partners.
· To work closely with the Safeguarding team around domestic abuse and attend relevant partnership meetings
· To be an active member of the safeguard team, contribute to the delivery of the safeguarding work plan, undertake audit and service development
· Manage safeguarding issues across relating to children/ unborn in the organisation to ensure that the Trust complies with current legislation and local safeguarding governance arrangements
· Collaborate with multi agency partners, patients and carers to support integrated patient centred pathways, make safeguarding personal and take account of what matters for the individual at risk
· Be responsible for the collection and reporting of safeguarding activity data for the Trust safeguarding governance purpose and the external regulators
· Support the principles of the relevant Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
Person specification
Essentail Criteria
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Child and or Midwife
- Educated to 1st Degree level/commenced pathway
- Relevant Post registration Training in Child Protection or equivalent Skills
- Recent experience of working with unborn/child at risk of abuse or neglect
- Leadership /managment knowledge or expertise
- Evidence of planning and delivering training to multi-displinary teams and groups of staff
- Evidence of change managment eg development of new service and/or clinical intiatives for both professional and service delivery
- Ability to undertake risk assessment and analysis in relation to the provision of services
- Demonstrates expert clinical skills in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for an unborn/child at risk of abuse and neglect.
- Demonstrates good organisational skills
- Articulate to work collabratively with colleagues and peers
- Articulate with highly developed interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- Able to network and to build sound reltionships with senior managers and health professionals wihtin the trust and external organisations
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Post Registration training in child protection
- Education Qualification
- Project managment experience in multi-agency clinical services
- Evidence of conducting investigations and providing verbal and written evidence and reports to appropriate meetings/conferences
- Understanding the compexities of domestic abuse
- Demonstrates ability to think laterally creatively and innovatively
- Experience of change managment
Essentail Criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of further academic/personal development
- Recent experience of working with unborn/child at risk of abuse or neglect
- Leadership/managment knowledge or expertise
- Evidence of change management eg development of new service and/or clinical iniatives for both professional and service delivery.
- Evidence of ability to write reports with varying degrees of detail and analysis
- Ability to undertake risk assessment and analysis in relation to the provision of services
- Ability to work collabratively with colleagues and peers
- Innovative and response to change
- Able to network and to build sound relationships with senior managers and health professionals within the Trust and external organisations
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of organising and conducting audit
- Understanding the complexities of Domestic Abuse
- Demonstrates the ability to think laterally, creatively and innovatively
- Experience of change managment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annette Shore
- Job title
- Named Midwife and Named Nurse for Child Protection
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 3228046
- Additional information
Amanda Shearer Named Midwife For Child protection tel 0118 322 8046
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