Named Midwife for Safeguarding and Perinatal Mental Health
See attached job description for full details Provide expert professional leadership regarding safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, domestic abuse, maternal mental health and complex social vulnerability. Act as the senior safeguarding and maternal mental health advisor for maternity and neonatal services, including private care. Provide consultation and expert advice regarding complex safeguarding and maternal mental health cases. Provide expert oversight and professional consultation for women with severe and enduring mental illness, safeguarding concerns and multiple disadvantages. Support professionals managing unborn babies/ babies subject to Child Protection Plans, Pre-Proceedings and Care Proceedings. Support the development of pathways for vulnerable women including those experiencing domestic abuse, substance misuse, homelessness, exploitation, trafficking, asylum seeking and other complex vulnerabilities. Ensure robust information sharing and multi-agency working. Ensure maternity services provide trauma-informed, culturally competent and personalised care to vulnerable women and families. Work collaboratively with Perinatal Mental Health Services/ Midwives to improve outcomes for women, infants and families. Ensure women and families receive equitable care that recognises safeguarding, public health and mental health needs across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal pathway.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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