Perinatal Mental Health and Safeguarding Midwife

Job Overview

Frimley Park Hospital as part of Frimley Health Foundation Trust is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive midwife who is passionate about delivering high quality service to women and their families.

An opportunity has arisen to support the perinatal mental health and safeguarding midwifery services. This role provides a unique opportunity for personal, professional and service development working alongside the multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• As a band 6 midwife working within the perinatal mental health and safeguarding maternity services, you will provide maternity mental health care to all pregnant and newly delivered women.
• Whilst supporting the named midwife for safeguarding in the provision of advice and expertise, to external professionals such as the police and children’s services on health matters related to safeguarding within the maternity setting.
• The role will include provision of education, advice and supervision/support for clinical and non-clinical staff in caring for women and families in relation to all aspects of mental health and safeguarding.

The post holder will assist the lead midwife for perinatal mental health to coordinate and manage the day-to-day maternity mental health provision of all pregnant and newly delivered women within their care.

To support the named midwife in the provision of advice and expertise for fellow professionals within the Trust and other agencies, such as the police or children’s services on health matters related to safeguarding within the maternity settings.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current on the NMC register
• Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies
• Registered Midwife
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Perinatal mental health and safeguarding courses
• Registered Nurse
• Qualified mentor
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates clinical skills commensurate with a midwife who has migrated from band 5 to 6 Demonstrates clinical skills: o Epidural management o Perineal suturing o IV drugs and cannulation o Waterbirth o CTG Interpretation
• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work load effectively
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Has participated in undertaking midwifery research and audit
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the 6 C’s

Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice

Evidence of successful collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Understands the application of the child protection processes and the mental health act

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management
• Political awareness and diplomacy
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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