Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-CORP-864
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 1 Armstrong Way
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 17:00
Employer heading
Safeguarding Children Advisor & Practice Development Lead
Band 7
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced professional to join our Safeguarding Children Team at West London NHS Trust as a Safeguarding Children Advisor & Practice Development Lead.
The post holder will work closely with all levels of staff in Trust Staff to provide a seamless service for local families and children.
You will work within the Safeguarding Children team and part of the overall Trust Wide Safeguarding Team.
Main duties of the job
To provide safeguarding children supervision, safeguarding children training and provide advice and expertise on all safeguarding children matters to all staff specialist support to all staff and across NHS Trust as required.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse/Registered Nurse with current registration
- Post-registration qualification in Midwifery, Registered Children’s Nurse, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) or School Nurse.( Evidence of having completed a specific programme with a child and family focus especially child development ).
- Evidence of continuing professional education and training at degree level
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent
- Safeguarding children supervision training
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of current NHS policies
- Knowledge of risk management
- Up to date knowledge of Community Nursing and professional practice
- Knowledge of national and local Safeguarding Children/Safeguarding policies and procedures and legislative framework
- Understanding of child health & development and the Healthy Child Programme.
- Understanding of CQC requirements/Safeguarding Inspection
- Section 11 Audit
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing safeguarding children supervision
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good Computer skills
- Experience of delivering interagency training/multi-agency safeguarding training
- Good team working skills
- Good negotiating skills
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to identify and challenge poor practice
- Ability to make sound judgements
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using of electronic recording system
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
- Thomas Webster
- Job title
- Named Nurse Safeguarding young people
- Email address
- [email protected]
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