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- Prif leoliad
- Safeguarding Children
- Gradd
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 407-CORP-6384418
- Cyflogwr
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Town Wharf / Manor Hospital / Blakenall Village Centre / Civic Centre
- Tref
- Walsall
- Cyflog
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 21/07/2024 23:59
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Safeguarding Children's Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Trosolwg o'r swydd
The Safeguarding Children’s Nurse role plays a key part in safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children through the identification of potentially vulnerable neonates, children and young people. The role entails promotion, intervention and prevention through appropriate onward referral, as well as actively contributing to multi-agency assessment.
The Safeguarding Children’s Nurse is responsible for applying specialist nursing skills and knowledge of children and young people to support and work in partnership, with hospital, community and primary care health professionals. The key role of the Safeguarding Children’s Nurse is to ensure that the health and well-being of children who attend Walsall Healthcare Trust’s Emergency Department are safeguarded. This will be achieved through effective communication and information-sharing between acute, community and primary care settings so that the handover of care and the provision of services for all children and young people are seamless.
The Safeguarding Children’s Nurse will work to identify those children and families who may be particularly vulnerable, especially where there may have been missed opportunities to safeguard or support a child or their family.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
· Ensure that The Trust meets its statutory obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children who access services within the Trust.
· Actively participate in the delivery of safeguarding training across all levels of Trust staff, including provision of bespoke training and supporting the Safeguarding Team with safeguarding training development and review.
· To provide specialist advice and clinical support to staff employed and commissioned by the Trust, maintaining appropriate documentation and records. To provide support/supervision, and to be a source of knowledge in the area of safeguarding children.
· Support and promote effective information sharing between acute and community services of children and young people who attend the Emergency Department.
· Visit paediatric and adult EDs daily to discuss any concerns regarding children, or about adults with caring responsibilities for children, who have presented.
· Support the Emergency Department with Mental Capacity Assessments for 16 & 17 year olds.
· Support the named Nurse with MASH lateral checks.
· Support the Safeguarding Team in the development and delivery of quality assurance processes, audits and report writing in accordance with the Safeguarding agenda.
· Support the Safeguarding Team in all aspects of the multi-agency Safeguarding Children Agenda, as deemed appropriate.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Safeguarding Children Nurse supports the Safeguarding Team in ensuring effective Safeguarding practice for the organisation as stipulated in primary legislation and underpinned in Government strategy and national, regional and local guidance, procedures and standards.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Communication
- Facilitate safe and effective multi-professional communication and information sharing appropriately across a range of settings and agencies, including paediatric liaison.
- Ensure that the exchange and effective dissemination of confidential information is safely shared in accordance with legislation, guidance and local policy.
- To represent as necessary the service at relevant meetings, groups and committees
- Utilise and promote the use of IT systems – Electronic Patient Records/ Microsoft Word/ Microsoft Excel/ NHS mail etc. daily.
- Effectively manage patient information and analyse data from a clinical perspective.
Operational
- In conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team, ensure that information provided to health professionals and patients/parents/carers are representative of research based recommendations.
- To develop appropriate information systems and ensure documentation systems are in place to assist in the delivery of a high standard of care.
- To support the delivery of the Safeguarding training programme to all staff across the Trust in partnership with the Named Nurses.
- Deliver informal and formal educational initiative for staff.
- Provide specialist professional safeguarding children advice and effective supervision for a range of professionals and staff across the Trust.
- To review all paediatric attendances to the Emergency Department, ensuring appropriate and timely action/referrals have taken place and escalating to the Named Nurse Safeguarding Children and the Emergency Department Matron/Lead Nurse if Trust process has not been adhered to.
- To ensure safeguarding information from the Emergency Department is disseminated to the appropriate community health professional.
· Take a proactive role to promote and embed effective safeguarding practice, systems and process within the Trust.
- To ensure all staff have access to appropriate support and supervision mechanisms, which will enhance learning.
- To support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to provide complex written communication in the form of action plans, reports, presentations, policies and procedures.
- To act as a specialist practitioner for Safeguarding Children and Paediatric Liaison Service, to discuss, advise and negotiate with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to inform service development.
- To undertake regular review and audits as required.
Personal
- To keep up to date with clinical, professional, managerial developments and relevant NHS initiatives.
- Maintain a personal professional profile.
- To be familiar with and comply with all statutory regulations and Trust Policies.
- To provide a positive image of the Trust.
- To maintain and develop own knowledge and expertise in current developments and future trends in relation to Child Protection management and practice, including the Trust’s Strategy for Nursing & Midwifery and Scope of Professional Practice.
- To receive safeguarding supervision in order to continuously improve the quality of service delivered, promote best practice and enhance personal and professional well-being.
- To be familiar with and comply with Trust Policies to include;
· Safeguarding Adults and Children
· Infection Control
· Health and Safety at Work
· Fire
· Disciplinary Procedure
- To attend mandatory training as per individual Training Needs Analysis.
- To maintain current registration with the NMC and to comply with standards set by them, including NMC Midwives Rules and Code of Practice.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Nurse/ or Specialist Community Health Nurse (SCHN)
- Educated at Diploma Level
- Evidence of academic studies relating to safeguarding children post qualifying
Meini prawf dymunol
- 998/7307 Teaching Qualification or equivalent
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with Children
- Experience of working in the acute setting
- Understanding of Safeguarding Children Practices
- Multi-agency working
- Comprehensive knowledge of current legislation relating to Safeguarding children and young people and how it relates in clinical practice
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working in an emergency department
- Experience of working in the community setting
- Safeguarding caseload holder
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Demonstrates good written communication skills
- Demonstrates good verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates good IT skills
Meini prawf dymunol
- Report writing skills
- Auditing skills
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of assessing risk and need for children and families
- Experience of identifying , reporting and escalating concerns
- Significant post qualifying experience, working in the community or acute post qualified
Meini prawf dymunol
- Previous Safeguarding experience
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Kerry Edmeade
- Teitl y swydd
- Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07971 088 578
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
If Kerry is unavailable, please contact Lorraine Daniel, Business Support Manager 07806 549 256
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