Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR800-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are currently recruiting to our safeguarding team and are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and innovative individual with experience of safeguarding children. Our team offers a Mon-Fri 9-5pm service).
You will be a highly visible experienced health practitioner, providing specialist knowledge, advice and clinical expertise to all staff in the Trust and the community in all areas of Safeguarding Children/ Child Protection.
The Safeguarding Specialist Practitioner will be a member of the ESNEFT safeguarding team and will enable a holistic approach to the care of the most vulnerable children; young people and their families in delivering safeguarding advice, support, training and supervision.
You will provide the professional interface between hospital and community services with respect to the welfare of children, providing a robust and safe communication system for the effective and timely flow of information between hospital and community health professionals and other agencies as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
You will be reviewing and identifying vulnerable children and families who have accessed ESNEFT health care services to ensure the relevant health and social care professionals are informed in a timely manner.
You will also be assisting in the co-ordination and contribution to inter-professional training in safeguarding children across the Trust and will be expected to deputise for the Named Nurse as required. We therefore welcome applications from individuals who have experiential knowledge of safeguarding.
The safeguarding children team have a robust audit programme which the post holder will participate in. They will also be assisting in the co-ordination and contribute to inter-professional training in safeguarding children across the Trust and will be expected to deputise for the Named Nurse as required.
Working for our organisation
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To develop and foster effective working relationships and liaison mechanisms with acute and community health staff and partner organisations.
- To innovate new and effective ways of improving communication pathways
- To maintain and develop own clinical expertise and follow East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Safeguarding Procedures in respect of the safety and welfare of children; young people; families & the unborn.
- To inform the Named Nurse Safeguarding Children/ Named Midwife where there are Safeguarding concerns.
- To actively participate in regular clinical and safeguarding supervision in line with the Organisations supervision policy.
- Actively participate in the Safeguarding Teams audit programme
- To participate in internal and external Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews/Domestic Homicide Reviews with the support of the named Nurse Safeguarding Children/Head of Safeguarding Families.
- Completion of statutory requests for information such as Section 17/47/PREVENT requests.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- ENB 997 / ENB 998 or ENB Mentorship programme
- Relevant Safeguarding Children post basic training or equivalent experience
- Degree or willingness to undertake degree level study in relevant area.
Desirable criteria
- Registered Children’s Nurse or Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- Relevant teaching qualification or working towards.
- Educated to 1st level degree.
- Teaching experience and qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience
- Experience in working with others as part of a team.
- Experience in of audit and monitoring processes
Desirable criteria
- Experience (paediatric) of nursing in an acute hospital environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in inter-agency work.
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to safeguarding children.
- Evidence of on-going professional learning
- Knowledge of children’s services
- Knowledge of evidence based safeguarding children practice.
- Knowledge of legal framework for information sharing
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in education and training
- Knowledge of children’s rights
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
- Stacey Croft
- Job title
- Named Nurse Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
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