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Trosolwg o'r swydd

As a Specialist Nurse for Complex Safeguarding, you will lead and support co-ordinating the delivery of services, to meet the health needs of children and young people  identified as being at risk or at potential risk of harm from complex safeguarding issues. You will be an autonomous practitioner who will offer specialist knowledge and advice.

You will lead on communication and information sharing with wider health colleagues, lead on the development and delivery of complex safeguarding training and will contribute to organisation and multi-agency training as required.

The role will allow the right candidate to consolidate their previous knowledge and expertise, transferring this into a specialist role with an active caseload. The role will allow the successful candidate to build strong relationships across the Partnership to improve outcomes for our children and young people.

This role is varied and will challenge you to think outside the box to best support the children and young people on your caseload, all whilst developing your knowledge and skills in complex and contextual safeguarding.

As a Specialist Nurse, you will work alongside the Specialist Safeguarding Nurses, Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Health Practitioners, the Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children (LAC), 0-19 Services and the Youth Justice Nurse to identify children who may have links across those services and plan their care based on who is best placed to support them. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• Managing a defined caseload of children and young people identified as being victims of or at risk of complex safeguarding concerns
• Contributing to strategic planning regarding complex safeguarding of children and young people
• Facilitate the development of knowledge and skills of health staff in relation complex safeguarding inclusive of child criminal & sexual exploitation and human trafficking, so that appropriate packages of care can be provided and the safeguarding needs of these service users are met
• To be the link health professional for the complex safeguarding team in relation to current contextual safeguarding issues and the health economy.
• In conjunction with the Multi-Agency Complex Safeguarding Team and Northern Care Alliance Safeguarding Teams, develop and deliver training packages regarding complex safeguarding of children and young people for health staff
• Facilitate safeguarding supervision for health staff who hold caseload responsibility for children through a recognised restorative model.
• Raise awareness of the services offered by the Complex Safeguarding Team and other agencies so that health staff can support service users in accessing the team.
• To promote children’s equality, diversity and human rights by recognising, respecting and supporting cultural and spiritual beliefs
• Administer medication or vaccines under patient group directions as appropriate
• Provide contraceptive advice and services as appropriate

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.