Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 448-BCHS-6780831
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Beds and Luton
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/12/2024
Employer heading
MASH Practitioner
Band 6
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Job overview
The MASH Health Practitioner will be a key role in the day to day running of the MASH function which is provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
As a key clinician in the MASH you will be responsible for facilitating the analysis of health information in relation to risk of significant harm and to contribute to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children.
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised).
Main duties of the job
The main duties are to manage and analyse highly complex information to appropriately inform strategy meetings and risk assessments within the MASH. This will involve you to participate in MASH management meetings to ensure continued health contribution in the development of the MASH function. To highlight concerns regarding practice to the appropriate named professional within the provider organisation or directly with the ICB Designated Nurse in the case of primary care.
Ensuring health contribution to the evaluation of MASH processes to ensure safe and appropriate information sharing within the MASH and across the wider health economy.
Collect and review data to support the development of understanding of the Health MASH workload and report through the CCS Safeguarding quarterly report.
To maintain high standards of record keeping and documentation on cases where information has been shared.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Respond to requests for health information within the MASH as per the memorandum of understanding, GDPR, Data Protection Act and Information Sharing Agreement to safeguard and protect children from significant harm.
Collate and analyse health information in relation to risk of significant harm to contribute to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children.
Facilitate interpretation of health information in relation to safeguarding risks within own scope of practice
Liaise with health colleagues/other health agencies where necessary and to support their attendance at strategy meetings for cases already open to them.
To actively gather, share information and participate in strategy discussions for cases that are not open to CCS currently.
Facilitate expert health advice/interpretation of health information where necessary to ensure health specific risk is fully understood and considered in decision making to safeguard children.
Signpost multi-agency colleagues to appropriate relevant health staff within the health system to seek information not readily available to CCS through S1, as necessary.
Support MASH lead nurse in multi-agency and single agency audits.
Liaise with health partners to share information and outcomes from MASH enquiries and strategy meetings as appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- First level Registered Nurse or social worker
- Current NMC Registered
- First Degree
- Evidence of further training/education in Safeguarding Children
Desirable criteria
- NSPCC or other Trust accredited safeguarding children supervision training or other relevant training
- Recognised professional teaching qualification
- Specialist Practitioner in school nursing/health visiting/paediatrics/midwifery
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post qualification experience working in specialist practitioner role
- Experience of working autonomously in their role working with children and young people
- Relevant experience of safeguarding children
- Demonstrates a good understanding of Legislation and National Guidelines that drive safeguarding policy and practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in MASH or multi-agency setting
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring
- Experience of managing clinical audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an ability identify and manage safeguarding concerns within current practice
- Demonstrates an ability to remain child focused and facilitate the Think Family approach with health practitioners
- Demonstrates an ability to advise other agencies regarding the health needs of young people
Desirable criteria
- T Skills
- Supervision skills both individual and group facilitation skills.
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
- Megan Cutts
- Job title
- MASH Team lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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