Job summary
- Main area
- Children Safeguarding Advisor Brent
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: none
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-CORP-6443289
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sudbury Centre for Health
- Town
- Lonodon
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/08/2024
Employer heading
Children Safeguarding Advisor Brent
NHS AfC: Band 7
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
The purpose of the Safeguarding Children’s Advisor role is to ensure staff deliver safe and effective care that complies with the: Children Act 1989, the Children Act 2004, the Children and Families Act 2014 and Working together to safeguard children (2023) and the London Safeguarding Children Procedures and Practice Guidance.
In addition, the post holder will align their work to the Think Family guidance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
Providing specialist support to CLCH staff working with vulnerable children and young people.
Providing supervision, support, and advise health visiting, school nursing and therapy teams, by the
provision of specialist knowledge and advice in relation to the safeguarding of children. This will include
cases of actual or suspected child abuse.
Supporting the Named Nurse with the ongoing development of clinical practice, research, and standards
of care within safeguarding, including the development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute
to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Undertaking clinical audits, monitor, and collect statistical data in relation to families of high concern and
those subject to child protection plans.
Assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of safeguarding children training.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To manage their work within resources agreed with their manager.
To establish and maintain good working relationships with health and social care colleagues and
other agencies in the borough.
To work on their own initiative, planning, prioritising, and organising their own workload.
To participate in the collection of statistical data as required by the organisation.
To attend and participate in team and other relevant meetings.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- First Level degree or equivalent
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable criteria
- A commitment to undertake further study
- Formal qualification in teaching
Experience
Essential criteria
- Awareness of safeguarding services and systems.
- Experience of attending safeguarding meetings /case conferences
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of having regular safeguarding supervision
- Experience of designing and undertaking audits
- Experience working with and managing complex safeguarding cases
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of safeguarding policies
- Awareness of safeguarding audits
- Experience of undertaking the Safeguarding Champion Programme
- Experience of working in a community healthcare setting
- Experience of presenting at meetings /training
- Experience of analysing and presenting data
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of the importance of leadership in safeguarding children
- Evidence how equality, diversity and Inclusion underpins safeguarding practice
- Evidence of partnership working across organisational boundaries
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in pressurised environment and meet deadlines
- Ability to handle and process sensitiveinformation in line with GDPR
- Confident in using a range of technology to carry out work duties
Desirable criteria
- Experience of report writing
- Awareness of environmental sustainability
- Skills relating to development of training programmes / strategy and policy.
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Understanding of applying quality improvement methodology to practice
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Motivated flexible individual
- NHS England /Bond Solon Safeguarding Leadership Training (2-day course)
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
- Donna Thornley
- Job title
- Head of Safeguarding North
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07506906461
- Additional information
Vicki Moore
Email - [email protected]
Phone - 07814216138
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