Job summary
Employer heading
Named Doctor Safeguarding Children and Young People
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
West London NHS Trust are recruiting a named doctor for safeguarding children and young people in. As a valued member of our team, we would like to invite you to consider this opportunity. The role of the named doctor is to provide expert advice and support to the Trust, ensuring that the best interests of children and young people are always at the forefront of our work. Your knowledge and experience will be essential in designing and executing policies and procedures that promote children's and young people's best interests. To identify and respond to situations of abuse or neglect, you will collaborate closely with other healthcare professionals, social workers, and the larger multidisciplinary team. This is a demanding yet rewarding position that allows you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable children and young people. The successful candidate will have a strong background in child protection and safeguarding, and will be committed to working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and external safeguarding partners.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your continued support in keeping our children and young people safe.
Main duties of the job
To be the West London NHS Trust's Named Doctor for child safeguarding, as required by Working Together and the London Children's Protection Procedures.
You will work with the Safeguarding team to provide expertise and ensure that effective safeguarding measures are in place for children and young people across all of the services provided by the West London NHS Trust.
To contribute to the safeguarding strategy through initiatives including education, training, research, development, change management at work, and organisational development programmes.
To participate in multidisciplinary reviews and work closely with the Named Nurse to provide specific advice, guidance, and safeguarding children supervision to a wide range of health professionals within the organisation.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is a major UK provider of mental health, community, and social services. Our 3,982 employees provide in-patient and outpatient care, enabling patients to reclaim their health and return to contributing members of society. Our goal is to excel above all other similar groups in the country. Over 800,000 residents of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow benefit from our services, which we provide in a variety of settings, including the community (at home, in GP offices, and in care homes), hospital, specialised clinics, and forensic (security) units. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall "good" rating. Working together with the people we serve—patients, service users, carers, family members, and community partners—is central to our mission of fostering hope and well-being. We want to make sure that our staff is representative of the people we assist in terms of race, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, and lived experience with mental illness. |
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see our Candidate information pack for a comprehensive job description and person specification for this role.
For an informal discussion with Dr Derek Tracy (Medical Director) please contact via [email protected] or Parminder Sahota (Director of Safeguarding ([email protected])
You may also contact:
- Thomas Webster (Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Young People) [email protected]
- Dr Johan Redelinghuys (CAMHS Clinical Director), please contact Deborah Thomas, by calling 020 8354 8432.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Registered on Specialist Register or within 3 months of Registration
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- GMC Specialist Register or within six months
Desirable criteria
- Additional qualification – postgraduate degree relevant to profession or safeguarding
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Excellent clinical skills in child and adolescent psychiatry
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in and lead team
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
- Parminder Sahota
- Job title
- Director of Safeguarding Children and Adults
- Telephone number
- 07724802024
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