Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner- Social Worker CYP Gender Service (South West)
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Flexible
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 387-WC-7081-LH
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust Services
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata (Subject to banding approval)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner- Social Worker
Band 7
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Job overview
Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner- Social Worker (Band 7 - band 6 development posts available)
We are looking for flexible, enthusiastic and compassionate social workers with expertise in safeguarding, particularly with the ability to lead. These pivotal team members will be central to a new multi-professional service delivering holistic care in a paediatric health context for Children with gender concerns. This opportunity is also available to candidates who are willing and able to develop with support, whilst being employed at band 6.
The post holders will work together within the proposed NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West) as part of an Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) providing leadership and services to and with a range of clinicians and health professionals, including dissemination, and training and consultation to other partner services and agencies. As well as being central to the new clinical programme, the Specialist Social Workers will work as part of Psychological Health Services to provide complex case input to other paediatric or staff support services. Representing the service within the wider national network of CYP Gender Services, as well as with local and national partnership organisations will be a feature of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Safeguarding Practitioners have a key role in ensuring the Children and Young Peoples Gender Service (Southwest) (CYP GS (SW)) safeguards children and young people and promotes their welfare working in conjunction with the patient, their families, UHBW safeguarding team, clinical MDT for CYP GS (SW) and local authority services and teams.
These roles support the patients, families and multidisciplinary team of the GYP GS (Southwest) by providing specialist safeguarding advice, supervision, and training on all safeguarding issues. When indicated this may include assessments of need and wider signposting advice to families for supportive early help services. It also includes representing the wider service nationally. The roles are supported by the Deputy Director for Safeguarding (Children) who is the safeguarding lead for the CYP GS (SW), with joint / delegated managed within the safeguarding structure and clinical service. The role will include contribution to other paediatric specialties will be within the governance structure of Psychological Health Services (PHS). The CYP GS (SW) is a newly formed service therefore changes in the core duties and responsibilities of these roles may be required. The job description is an outline of areas of activity and will be reviewed with the post holders considering changing service need.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Social Worker
- Evidence of professional and managerial development, which meets professional regulatory requirements.
- Post graduate qualification to Master Level Degree or working towards or equivalent experience in relevant area of practice
- Supervision qualification
- Training qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate well and build good working and leadership relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Ability to manage an unpredictable working day and reprioritise activity at short notice
- Ability to support staff through safeguarding supervision and structured reflective practice to improve the outcomes for children
- Skilled in using Microsoft office applications to support recording and analysis of service information (i.e. Excel) and development of training materials (i.e Powerpoint).
- Ability to analyse assessment information and identify risks of harm and abuse holding the best interests of the child at the center of all decisions
- Ability to translate research evidence and policy into training and development for a range of staff.
- Ability to work for and as part of a team. Clear understanding of autonomy, boundaries and escalation in relation to safeguarding roles
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of the legislation, statutory guidance and best practice for child safeguarding and child protection processes
- Experience of working with families and children under statutory processes
- Experience of developing other staff/junior staff and supporting their practice from novice to competent practitioner
- Experience of assessing needs and risks in family settings and relating to risk outside the home, analyzing these to develop plans to mitigate harm and improve outcomes for children.
- Experience of representing the child’s voice in decision making processes
- Experience of preparing reports for child safeguarding and child protection processes at Section 17 and 47 of the Children Act 1989
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and with multiagency approaches
- Excellent knowledge of current local and national safeguarding issues for adults and children.
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Is flexible and adaptable in a high-pressure environment.
- Child centered
- Can translate safeguarding practice across health and community settings.
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
- Eloise Wyke
- Job title
- Programme manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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