Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist SCPHN (HV/SN) Multi Agency Child Protection Team Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Visitor or School Nurse to join the Multi Agency Child Protection and Assesment Team as the lead health practitioner. The post holder will be key in offering an expert health perspective as part of the child protection process. This team will include a mix of social workers, health practitioners, police and education.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the local authority Multiagency Child Protection Team providing expert clinical health advice to support the process of safeguarding babies, children and young people (BCYP).
The post will include working together with the multiagency team including children’s social care, police and education to ensure safe and effective decision making at every point in the BCYP’s safeguarding journey.
The post holder will be the consistent expert health voice within the Multiagency Child Protection Team, ensuring that liaison with other health professionals in primary care, community and acute care has been sought to ensure informed decision-making.
The post holder will ensure effective and timely communication and information sharing both internally and externally which compliments and facilitates multidisciplinary/interagency working.
The post holder will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse with significant experience in safeguarding, who can assess the BCYP and family holistically, taking into account the Common Assessment Framework.
The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals, police, education and other agencies within the voluntary sector.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload in the day to day allocation of work.
· To offer expert clinical health advice to support decision making within the child protection process and be the lead decision maker for health within the team.
· To have organisational, local and national knowledge surrounding safeguarding and child protection to inform decision making.
· To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
· To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
· To employ professional curiosity in your day-to-day role and act upon any findings appropriately.
· To be able to analyse and interpret health information to inform multiagency risk assessments and safety plans.
· To be responsible for the budget related to the team.
· To influence service development resulting from audits and feedback.
· To deputise for the 8b Head of Service where required.
· To be an autonomous practitioner, with the ability to make decisions to benefit the service.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Health Visitor or School Nurse
- NMC registered Childrens Nurse
- Level 4 Safeguarding
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Leadership programme
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post SCPHN qualification, working actively as a Health Visitor or School Nurse
- Line management experience at band 7 or above
- Experience of working with babies, children, young people and their families in the community setting.
- Caseload management of safeguarding – child protection
- Delivery of safeguarding supervision
- Experience of interagency working
- Experience of managing HR issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a healthcare budget or equivalent
- Teaching experience
- Audit experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children
- Clinical knowledge of the principles underpinning effective Child Protection practice
- Knowledge of commissioning
Desirable criteria
- Expert knowledge of current practice relating to safeguarding children/child protection and think family
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess babies, children and young people using the assessment framework
- Attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Change management skills
- Presentation skills
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.
Application numbers
If you require any additional support during the application process please contact [email protected]. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment journey.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa London
- Job title
- Head of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976743403
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