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Provide safeguarding children advice to staff that is evidence based and underpinned by current legislative and national guidance.

To challenge unsafe practice and escalate concerns to the Named Nurse and Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children.

To work together with Named Nurse and the community and hospital teams to ensure that young people, children and babies that have safeguarding concerns are identified and protected.

To develop effective communication links and partnership working with multi-agency practitioners which enhance the direct care of children in need, in need of child protection or early intervention.

To attend the local Vulnerable Adolescent Panel (VAP) to support/reduce the risk and vulnerabilities in children and young people who come into NGH care, who may be subject to various forms of exploitation.

To scrutinise Emergency Department (ED) attendance lists daily to ensure any safeguarding concerns are actioned in a timely manner.

To process all Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) referral forms ensuring that safeguarding databases are updated daily.

To process all Paediatric Liaison Forms (PLF’s) that have been completed, adding actions for partner agencies to follow up/complete within primary care that are necessary to safeguard the child that may have not been thought of by the clinician.

Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of liaison processes in conjunction with community, primary care and hospital services.

Daily visits to the paediatric wards and ED to liaise and support staff with reference to any safeguarding concerns that may arise.

Provide support to staff involved in child protection process through attending child protection conferences, strategy meetings and other interagency professional meetings as the need arises and /or briefing practitioners in relation to these meetings.

To work with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to implement appropriate quality assurance systems including audit.

Review and complete MARAC documentation for meetings, and completion of MARAC risk assessment tool where appropriate, supporting Trust staff in this process.

Action ‘information requests’ that are received from the local PREVENT coordinator to contribute towards PREVENT Channel Panel.

Liaise with the Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor (IDVA) referring patients to Domestic Violence Support Services.

In collaboration with the Named Nurse, support the development of robust safeguarding practices and the Safeguarding Children’s Service leading on projects as identified.

To act as an advisor and resource for matters relating to safeguarding children within the organisation, giving advice to clinicians, relatives and carers.

To evaluate clinical information from referral information, prioritising in accordance with national and local policies and guidance to assess all PLF and interagency referrals and ensure that they are disseminated to other professionals involved, assist in the follow up of outcomes from interagency referrals when required if PLF not available.

To identify complex cases that require a higher level of intervention and escalate to the Named Nurse and other members of the general safeguarding team as appropriate and other agencies teams in devising a plan of action.

To work with the adult safeguarding team in meeting trust responsibilities to young adults receiving care and treatment through knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards /Liberty Protection Safeguards

To communicate effectively when dealing with sensitive, distressing information and demonstrate empathy when dealing with patients, carers and relatives.

Communicate information relating to a child’s death with the relevant professionals including the Child Death Review Panel, completing child death notifications.

Contribute to sensitive investigations as part of early management reviews.

To provide support and advice to hospital and community staff through safeguarding clinical supervision process working in partnership with the Named Nurse