Safeguarding Nurse

Job summary

Sirona care and health has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated individual to join our team as a Band 6 Safeguarding Nurse!

We are the Safeguarding Single Point of Access (SPA) team, who operate like a front door for all safeguarding strategy requests raised to Sirona by agency partners. Our team work predominantly 09.00 - 17:00 and cover the entire BNSSG area. We can offer hybrid working patterns, in base and at virtual working at times.

As our Safeguarding Nurse, you will use an agreed delegated framework to ensure that children's needs are prioritised and represented by the right health professional within the strategy discussion pathway. with an aim to will aim toprioritise best outcomes for children!

Additionally, you will be contributing to the threshold decision making and immediate safety planning for children. You'll work closely with the community paediatric team, local safeguarding partnerships, the police, education and multiagency contributors to strategy discussions. You will be central to information sharing to safeguard children.

Main duties of the job

• To act as the health representative for identified strategy discussions, in line with the delegationframework, that do not require Community Pediatrician input.
• To ensure that all processes are child focused acting as an advocate for the child.
• To contribute to the assessment and analysis of any information requests, following informationgovernance guidance on the appropriate and safe retrieval, collation, sharing and storage ofinformation to provide an evidence-based risk assessment as a contribution to the strategydiscussion processes.
• To act as the Health Representative (BNSSG wide) to strategy discussion in line with the agreeddelegated framework and to seek additional expert advice and support from the SpecialistSafeguarding Nurse, Community Paediatricians, named and/or designated professionals for morecomplex cases following preliminary strategy discussions as needed.
• To co-ordinate any specific information from relevant health agencies such as General Practice,acute settings, mental health together with the voice of involved practitioners such as family health,maternity health, school health, mental health, domestic abuse and violence and substance misuseto assist strategy and decision making.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Yate HQ

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Yate HQ

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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