Job summary
Kernowflex (Bank) Safeguarding Practitioner Maternity
Zero Hours
The post holder will be an active member of the maternity safeguarding team, providing support, advice and signposting on a range of issues in relation to safeguarding concerns, acting as a source of specialist knowledge in matters relating to pre-birth. Working as part of an Integrated Safeguarding service to support the wider team in undertaking adult and child safeguarding functions.
Liaising closely with other professionals within the integrated safeguarding team and maternity services, alongside the specialist safeguarding midwives, to recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with Trust policies. Taking a 'Think family' approach to working, supporting safety planning and multi-agency working relationships. The post holder will be expected to support the daily safeguarding operational workload and provide visibility to support frontline staff.
We are looking for an individual who can manage their own workload, has excellent organisational and communication skills, use initiative to make informed decisions and the ability to multitask. This role involves frequently dealing with highly confidential and sensitive information.
Main duties of the job
Support the maternity safeguarding team with being a point of contact by receiving telephone enquiries, taking accurate messages, dealing with calls and enquires for the service and supporting in the daily management of the generic email inbox.
Provide a visible, accessible presence for the Trust to whom staff and patients can get support for safeguarding concerns. In particular providing additional support in the acute hospital for inpatients.
Manage their day-to-day workload and use their initiative, understanding their own level of responsibility and accountability.Timely response to safeguarding concerns, supporting staff with immediate safety planning alongside the safeguarding specialist midwives.
Provide families that have additional vulnerabilities with support, non-clinical advice and information on a range of issues. Referring to various support services and follow up the outcomes, ensuring actions are documented and shared.
Assist with the co-ordination of pre-birth planning and discharge meetings and attend where required and any other relevant safeguarding meetings, including safeguarding supervisions.
Provide safeguarding supervision.
Support with service development of safeguarding services
Access various Trust electronic systems, inputting and saving relevant safeguarding communications and plans timely.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school
https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
Kernowflex (Bank) Safeguarding Practitioner Maternity
In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
Competitive rates of pay with increments.
Access to the NHS pension scheme.
Opportunities to work across various departments and sites, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience.
Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable).
A flexible working pattern to suit you.
Opportunities for further training (all paid for) and progression into permanent posts.
Paid annual leave quarterly pro rate of working time directives.
Weekly pay.
A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training.
Plus, when you go home, you can relax in the most amazing countryside and coastal environments work-life balance here in Cornwall is unrivalled.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
Kernowflex (Bank) Safeguarding Practitioner Maternity
In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
Competitive rates of pay with increments.
Access to the NHS pension scheme.
Opportunities to work across various departments and sites, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience.
Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable).
A flexible working pattern to suit you.
Opportunities for further training (all paid for) and progression into permanent posts.
Paid annual leave quarterly pro rate of working time directives.
Weekly pay.
A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training.
Plus, when you go home, you can relax in the most amazing countryside and coastal environments work-life balance here in Cornwall is unrivalled.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/ or apprenticeship in H&SC or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Appropriate and relevant professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of direct work with vulnerable adults with complex social needs
- Experience working with families in the perinatal period
- Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office Packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience of managing databases and producing data to inform service reports
Desirable
- Experience of working within a safeguarding role
- Administration experience
- Qualification in delivering specialist interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/ or apprenticeship in H&SC or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Appropriate and relevant professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of direct work with vulnerable adults with complex social needs
- Experience working with families in the perinatal period
- Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office Packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience of managing databases and producing data to inform service reports
Desirable
- Experience of working within a safeguarding role
- Administration experience
- Qualification in delivering specialist interventions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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