Job responsibilities
Analytical and Judgemental Skills / Freedom to Act
Contribute to performance improvement of the MASH taking the health lead and for identified areas where agreed by the team.
Provide coordination of, and participate in, relevant internal and external working groups and provide advice, expertise and support where requested.
Provide relevant and timely advice and reports on the function of the MASH to the named professionals, for inclusion in Safeguarding Children Board Reports.
Undertake single and multi-agency audit when required and develop action plans to support change in practice.
Work with members of the MASH Team to investigate the causes of any variance in MASH activity and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Proactively participate to identify risks and issues with regards to the functions of the integrated team to facilitate resolution and/or escalation processes.
Record, interpret, assess and present health information and issues that can impact on the risk or needs assessment of child/children from a range of health perspectives. This may involve disclosing relevant information on the parents or carers in ensuring the information is processed fairly and proportionately.
Participate in the MASH multi-agency risk assessment to inform the case management, advising where necessary and challenging decisions when appropriate.
Advise on improvements to current safeguarding arrangements through, analysis and audit, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance the safeguarding decision making processes across the health economy.
Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to Trust Named Professionals and senior management on agreed areas of work.
Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide, information and analytical advice and expertise.
Measurable Result Areas
Contribute to the strategic planning of MASH Team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions and services, potential impacts of MASH activity on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
Contribute to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of MASH improvement programmes, in accordance with Trust priorities.
Contribute to the short, medium and long term service developments, for MASH to develop and achieve quality outcomes.
Develop and implement data collection systems and MASH protocols that will provide accurate and timely data safely and effectively with due regards to the UN convention for the rights of children, The Children Act 1989 and 2004 and the Human Rights Act, and also within the bounds of patient confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998.
Identify service gaps and issues relating to effective clinical pathways and /or cross boundary arrangements. Escalate evidence of ineffective safeguarding arrangements within or outside of the MASH to the appropriate individual/s.
Contribute to the development of key MASH performance indicators for the successful assessment of individual and directorate success.
Physical Skills
Use of IT equipment.
Communications and Working Relationships
The post holder will be part of a co-located multi-agency team including police officers, social workers, SWFT Safeguarding Children team, administrative support and others.
The post holder will be required to maintain supportive and constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and specifically health professionals from a wide range of services and disciplines.
Through liaison and dialogue identify and collate and assess the relevant health information to add to the multi-agency risk assessment.
Explain clearly and with sound rationale, highly complex safeguarding children information, to a wide range of professionals.
Explain and understand safeguarding risk clearly and with sound rationale.
Disseminate and communicate decisions and appropriate health information to relevant health professionals including the Named Nurse and/or Doctor where appropriate.
Share best practice on behalf of health professionals where appropriate e.g. best practice events.
Immediately report to the statutory Named Lead Nurse Safeguarding Children or the Executive Safeguarding Children Lead when issues require escalation or where the case is likely to become subject to press or public interest.
Record appropriate information about health outcomes on the appropriate MASH recording system on a case by case basis.
The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Assist in the evaluation and analysis of the health contribution to the MASH process.
Responsibility for Staff
Take a health lead in the coordination of health training, development, and other learning opportunities to ensure a wide understanding of the MASH initiative to encourage succession planning activity.
Able to work as an autonomous clinical practitioner who provides Trust wide clinical expertise on safeguarding issues, using lessons learnt in the MASH process to deliver face to face training to enhance colleagues understanding of the MASH process and MASH partners thresholds.
Policy and Service Responsibilities
Contribute to the review and development of existing information management systems and contribute to the development of an integrated approach to, service or initiative management.
Develop policies and procedures in own work function with an impact on the wider organisation, as required.
Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources
Provide regular reporting and monitoring from a value for money perspective.
Responsibility for Information
Responsible for ensuring the compilation of accurate records which are maintained in accordance with the NMC guidelines and local Record Keeping Policy.
Research and Development
Proactively inform Trust Research and Development activities, collating information about the MAQSH approach, analysing and reporting findings.
Physical Effort
Light physical effort.
Mental Effort
Frequent requirement for concentration; work pattern predictable.
Concentration required for checking documents and analysing statistics.
Emotional Effort
Limited exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances/Imparting unwelcome news to stakeholders e.g. where performance targets have not been met.
Working Conditions
Office conditions.
