Job summary
Maternity leave cover for Islington MASH health.
The post holder will work as part of a dynamic multi-agency integrated team assessing notifications and referrals regarding children aged 0-19 that are received by the MASH within Children's Social Care. The MASH process includes searching for and collating health information from health data bases, with due regard to patient confidentiality. The health professional needs to analyse and proportionately share the information that is necessary to safeguard and/or promote the welfare of a child.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing a single front door for referrals and notifications2. Co-location of key partners3. Provides a safe confidential environment4. Enables analysis of risk or need on a case by case basis5. Enables wider victim identification within communitiesMAIN DUTIESThe post holder will:? Represent Health and work as part of the MASH within Islington.? Provide a seamless response to all safeguarding concerns to children's social care as part of the single point of access.? Be responsible for health input to the assessment, discussions and decisions made by the MASH team.? Proactively engage with health staff who deliver frontline services and provide specialist children's safeguarding information, advice, guidance and support to promote the health and welfare of children.? Work with the Whittington Health Children Safeguarding Team to develop and implement the health systems and processes within the MASH and to ensure that there is an effective audit in place for monitoring the management of referrals requiring health input.? Collate qualitative and quantative data on the workflow through MASH Health.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Providing a single front door for referrals and notifications2. Co-location of key partners3. Provides a safe confidential environment4. Enables analysis of risk or need on a case by case basis5. Enables wider victim identification within communitiesMAIN DUTIESThe post holder will: Represent Health and work as part of the MASH within Islington. Provide a seamless response to all safeguarding concerns to childrens social care as part of the single point of access. Be responsible for health input to the assessment, discussions and decisions made by the MASH team. Proactively engage with health staff who deliver frontline services and provide specialist childrens safeguarding information, advice, guidance and support to promote the health and welfare of children. Work with the Whittington Health Children Safeguarding Team to develop and implement the health systems and processes within the MASH and to ensure that there is an effective audit in place for monitoring the management of referrals requiring health input. Collate qualitative and quantative data on the workflow through MASH Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Providing a single front door for referrals and notifications2. Co-location of key partners3. Provides a safe confidential environment4. Enables analysis of risk or need on a case by case basis5. Enables wider victim identification within communitiesMAIN DUTIESThe post holder will: Represent Health and work as part of the MASH within Islington. Provide a seamless response to all safeguarding concerns to childrens social care as part of the single point of access. Be responsible for health input to the assessment, discussions and decisions made by the MASH team. Proactively engage with health staff who deliver frontline services and provide specialist childrens safeguarding information, advice, guidance and support to promote the health and welfare of children. Work with the Whittington Health Children Safeguarding Team to develop and implement the health systems and processes within the MASH and to ensure that there is an effective audit in place for monitoring the management of referrals requiring health input. Collate qualitative and quantative data on the workflow through MASH Health.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications/skills and experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Child) with current NMC registration Specialist Public Health Practitioner, Registered Health Visitor or School Nurse Educated to degree level Evidence of continuing professional development in safeguarding and protecting children to level 3
- Have the autonomy to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
Desirable
- Ability to challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively
- Experience of assessing risk for children and families
- Experience of using electronic information management systems such as RiO
Experience
Essential
- Ability to be self-motivated, use initiative and work as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of co-working in complex and challenging environments
- Demonstrate sound decision making skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing risk for children and families
- Be proficient in information management and technology
- Able to work to tight timescales and respond proactively, quickly and flexibly to changing priorities
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications/skills and experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult or Child) with current NMC registration Specialist Public Health Practitioner, Registered Health Visitor or School Nurse Educated to degree level Evidence of continuing professional development in safeguarding and protecting children to level 3
- Have the autonomy to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
Desirable
- Ability to challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively
- Experience of assessing risk for children and families
- Experience of using electronic information management systems such as RiO
Experience
Essential
- Ability to be self-motivated, use initiative and work as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of co-working in complex and challenging environments
- Demonstrate sound decision making skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing risk for children and families
- Be proficient in information management and technology
- Able to work to tight timescales and respond proactively, quickly and flexibly to changing priorities
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
