MASH Practitioner

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 MASH Health Practitioner to join our integrated Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), working within a dynamic, co-located environment alongside Children's Social Care, police, education, early help, and wider health partners.

This is a specialist clinical safeguarding role where you will provide expert health insight, undertake risk assessment, analyse complex health information, and support safe and timely multi-agency decision-making for children and young people aged 0-18.

You will work at the forefront of Family First reforms within Hounslow Children's Services, contributing to more coordinated, earlier, and evidence-based intervention for children and families. The postholder will be based primarily in Hounslow MASH, with cross-cover provided to Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham as required to support resilience and consistency across boroughs.

If you are a registered health professional with strong safeguarding expertise, excellent analytical skills, and the confidence to work autonomously in a busy multi-agency environment, we would be very pleased to receive your application.

What We're Looking For:

A registered health professional (NMC or HCPC) with substantial safeguarding experience

Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, child protection processes and multi-agency practice

Main duties of the job

Analyse and summarise health information from multiple systems to support MASH triage

Provide expert clinical insight into daily multi-agency risk assessments

Participate in and support strategy discussions/meetings, representing health as required

Work collaboratively with Children's Social Care, police, education and other partners

Ensure timely dissemination of health information to frontline teams across the Trust

Support consistent cross-borough practice across Hounslow, Ealing, and Hammersmith & Fulham

Contribute to safeguarding audit, quality assurance and service improvement

Work autonomously as a Band 7 clinician, demonstrating sound professional judgement and escalation when required

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.