Job summary
This post is a key operational post providing leadership, support and guidance for
Safeguarding children and maternity services across the Trust that meets the statutory duties in line with Section 11 of the Children Act 1989/2004.
The Safeguarding Children and Maternity Advisor will provide advice and support across the Trust in relation to safeguarding children and families, under the guidance of the Named Professionals.
The role will sit corporately and work as part of the Integrated Adults and Children's Safeguarding Team to deliver safeguarding training and supervision that supports staff in working with families with complex needs and where safeguarding concerns are identified.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner with a commitment to safeguarding families to work as part of the Integrated Children's and Adults Safeguarding Team. This post will support the statutory roles of the Named Professionals. We welcome a creative, flexible individual who can demonstrate leadership ability in supporting nursing, maternity, medical staff and allied health professionals with meeting their safeguarding responsibilities.
If you think this describes your attributes, we would welcome the opportunity to talk with you.
About us
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual who is enthusiastic and passionate about safeguarding, with the tenacity to support driving the safeguarding agenda forward. You will need to possess effective negotiation skills working trust wide to support CHFT in meeting the statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
In return, we can offer ongoing professional development; safeguarding supervision and one culture of care to ensure you feel supported and valued in your role,
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for providing knowledge, advice and support in safeguarding to medical, nursing and midwifery staff across the trust, so as to enable staff to exercise professional judgement within a framework of accountability.
To identify risks in management of vulnerable children and families in accordance with the Trusts safeguarding children policy, to ensure appropriate action is taken in line with policy and procedure.
To support managers and staff in the delivery of high quality safeguarding practice throughout the service users care journey particularly with respect to robust practice in admission, care planning, discharge planning and community care, to ensure it includes the prevention of child maltreatment through early intervention and timely, appropriate referral to statutory agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for providing knowledge, advice and support in safeguarding to medical, nursing and midwifery staff across the trust, so as to enable staff to exercise professional judgement within a framework of accountability.
To identify risks in management of vulnerable children and families in accordance with the Trusts safeguarding children policy, to ensure appropriate action is taken in line with policy and procedure.
To support managers and staff in the delivery of high quality safeguarding practice throughout the service users care journey particularly with respect to robust practice in admission, care planning, discharge planning and community care, to ensure it includes the prevention of child maltreatment through early intervention and timely, appropriate referral to statutory agencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Health for example in Nursing or Midwifery
Desirable
- Post graduate Diploma or Masters level qualification (or working towards) or can demonstrate significant comparable experience or qualifications within Safeguarding children
- Mentorship / teaching / supervision qualification
- Additional training in counselling skills / Safeguarding Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration/qualification experience within a healthcare/safeguarding environment or could be appointed as a trainee
- Experience of overseeing multi-agency and multi-professional care packages for infants, children and young people with requirements for safeguarding
- Extensive experience of supporting communication between clinicians and nursing staff throughout established care pathways working across services.
- Extensive experience in risk assessment, Safeguarding of vulnerable children and adults, and multi-agency responses or could be appointed as a trainee.
- Experience of working with other key stakeholders in promoting and championing health services for Vulnerable children and young people
- Experience of primary care/acute interface and multi-agency working.
- Good understanding of child/ young people's development
Desirable
- Participated in service development and implementation of change through clinical leadership or could be appointed as a trainee
- Evaluation of clinical standards of care through audit and participation in research activity.
Special Knowledge / Expertise
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding children policies and procedures and best practice nationally and locally or could be appointed as a trainee
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality working across organisational boundaries and integrated care providers.
Desirable
- Safeguarding training and supervision knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of the extensive network of services with acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of families
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellence in interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal, which is dignified, compassionate and culturally respectful.
- Excellent time management and self-organisation skills to prioritise workload
- Report writing in relation to safeguarding or another discipline if appointed as a trainee
- Mentoring and supervision skills
- Experience in influencing skills and effecting a positive outcome beyond your immediate line management responsibility
- Experience of working as part of a team and ability to work on own initiative
- Able to manage own workload and work within defined clinical parameters with minimal supervision.
- Exert clinical leadership through providing a positive role model to effect change and aspire to excellence in quality care standards.
Desirable
- Service review and audit
- Highly developed systematic clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Health for example in Nursing or Midwifery
Desirable
- Post graduate Diploma or Masters level qualification (or working towards) or can demonstrate significant comparable experience or qualifications within Safeguarding children
- Mentorship / teaching / supervision qualification
- Additional training in counselling skills / Safeguarding Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration/qualification experience within a healthcare/safeguarding environment or could be appointed as a trainee
- Experience of overseeing multi-agency and multi-professional care packages for infants, children and young people with requirements for safeguarding
- Extensive experience of supporting communication between clinicians and nursing staff throughout established care pathways working across services.
- Extensive experience in risk assessment, Safeguarding of vulnerable children and adults, and multi-agency responses or could be appointed as a trainee.
- Experience of working with other key stakeholders in promoting and championing health services for Vulnerable children and young people
- Experience of primary care/acute interface and multi-agency working.
- Good understanding of child/ young people's development
Desirable
- Participated in service development and implementation of change through clinical leadership or could be appointed as a trainee
- Evaluation of clinical standards of care through audit and participation in research activity.
Special Knowledge / Expertise
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding children policies and procedures and best practice nationally and locally or could be appointed as a trainee
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality working across organisational boundaries and integrated care providers.
Desirable
- Safeguarding training and supervision knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of the extensive network of services with acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of families
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellence in interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal, which is dignified, compassionate and culturally respectful.
- Excellent time management and self-organisation skills to prioritise workload
- Report writing in relation to safeguarding or another discipline if appointed as a trainee
- Mentoring and supervision skills
- Experience in influencing skills and effecting a positive outcome beyond your immediate line management responsibility
- Experience of working as part of a team and ability to work on own initiative
- Able to manage own workload and work within defined clinical parameters with minimal supervision.
- Exert clinical leadership through providing a positive role model to effect change and aspire to excellence in quality care standards.
Desirable
- Service review and audit
- Highly developed systematic clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
