Job summary
The SWBT Safeguarding Team has a full time vacancy for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and innovative Associate Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. Applicants must hold a registerable nursing qualification and have recent experience of safeguarding children and young people. Previous experience of working within a Safeguarding Team would be an advantage.
We are passionate about improving outcomes for children and families and provide high quality safeguarding support for all practitioners across our acute hospitals and community services using a 'Think Family' approach; whilst also working closely with our Multi Agency Partners to ensure the Trust meets all statutory obligations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a skilled practitioner with a clinical registration and recent experience of working with vulnerable children, young people, and their families.
The post holder will work with the Associate Named Nurses/Named Nurses, School Health Nursing team and the wider Safeguarding team; to ensure that the organisation meets its safeguarding children's responsibilities and that children are effectively safeguarded.
The post holder will provide expert advice, support, training, and safeguarding children supervision to health staff across SWBT.
The post holder will contribute to the multi-agency partnership working arrangements for safeguarding children across Sandwell.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Health Visiting
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Evidence of partnership working to promote clinical excellence
- Able to demonstrate high level of professional autonomy and accountability
- Experience of service development
- Experience of conflict management
Desirable
- Evidence of operational management
- Experience of team working/ managing caseload
- Experience of working in diverse communities and with vulnerable groups
Qualifications
Essential
- Community Specialist HV/SHNdegree
- RGN and RSCN
- Child Branch/ Adult Branch andRegistered HV/SHN
- NMC registration
- Safeguarding Leadership course
- Nurse Prescribing
Desirable
- Appropriate management/ Leadership qualification or working towards
- Health Promotion /Education qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Health Visiting
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Evidence of partnership working to promote clinical excellence
- Able to demonstrate high level of professional autonomy and accountability
- Experience of service development
- Experience of conflict management
Desirable
- Evidence of operational management
- Experience of team working/ managing caseload
- Experience of working in diverse communities and with vulnerable groups
Qualifications
Essential
- Community Specialist HV/SHNdegree
- RGN and RSCN
- Child Branch/ Adult Branch andRegistered HV/SHN
- NMC registration
- Safeguarding Leadership course
- Nurse Prescribing
Desirable
- Appropriate management/ Leadership qualification or working towards
- Health Promotion /Education qualification
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).
