Job summary
The Safeguarding Children's Nurse role plays a key part in safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children through the identification of potentially vulnerable neonates, children and young people. The role entails promotion, intervention and prevention through appropriate onward referral, as well as actively contributing to multi-agency assessment.
The Safeguarding Children's Nurse is responsible for applying specialist nursing skills and knowledge of children and young people to support and work in partnership, with hospital, community and primary care health professionals. The key role of the Safeguarding Children's Nurse is to ensure that the health and well-being of children who attend Walsall Healthcare Trust's Emergency Department are safeguarded. This will be achieved through effective communication and information-sharing between acute, community and primary care settings so that the handover of care and the provision of services for all children and young people are seamless.
The Safeguarding Children's Nurse will work to identify those children and families who may be particularly vulnerable, especially where there may have been missed opportunities to safeguard or support a child or their family.PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Ensure that The Trust meets its statutory obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children who access services within the Trust.
Actively participate in the delivery of safeguarding training across all levels of Trust staff, including provision of bespoke training and supporting the Safeguarding Team with safeguarding training development and review.
To provide specialist advice and clinical support to staff employed and commissioned by the Trust, maintaining appropriate documentation and records. To provide support/supervision, and to be a source of knowledge in the area of safeguarding children.
Support and promote effective information sharing between acute and community services of children and young people who attend the Emergency Department.
Visit paediatric and adult EDs daily to discuss any concerns regarding children, or about adults with caring responsibilities for children, who have presented.
Support the Emergency Department with Mental Capacity Assessments for 16 & 17 year olds.
Support the named Nurse with MASH lateral checks.
Support the Safeguarding Team in the development and delivery of quality assurance processes, audits and report writing in accordance with the Safeguarding agenda.
Support the Safeguarding Team in all aspects of the multi-agency Safeguarding Children Agenda, as deemed appropriate.
About us
The Safeguarding Children Nurse supports the Safeguarding Team in ensuring effective Safeguarding practice for the organisation as stipulated in primary legislation and underpinned in Government strategy and national, regional and local guidance, procedures and standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- In conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team, ensure that information provided to health professionals and patients/parents/carers are representative of research based recommendations.
- To develop appropriate information systems and ensure documentation systems are in place to assist in the delivery of a high standard of care.
- To support the delivery of the Safeguarding training programme to all staff across the Trust in partnership with the Named Nurses.
- Deliver informal and formal educational initiative for staff.
- Provide specialist professional safeguarding children advice and effective supervision for a range of professionals and staff across the Trust.
- To review all paediatric attendances to the Emergency Department, ensuring appropriate and timely action/referrals have taken place and escalating to the Named Nurse Safeguarding Children and the Emergency Department Matron/Lead Nurse if Trust process has not been adhered to.
Please view the attached JD and PS for the full Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- In conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team, ensure that information provided to health professionals and patients/parents/carers are representative of research based recommendations.
- To develop appropriate information systems and ensure documentation systems are in place to assist in the delivery of a high standard of care.
- To support the delivery of the Safeguarding training programme to all staff across the Trust in partnership with the Named Nurses.
- Deliver informal and formal educational initiative for staff.
- Provide specialist professional safeguarding children advice and effective supervision for a range of professionals and staff across the Trust.
- To review all paediatric attendances to the Emergency Department, ensuring appropriate and timely action/referrals have taken place and escalating to the Named Nurse Safeguarding Children and the Emergency Department Matron/Lead Nurse if Trust process has not been adhered to.
Please view the attached JD and PS for the full Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ or Specialist Community Health Nurse (SCHN)
- Educated at Diploma Level
- Evidence of academic studies relating to safeguarding children post qualifying
Desirable
- 998/7307 Teaching Qualification or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with Children
- Experience of working in the acute setting
- Understanding of Safeguarding Children Practices
- Multi-agency working
- Comprehensive knowledge of current legislation relating to Safeguarding children and young people and how it relates in clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in an emergency department
- Experience of working in the community setting
- Safeguarding caseload holder
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates good written communication skills
- Demonstrates good verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates good IT skills
Desirable
- Report writing skills
- Auditing skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing risk and need for children and families
- Experience of identifying , reporting and escalating concerns
- Significant post qualifying experience, working in the community or acute post qualified
Desirable
- Previous Safeguarding experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ or Specialist Community Health Nurse (SCHN)
- Educated at Diploma Level
- Evidence of academic studies relating to safeguarding children post qualifying
Desirable
- 998/7307 Teaching Qualification or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with Children
- Experience of working in the acute setting
- Understanding of Safeguarding Children Practices
- Multi-agency working
- Comprehensive knowledge of current legislation relating to Safeguarding children and young people and how it relates in clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in an emergency department
- Experience of working in the community setting
- Safeguarding caseload holder
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates good written communication skills
- Demonstrates good verbal communication skills
- Demonstrates good IT skills
Desirable
- Report writing skills
- Auditing skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing risk and need for children and families
- Experience of identifying , reporting and escalating concerns
- Significant post qualifying experience, working in the community or acute post qualified
Desirable
- Previous Safeguarding experience
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).
