Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to cover a secondment on a 1 year fixed term contract within the Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) Safeguarding Children Team.
As part of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) Safeguarding Children Team you will promote a high standard of safeguarding children work throughout HCT to improve outcomes for children and young people by working in partnership with other organizations and by offering support, training, and high-quality supervision to agreed staff groups and to be part of the Joint Agency Response Rota for unexpected child death.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist safeguarding children advice and high-quality supervisory support to staff within HCT by providing child protection supervision to health visitors/school nurses and allied health professionals. Contributing to an ethos in which reflective practice and self-questioning are accepted and actively promoted.
- To be part of the Joint Agency Response for Unexpected Child Deaths in Hertfordshire
- To be part of the safeguarding children duty rota that offers support and guidance to HCT staff where there are concerns regarding the safeguarding of children
- To ensure effective communication and support and a cohesive approach is applied across the organization within its remit to safeguard children.
- To contribute to, facilitate and provide any safeguarding children training within HCT and multi-agency settings. To monitor systems that are in place to audit training needs, training and evaluate outcomes
- To support with any legal requests or records requests that may also include the support of HCT staff in the development of court statements and CAFCASS reports.
- To be responsible for research of cases for Hertfordshire MARAC and MACE and to be an HCT representative for MARAC meetings.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- o1st Level Registered Nurse with evidence of further training to degree level
- oEvidence of self-managed continued professional development
- oEvidence of post registration training such as Masters level qualifications relevant to safeguarding or equivalent experience and the willingness to complete further training to support this role
- oTeaching qualification
- oSupervisory qualification or equivalent
- oQualifications relevant to safeguarding
- oAdvanced knowledge of key legislation and documents relevant to safeguarding children, Demonstrates knowledge and application of theoretical frameworks used in safeguarding
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oPrevious experience working with families, children and young people
- oClinical experience of safeguarding children
- oEffective contribution to local multi-agency groups, systems and networks.
- oExperience of working under pressure and to deadlines.
- oExperience as a clinical supervisor
- oDelivery of safeguarding children training to health staff and of some aspect of multi-agency training
- oAn understanding and experience of court procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to respond positively to change
- oExcellent communication and listening skills with some understanding of basic counselling skills
- oThe ability to transfer the principles of clinical effectiveness into clinical practice
- oAbility to analyse issues and think critically
- oExcellent standard of report writing and record keeping
- oAbility to support staff in decision making processes in complex circumstances
- oAbility to work well within multi-professional and multi-agency forums
Personal qualities
Essential
- oCredibility as a clinical expert
- oInnovative and dynamic
- oAble to recognise own stress and take measures to manage it
- oTactful and diplomatic in negotiating skills
- oAbility to manage complex and stressful situations and issues at local organisational and clinical levels in a calm manner
- oAwareness of issues relevant to black & minority ethnic families and other potentially disadvantaged or socially excluded groups
- oConfidence to challenge colleagues appropriately in difficult situations
Other requirements
Essential
- oWillingness to uphold the Trust's values
- oEligible to live and work in the UK
- oA full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- o1st Level Registered Nurse with evidence of further training to degree level
- oEvidence of self-managed continued professional development
- oEvidence of post registration training such as Masters level qualifications relevant to safeguarding or equivalent experience and the willingness to complete further training to support this role
- oTeaching qualification
- oSupervisory qualification or equivalent
- oQualifications relevant to safeguarding
- oAdvanced knowledge of key legislation and documents relevant to safeguarding children, Demonstrates knowledge and application of theoretical frameworks used in safeguarding
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oPrevious experience working with families, children and young people
- oClinical experience of safeguarding children
- oEffective contribution to local multi-agency groups, systems and networks.
- oExperience of working under pressure and to deadlines.
- oExperience as a clinical supervisor
- oDelivery of safeguarding children training to health staff and of some aspect of multi-agency training
- oAn understanding and experience of court procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to respond positively to change
- oExcellent communication and listening skills with some understanding of basic counselling skills
- oThe ability to transfer the principles of clinical effectiveness into clinical practice
- oAbility to analyse issues and think critically
- oExcellent standard of report writing and record keeping
- oAbility to support staff in decision making processes in complex circumstances
- oAbility to work well within multi-professional and multi-agency forums
Personal qualities
Essential
- oCredibility as a clinical expert
- oInnovative and dynamic
- oAble to recognise own stress and take measures to manage it
- oTactful and diplomatic in negotiating skills
- oAbility to manage complex and stressful situations and issues at local organisational and clinical levels in a calm manner
- oAwareness of issues relevant to black & minority ethnic families and other potentially disadvantaged or socially excluded groups
- oConfidence to challenge colleagues appropriately in difficult situations
Other requirements
Essential
- oWillingness to uphold the Trust's values
- oEligible to live and work in the UK
- oA full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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).
