Job summary
This senior post works as part of the Integrated Care Board safeguarding team ensuring that ICB the statutorysafeguarding responsibility and function is appropriately and effectively discharged across the ICB and the widerIntegrated Care System.
The post provides strategic safeguarding leadership and expert safeguarding advice and consultancy to colleagues , senior managers and board members, ensuring that safeguarding children's standards andthe statutory responsibilities of the ICB are well met and children in Kent and Medway are appropriately protected andsafeguarded from significant risk and harm.
Main duties of the job
The Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children will be responsible for ensuring that the ICB itself compliant/ dischargessafeguarding duties with all the relevant safeguarding statutory duties, Children Act (2004), the Children and Social CareAct (2017), including the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005).The Designated Nurse for safeguarding children is the role that encompasses working across the local health system (Kentand Medway ICB) to support other professionals in their agencies on all aspects of safeguarding children. It is a vitalsource of advice and support to health commissioners in the ICB, the local authority children's services and NHS England,other health professionals in provider organisations, Quality Surveillance Groups, regulators, Safeguarding ChildrenPartnerships, Kent and District Community Safety Partnerships and Kent and Medway Health and Well-being Board.The designated children's safeguarding nurse will liaise with, and support, the adult safeguarding designatenurse/professional who holds the lead for MCA within their portfolio and are responsible for providing support and adviceto clinicians in continuing health care (CHC) in individual cases and supervision to staff in areas where these issues may beparticularly prevalent and/or complex.
About us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical experience relating to the care of babies/children and young people, be currently practicing in the field of safeguarding/child protection, and an understanding of legislation relating to children and young people, and of forensic medicine.
- In-depth understanding of safeguarding legislation and court and criminal justice systems and be able to apply, support or advise other professionals with safeguarding work including legal documentation/court responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical experience relating to the care of babies/children and young people, be currently practicing in the field of safeguarding/child protection, and an understanding of legislation relating to children and young people, and of forensic medicine.
- In-depth understanding of safeguarding legislation and court and criminal justice systems and be able to apply, support or advise other professionals with safeguarding work including legal documentation/court responsibilities.
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).
