Job summary
Are you passionate about safeguarding children and young people? if so, this might just be the job for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the quality and safeguarding team at Wirral Place, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside as the Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Children Looked After.
We are an established team of professionals looking to address the safeguarding needs of population of Wirral. We are seeking a full time Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Children looked After.
The population of Cheshire and Merseyside is diverse and growing and we are keen to see that diversity recognised within our own workforce. As an employer we seek to open opportunities for our staff to gain new skills, gain knowledge and develop careers in heath and care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a key leadership role for Safeguarding Children and Looked After children across the Wirral Health Economy and Wirral Safeguarding Partnership. The role is essential in ensuring that the ICB fulfils their statutory safeguarding duties. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate skill and expertise in Safeguarding Children.
A key focus of the role will be quality and improvement of safeguarding arrangements and the post holder will work with a variety of health and multi-agency partners to oversee this. Establishing and maintaining professional strategic relationships with Key stakeholders within Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside and the Northwest of England.
This post may close sooner and without warning, if we receive a large number of applications.
For further information and/or an informal conversation please contact: Julia.bryant@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
About us
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB is a highly complex organisation serving a population of over 2.5 million people across nine Places (Boroughs including local Authorities), 17 NHS Provider organisations, 51 PCNs plus Northwest Ambulance service as well as third sector and voluntary organisations. Cheshire and Merseyside is the third largest ICS in the country, and regarding scope of organisations the ICS is double the size of the next largest ICS.
The successful applicant will be based in the geographical location of Wirral (one of the nine Places) and will work closely with the Designated Professionals for Safeguarding Children and Looked After Children across NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB as part of a wider enthusiastic and dedicated safeguarding team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Communicate and provide highly complex safeguarding and looked after children information across the Health economy to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting such as the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership, Corporate Parenting Committee and Child Death Overview Panel.
- Commit to working and engaging constructively with NHS Commissioned providers, health services and other key stakeholders on a range of potentially contentious issues.
- Nurture key relationships and maintain networks both within the NHS and other networks such as the Safeguarding Children Partnerships, Corporate Parenting Committees and Child Death Overview Panels internally and externally, including national networks.
- Lead and coordinate the safeguarding and looked after children response to external and internal inspections such as: Ofsted, CQC, Peer reviews etc.
- Support collaborative working across health services, underpinned by appropriate pathways and policies to safeguard children.
- Assist with media management, especially in cases of local safeguarding issues generating media interest and where necessary liaise with media management of other agencies and partnerships to ensure a consistent media approach.
Please see job description and person specification for more detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Communicate and provide highly complex safeguarding and looked after children information across the Health economy to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting such as the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership, Corporate Parenting Committee and Child Death Overview Panel.
- Commit to working and engaging constructively with NHS Commissioned providers, health services and other key stakeholders on a range of potentially contentious issues.
- Nurture key relationships and maintain networks both within the NHS and other networks such as the Safeguarding Children Partnerships, Corporate Parenting Committees and Child Death Overview Panels internally and externally, including national networks.
- Lead and coordinate the safeguarding and looked after children response to external and internal inspections such as: Ofsted, CQC, Peer reviews etc.
- Support collaborative working across health services, underpinned by appropriate pathways and policies to safeguard children.
- Assist with media management, especially in cases of local safeguarding issues generating media interest and where necessary liaise with media management of other agencies and partnerships to ensure a consistent media approach.
Please see job description and person specification for more detail.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS reform agenda as it applies to safeguarding children and looked after children
- Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Part 1 NMC)
- Completed specific post-registration training in safeguarding at Masters level or equivalent experience
Skills
Essential
- The ability to build excellent collaborative networks
- Ability to make complex decisions quickly based on a range of factors including highly sensitive patient information which can affect the whole health system
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the NHS reform agenda as it applies to safeguarding children and looked after children
- Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Part 1 NMC)
- Completed specific post-registration training in safeguarding at Masters level or equivalent experience
Skills
Essential
- The ability to build excellent collaborative networks
- Ability to make complex decisions quickly based on a range of factors including highly sensitive patient information which can affect the whole health system
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).
