Job summary
The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE
ICB) are looking for a health professional who is committed to supporting the safeguarding
needs of children and vulnerable adults across Suffolk.
The post holder will be
part of a Designated Professionals team and have a managerial responsibility for the Health team
in Suffolks Muti Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). They will be a member of the
MASH leadership team supporting safeguarding decisions and strategic
planning.
This exciting opportunity should
appeal to someone with effective team leadership experience. This person will be
autonomous is managing a fast-paced team with risk assessment and challenging
decisions constantly at the forefront of the work. They will facilitate the
provision of training, advice and support to Suffolk's Health economy.
They will be knowledgeable about Child and
Adult safeguarding and confident in supporting health colleagues in their
safeguarding responsibilities. They will need to be a calm and confident leader
with excellent communication skills. They will represent the ICB at Multi-Agency
meetings. They
will have a leading role in developing the Suffolk's Safeguarding duties in a
Multi-Agency arena requiring change management. They will be part of Multi-Agency
reviews and development locally and nationally.
If you would like to discuss this position, please contact
Liz Hogg: 01473 770 115
/ 01473 770380
Tracey Welham: 01473 770177 / 01473 770380
Main duties of the job
Responsible for
the management of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) health team for
child and vulnerable adult safeguarding referrals in Suffolk.
Proactively
contribute to the strategic development of the MASH service for children and
vulnerable adults to meet local and national directives.
Facilitate the
delivery of service improvements, performance targets and best practice within
available resources.
Provide
leadership and direction to staff, enabling a culture of learning and
effectiveness.
Deputise where
needed for the Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children/Adults.
Proactively take ownership of health input within
the MASH and be clear about the health offer.
Ensure health involvement in all aspects of the
MASH process e.g. from initial triage to attendance at threshold and strategy
meetings within MASH.
Be the strategic lead for health within the MASH
working collaboratively with partner agencies to implement policies and
practice within the MASH strategy, policies and guidance.
To offer health specific safeguarding advice and
expertise within the MASH
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board
(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is
commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around
£1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local
government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how
well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the
health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three
health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to
act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are
addressed.
The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including
those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the
operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our
communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise; Plans and organise own and teams work.
- Excellent conflicting resolution skills.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- The ability to challenge constructively, and motivate individuals, groups and organisations.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be several courses of action.
- Evidence of significant success in efficient and effective project and programme management.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with either NMC or HCPC.
- Degree or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of on-going professional development/learning.
- Masters Qualification in Safeguarding or relevant subject or equivalent qualification/experience in Safeguarding.
Desirable
- Safeguarding supervision training.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to Chair Multi-Agency meetings.
- Have excellent effective skills for communication on complex matters, difficult situations, requiring negotiating, persuasive and influencing skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation and principles of information sharing in relation to vulnerable children and adults.
- Extensive knowledge of national/local adult safeguarding policy.
- Working knowledge of the impact of change on professional practice.
- Understanding of the role/function of other statutory agencies.
- Comprehensive knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Patient systems, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience demonstrating a wide knowledge, understanding of working with vulnerable children and/or adults and their families
- Leadership training and Management experience of leading teams.
- Experience of working in partnership between health and social care.
- Experience of managing change through partnership working.
- Experience of involvement in investigations, Individual management reviews or Serious Case Reviews.
- Designing and implementing audits.
- Experience of advising and presenting to commissioners of service development.
- Experience of producing concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of working under pressure and achieving high quality outcomes.
- Experience of managing a team in high pressure environment and supporting maintenance of professional conduct.
- Shown ability to Lead safeguarding practice across own discipline/service area.
- To be competent in producing guidance or procedures and analytical reports.
- Negotiating with senior practitioners to resolve differences of opinion and conflict to maintain excellent working practices.
- Be proficient in providing professional supervision.
Desirable
- Knowledge of health inequalities and issues of diversity.
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations in relation to individual service users
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise; Plans and organise own and teams work.
- Excellent conflicting resolution skills.
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- The ability to challenge constructively, and motivate individuals, groups and organisations.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be several courses of action.
- Evidence of significant success in efficient and effective project and programme management.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with either NMC or HCPC.
- Degree or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of on-going professional development/learning.
- Masters Qualification in Safeguarding or relevant subject or equivalent qualification/experience in Safeguarding.
Desirable
- Safeguarding supervision training.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to Chair Multi-Agency meetings.
- Have excellent effective skills for communication on complex matters, difficult situations, requiring negotiating, persuasive and influencing skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation and principles of information sharing in relation to vulnerable children and adults.
- Extensive knowledge of national/local adult safeguarding policy.
- Working knowledge of the impact of change on professional practice.
- Understanding of the role/function of other statutory agencies.
- Comprehensive knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Patient systems, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience demonstrating a wide knowledge, understanding of working with vulnerable children and/or adults and their families
- Leadership training and Management experience of leading teams.
- Experience of working in partnership between health and social care.
- Experience of managing change through partnership working.
- Experience of involvement in investigations, Individual management reviews or Serious Case Reviews.
- Designing and implementing audits.
- Experience of advising and presenting to commissioners of service development.
- Experience of producing concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of working under pressure and achieving high quality outcomes.
- Experience of managing a team in high pressure environment and supporting maintenance of professional conduct.
- Shown ability to Lead safeguarding practice across own discipline/service area.
- To be competent in producing guidance or procedures and analytical reports.
- Negotiating with senior practitioners to resolve differences of opinion and conflict to maintain excellent working practices.
- Be proficient in providing professional supervision.
Desirable
- Knowledge of health inequalities and issues of diversity.
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations in relation to individual service users
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
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).
