Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Would you like to work as part of a friendly, passionate, and caring safeguarding service? Then this post could be for you! A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and skilled safeguarding professional to apply for the role of Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. This is a full-time permanent post working in an innovative and forward-thinking 'Think Family' Safeguarding Service at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking a highly knowledgeable proficient professional with advanced skills in protecting children from neglect and abuse. You must have a genuine commitment to safeguarding under a whole family strategy. The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will provide expert advice, safeguarding supervision, intervention, and direction regarding children at risk in line with the Trust safeguarding responsibilities under the Care Act (2014), The Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Trust Think Family Safeguarding Policy.
Main Duties of the Job You must have strong professional leadership, governance, assurance, and workforce skills and will be required to oversee the delivery of care and safeguarding interventions in line with our Trust values. Experience of working within or closely with NHS services is essential alongside being able to demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding children at risk. The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will also be managerially responsible for the Safeguarding Children Practitioners within the wider Think Family Safeguarding Service. Candidates are required to show evidence of their original certificates for qualifications to the interview panel. The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive and asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.
About Us Choose Well - Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognized track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind, we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Job Responsibilities The post holder is identified as the clinical specialist for Safeguarding Children across the Trust providing operational leadership, advanced knowledge and skills alongside provision of safeguarding advice, support and expertise. The post holder will work closely with the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding, Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults, Named Midwife Safeguarding and Named Nurse for Children in Care and in partnership with Named and Designated Professionals, to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to practice when supporting children and families in need of safeguarding intervention.
The post holder will support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard/protect children and young people as set out in national guidance. The post holder will also manage the Safeguarding Children Team as part of the wider Think Family Safeguarding Service. The post holder will deputise for the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding.
Person Specification Qualifications
Current NMC Registration
Specialist Practitioner or equivalent experience in Safeguarding Children and multi-agency working
Educated to degree level or equivalent academic achievements / or equivalent knowledge and experience
Completion of post-graduate safeguarding course or working towards or willing to undertake.
Leadership or Management qualification or evidence of considerable experience in this area
Safeguarding Supervision Qualification
Training the Trainer qualification or willing to undertake
Experience
Experience of working at a senior level in a safeguarding environment in relation to children, young people and families who are at risk
Currently working in a safeguarding children role
Experience of working in a senior role including management or team leadership
Experience of undertaking audits in relation to safeguarding
Clinical/vocational experience relating to safeguarding and protecting children and escalating concerns
Experience of partnership work with children and families
Experience of multi-agency working and ability to work co-operatively
Experience of contributing to the local Safeguarding Children Partnership Sub-groups and associated workstreams
Experience of representing the organisation at safeguarding meetings
Knowledge of all safeguarding legislation, strategies, policies, procedures and wider practice
Knowledge of the wider safeguarding agenda including (but not exclusively) Prevent, MCA & DoLS/LPS, Modern Slavery, Harmful Practices, Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence, LeDER, Child Death
Experience of working with Children who have been Exploited /Abused and experience of promoting positive emotional health
Ability to present to large and senior audiences
Experience of planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of training sessions
Experience of leading innovative practice and service/change management
Experience of developing and implementing quality assurance systems including monitoring staff performance
Experience of managing and challenging situations and the ability to find meaningful resolutions
Experience of implementing national policy/research and legislation relating to the safeguarding children agenda
Experience of working in a health care organisation
Skills and Knowledge
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including ability to prepare reports and complex papers
Ability to work autonomously and with minimal supervision
Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to adjust plans to meet demands of service
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Demonstrate confidence in dealing with highly sensitive, emotive and emotionally challenging information
Computer literacy and ability to devise and maintain IT or paper-based systems
Excellent teaching and presentation skills
Ability to respond quickly and effectively to an unpredictable workload within a highly stressful environment
Ability to identify, analyse safeguarding risks within the organisation and clinical areas offering appropriate advice and guidance and initiate strategies to promote and improve health safeguarding outcomes
Ability to lead with compassion and authority
Ability and expertise to co-ordinate health input to various safeguarding reviews inclusive of Children Safeguarding Practice Reviews and progress action plans and embed learning to improve practice and outcomes
Ability to provide safeguarding and clinical supervision to individuals and groups
Ability to manage a team and service
Ability to apply theoretical principles/legislation to practice
Ability to demonstrate emotional resilience with regards to the nature of safeguarding work and complex cases
Works with Stakeholders to develop performance plans promoting innovation
Clinical credibility demonstrated through experience in safeguarding children
Ability to manage personal stress and that of others in highly emotive and distressing circumstances
In-depth knowledge of National and Local Safeguarding policy and Strategic Safeguarding priorities
In-depth knowledge of clinical governance
Up to date expertise in and specialist knowledge of the safeguarding agenda.
Comprehensive knowledge of legislation relating to Safeguarding and Exploitation and the implications for practice arrangements
Understanding of the impact of domestic abuse, child/adult mental ill health, substance misuse and adverse childhood experience
Knowledge of leadership strategies/models and how to influence change
Knowledge and awareness of research methodology and audit techniques
Input to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams
Additional
Evidence of continued professional development and experiential learning
Able to travel across Trust independently
Flexible to meet service demand
Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Flexible and motivated team player approach
Experience of cascading 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.
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£53,755 to £60,504 a year, pro rata
Contract Permanent
Working Pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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Main Duties of the Job You must have strong professional leadership, governance, assurance, and workforce skills and will be required to oversee the delivery of care and safeguarding interventions in line with our Trust values. Experience of working within or closely with NHS services is essential alongside being able to demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding children at risk. The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will also be managerially responsible for the Safeguarding Children Practitioners within the wider Think Family Safeguarding Service. Candidates are required to show evidence of their original certificates for qualifications to the interview panel. The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive and asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.
About Us Choose Well - Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognized track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind, we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Job Responsibilities The post holder is identified as the clinical specialist for Safeguarding Children across the Trust providing operational leadership, advanced knowledge and skills alongside provision of safeguarding advice, support and expertise. The post holder will work closely with the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding, Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults, Named Midwife Safeguarding and Named Nurse for Children in Care and in partnership with Named and Designated Professionals, to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to practice when supporting children and families in need of safeguarding intervention.
The post holder will support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard/protect children and young people as set out in national guidance. The post holder will also manage the Safeguarding Children Team as part of the wider Think Family Safeguarding Service. The post holder will deputise for the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding.
Person Specification Qualifications
Current NMC Registration
Specialist Practitioner or equivalent experience in Safeguarding Children and multi-agency working
Educated to degree level or equivalent academic achievements / or equivalent knowledge and experience
Completion of post-graduate safeguarding course or working towards or willing to undertake.
Leadership or Management qualification or evidence of considerable experience in this area
Safeguarding Supervision Qualification
Training the Trainer qualification or willing to undertake
Experience
Experience of working at a senior level in a safeguarding environment in relation to children, young people and families who are at risk
Currently working in a safeguarding children role
Experience of working in a senior role including management or team leadership
Experience of undertaking audits in relation to safeguarding
Clinical/vocational experience relating to safeguarding and protecting children and escalating concerns
Experience of partnership work with children and families
Experience of multi-agency working and ability to work co-operatively
Experience of contributing to the local Safeguarding Children Partnership Sub-groups and associated workstreams
Experience of representing the organisation at safeguarding meetings
Knowledge of all safeguarding legislation, strategies, policies, procedures and wider practice
Knowledge of the wider safeguarding agenda including (but not exclusively) Prevent, MCA & DoLS/LPS, Modern Slavery, Harmful Practices, Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence, LeDER, Child Death
Experience of working with Children who have been Exploited /Abused and experience of promoting positive emotional health
Ability to present to large and senior audiences
Experience of planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of training sessions
Experience of leading innovative practice and service/change management
Experience of developing and implementing quality assurance systems including monitoring staff performance
Experience of managing and challenging situations and the ability to find meaningful resolutions
Experience of implementing national policy/research and legislation relating to the safeguarding children agenda
Experience of working in a health care organisation
Skills and Knowledge
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including ability to prepare reports and complex papers
Ability to work autonomously and with minimal supervision
Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to adjust plans to meet demands of service
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Demonstrate confidence in dealing with highly sensitive, emotive and emotionally challenging information
Computer literacy and ability to devise and maintain IT or paper-based systems
Excellent teaching and presentation skills
Ability to respond quickly and effectively to an unpredictable workload within a highly stressful environment
Ability to identify, analyse safeguarding risks within the organisation and clinical areas offering appropriate advice and guidance and initiate strategies to promote and improve health safeguarding outcomes
Ability to lead with compassion and authority
Ability and expertise to co-ordinate health input to various safeguarding reviews inclusive of Children Safeguarding Practice Reviews and progress action plans and embed learning to improve practice and outcomes
Ability to provide safeguarding and clinical supervision to individuals and groups
Ability to manage a team and service
Ability to apply theoretical principles/legislation to practice
Ability to demonstrate emotional resilience with regards to the nature of safeguarding work and complex cases
Works with Stakeholders to develop performance plans promoting innovation
Clinical credibility demonstrated through experience in safeguarding children
Ability to manage personal stress and that of others in highly emotive and distressing circumstances
In-depth knowledge of National and Local Safeguarding policy and Strategic Safeguarding priorities
In-depth knowledge of clinical governance
Up to date expertise in and specialist knowledge of the safeguarding agenda.
Comprehensive knowledge of legislation relating to Safeguarding and Exploitation and the implications for practice arrangements
Understanding of the impact of domestic abuse, child/adult mental ill health, substance misuse and adverse childhood experience
Knowledge of leadership strategies/models and how to influence change
Knowledge and awareness of research methodology and audit techniques
Input to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams
Additional
Evidence of continued professional development and experiential learning
Able to travel across Trust independently
Flexible to meet service demand
Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Flexible and motivated team player approach
Experience of cascading 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.
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£53,755 to £60,504 a year, pro rata
Contract Permanent
Working Pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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