Named Professional for Safeguarding Children

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Full time
This role supports the Head of Safeguarding Adults and Children. The role entails working across the local health and social care economies to prevent harm, fostering and facilitating multi-professional interagency working in respect of Safeguarding Children. Ensuring statutory responsibilities of the Children Act (1989 & 2004) are met. These obligations are fulfilled by providing clinical guidance across the field of safeguarding and protecting children. The scope of the post includes cooperation across agencies in the contribution and development of child protection practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines. Working collaboratively in providing high quality evidence-based services to support the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with other NHS Trusts, Local Authority, Police, Education and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies in order to minimise the risks to children and their families. The post holder is required to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information where significant barriers to acceptance need to be overcome using the highest levels of interpersonal and communication skills. Main duties of the job

This role supports the Head of Safeguarding Adults and Children. The role entails working across the local health and social care economies to prevent harm, fostering and facilitating multi-professional interagency working in respect of Safeguarding Children. Ensuring statutory responsibilities of the Children Act (1989 & 2004) are met. These obligations are fulfilled by providing clinical guidance across the field of safeguarding and protecting children. The scope of the post includes cooperation across agencies in the contribution and development of child protection practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines. Working collaboratively in providing high quality evidence-based services to support the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with other NHS Trusts, Local Authority, Police, Education and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies in order to minimise the risks to children and their families. The post holder is required to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information where significant barriers to acceptance need to be overcome using the highest levels of interpersonal and communication skills. About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us. Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more. Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more. Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes. Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more. Staff networks and support groups. We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Job description

Job responsibilities

To support and provide guidance to Trust staff on a day-to-day basis, dealing with cases of actual or suspected child abuse and to provide practice support for staff delivering services to safeguard children. Clinical leadership, advice and support, proactive and reactive to Trust staff and their managers in relation to safeguarding children. Promote best practice within the Trust and with other agencies. Contribute to the development of the Trust training programme, participating in the delivery to meet the safeguarding children training needs of Trust staff. Ensure newly qualified/appointed Trust staff are introduced to the LSCBs and Trust policy and procedures, including awareness of the requirements placed upon them by the Trust, Child Protection training strategy. Monitor professional practice, within the identified locality through a variety of methods, including child protection supervision, to ascertain whether child protection policies, procedures and standards are adhered to. Provide and maintain a framework for child protection supervision to Trust staff and act as a supervisor analysing sensitive and complex information and the range of actions necessary, ensuring compliance with NMC and Trust policies, including record keeping, are adhered to. During child protection supervision facilitate the sharing of professional information, knowledge and experience to challenge assumptions and attitudes that may influence practice. Maintain and improve the quality of services to children in need/need of protection, through audit and evaluation and monitor quality of provision. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Professional Nursing Qualification Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Knowledge of child safeguarding and domestic abuse issues including policies and procedures. In-depth knowledge of the nature and effects of child abuse. Understanding of local partners to be engaged and knowledge of the NHS, and Local Authorities. A proven track record of innovative practice and change management related to service development. Has a sound knowledge of contextual safeguarding. Experience

Essential

Extensive Experience of working in a complex multi-professional organisational environment and strategic partnership level with other statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations. Appropriate demonstrable experience in an area related to safeguarding Children and Adults with Think Family in mind. Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust Address

Wayside House Wilsons Lane, Longford Coventry CV6 6NY Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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