Job summary
Exciting opportunity to work within DCHS Safeguarding Service

Safeguarding Specialist Nurse Band 6 Full-time Monday-Friday 9-5pm

If you are passionate about keeping children and young people safe, we would like to hear from you.

This vacancy is for a substantive post for a registered nurse or allied health professional who has clinical experience of working with children and families within safeguarding.

As a post holder you will work with the Safeguarding Service to provide a service across Derbyshire that safeguards and promotes the wellbeing of children/young people and their families, including adults at risk. You will work within the service and support safeguarding workstreams including which includes delivery of the two commissioned services;- Safeguarding Children Triage Service and Starting Point Health Team.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the Safeguarding Service to support safeguarding workstreams.
• Triage and provide health information to support the delivery of the commissioned Safeguarding Children Triage Service this includes triage of health records, providing of health information and attendance at Locality Strategy Meetings.
• Work within the commissioned Starting Point health team to analyse health information and attend strategy meetings alongside the multiagency integrated team.
• Support the Safeguarding Service with chronologies, case file-based audits and information requests (adult and children).
• Attend, contribute and give advice when required, to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) related to safeguarding 'vulnerable' individuals, children and families.
• Work as required with partner agencies, e.g. Social Care, Police, Acute Trusts, ICB etc
• Support the Safeguarding Service to deliver the Trust safeguarding training in relation to safeguarding adult and children (Think Family).
• The post holder will at times work in the Safeguarding Service base and the Starting Point base (Non DCHS premises).
• Attend internal and external meetings, as required.

About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities
The post holder will safeguard and promote the welfare of adults and children in line with policy and to ensure that the organisation and staff complies with the same.

The post holder will work in partnership within the multiagency teams, in Starting Point, as the first point of contact for health. They will contribute to a high quality and efficient assessment process for children and young people in Derbyshire, allowing enquiries/referrals to be dealt with in a timelier manner. This will ensure families receive the right help at the right time by the appropriate service, resulting in the best outcomes for the child/young person, including attendance at Starting Point Strategy Meetings.

The post holder will be available to advise the Starting Point Social Care Team and partners in health about matters relating to referrals.

The post holder will work as part of the Starting Point multiagency team to analyse health information alongside the integrated team.

The post holder will triage and provide health information to support the delivery of the commissioned Safeguarding Children and Triage Service, including attendance at Locality Strategy Meetings.

Attend, contribute, give specialist advice and contribute to safety planning when required, to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) related to safeguarding vulnerable individuals, children and families.

To support DCHS staff that attend the MARAC meetings.

To support the Safeguarding Service to review records for strategy meetings, meetings, chronologies, case file-based audits and information exchanges (adult and children).

To contribute and support the Safeguarding Service to deliver the Trust safeguarding training and to ensure that they have the requisite knowledge in relation to safeguarding adult and children (Think Family).

Person Specification
Education, Qualification and training
Essential

• 1st level Registered Children's Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Nurse or Registered Allied Health Professional
• First Degree
• Evidence of Post Basic Continuing Professional Development in Safeguarding Children and Adults

Desirable

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse Qualification)
• Training Qualification

Experience and knowledge
Essential

• Awareness of legal framework underpinning safeguarding (adult and children)
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Extensive clinical experience working with a safeguarding children caseload within the health care setting

Desirable

• Management or leadership Experience
• Experience of delivering training

Skills and attributes
Essential

• Communication skills both written and verbal
• Report writing skills
• IT skills

Desirable

• Stress management skills
• Experience of audit process

Aptitude and personal qualities
Essential

• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Approachable
• Focussed on safeguarding adults, children and families

Desirable

• Ability to identify own stress/staff stress and have knowledge of existing support services.
• Confidence to challenge professional practice or others in difficult situations with respect

Additional information
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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.