Job summary
Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
The Countess of Chester are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated, Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and for Children in Care, to join their integrated adult and children's Safeguarding and Complex Care team. As a senior practitioner, you will have a key role in shaping our safeguarding children agenda and work closely with the wider integrated specialist team to ensure appropriate quality assurance mechanisms are in place for children and young people at risk.
You will provide highly specialist advice and clinical support to staff employed by the Trust, ensuring there is appropriate assessment, planning and implementation for children and their families where safeguarding children issues have been identified.
The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership and management to the Countess of Chester Hospital Safeguarding Children's Team as well as having oversight of the safeguarding children cases for the organisation. They will also be required to work closely with local external partner agencies to meet the needs of the children and their families. In return, you will be rewarded with a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and working creatively within an experienced integrated team.
Main duties of the job
Your working hours would be based on a working week pattern of Monday to Friday 8:30-4:30 with flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
Provide advice and guidance for clinical teams throughout the Trust on effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care according to changing health care needs, paying particular attention to the safeguarding children agenda as well as working closely with other safeguarding named professionals.
To promote good practice and effective communication, within the organisation and also with external stakeholders on all matters relating to safeguarding children.
To promote and ensure that safeguarding children and the management of children in care is an integral part of the Trust business and that key staff are aware of the thresholds for triggering safeguarding children referrals and an assessment of risk.
To provide expert advice and leadership across the organisation - acute and community and to ensure that the safeguarding principles are embedded within care delivery across the organisation.
The successful candidate will lead the Trust achievement of standards for Safeguarding Children, including those standards that cover staff performance, safeguarding supervision, training, practice development and ensuring staff are competent across the organisation.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Midwife (Sub part 2)
- Post Graduate Study / Masters (relevant to field of practice) or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of further post registration learning/qualifications.
- Proven experience in Children's Safeguarding.
- Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Specialist Practitioner qualification in a relevant subject
- Leadership qualification
- Safeguarding Supervision skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience within specialist field of specialty at Band 7
- Understanding of working with complex family situations
- Skilled in Multi agency assessment and working together with partner agencies
- Experience of contributing to IMR's
- In depth understanding of the complexities related to children safeguarding
- Support students and promotes an effective learning environment
- Ability to effectively manage a designated group of staff
- Knowledge of quality standard setting
- Research and audit skills
- Demonstrable leadership and management skills
- Ability to influence, motivate and inspire others
- Experience of conflict resolution
- Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to network across the organisation and externally
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information
- Experience of multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience of supporting transformation projects to improve service delivery
- Previous experience as a Named Midwife and/or Safeguarding Children Named Nurse
Skills
Essential
- Ability to handle complex and difficult situations competently with patients, carers, staff, and external agencies
- Ability to prioritise own work, across clinical teams, liaising with other staff, teams & services
- Analysing a range of complex and sensitive information and presenting this to inform and influence stakeholders
- Ability to produce clear and concise written reports to provide assurance to both internal and external forums
- Ability to chair/lead meetings/discussions with clinical teams and external agencies
- Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate with others
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
- Evidence of use of IT skills applied to practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Midwife (Sub part 2)
- Post Graduate Study / Masters (relevant to field of practice) or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of further post registration learning/qualifications.
- Proven experience in Children's Safeguarding.
- Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Specialist Practitioner qualification in a relevant subject
- Leadership qualification
- Safeguarding Supervision skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience within specialist field of specialty at Band 7
- Understanding of working with complex family situations
- Skilled in Multi agency assessment and working together with partner agencies
- Experience of contributing to IMR's
- In depth understanding of the complexities related to children safeguarding
- Support students and promotes an effective learning environment
- Ability to effectively manage a designated group of staff
- Knowledge of quality standard setting
- Research and audit skills
- Demonstrable leadership and management skills
- Ability to influence, motivate and inspire others
- Experience of conflict resolution
- Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to network across the organisation and externally
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information
- Experience of multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience of supporting transformation projects to improve service delivery
- Previous experience as a Named Midwife and/or Safeguarding Children Named Nurse
Skills
Essential
- Ability to handle complex and difficult situations competently with patients, carers, staff, and external agencies
- Ability to prioritise own work, across clinical teams, liaising with other staff, teams & services
- Analysing a range of complex and sensitive information and presenting this to inform and influence stakeholders
- Ability to produce clear and concise written reports to provide assurance to both internal and external forums
- Ability to chair/lead meetings/discussions with clinical teams and external agencies
- Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate with others
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
- Evidence of use of IT skills applied to practice
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
