Job summary
The post holder will work under the guidance of the CAMHS Named Professional for Safeguarding to ensure that the Trust achieves full compliance against key local and national standards for the safeguarding of children, and achieves its organisational, statutory, and regulatory requirements and responsibilities to safeguard adults and children.The post will have a direct impact on the way the Trust delivers services to service users and carers, raising awareness of safeguarding issues and working to embed a robust culture of safeguarding. The post holder will work as a team to promote exemplar safeguarding practice that incorporates 'Think Family' principles.The post holder will provide safeguarding supervision as needed and provide safeguarding training to staff in line with national and local guidelines and policy
You will share responsibility with other safeguarding senior practitioners for ensuring that CAMHS staff within the teams achieve positive clinical outcomes for children, young people and their families and that these are evidenced by performance indicators such as activity data, targets and quality measures.The post holder will work with the centralised safeguarding team to ensure that lessons learnt from audit and serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews are disseminated to staff and embedded to improve clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
1.2 Provide consultation, advice, and support to clinical and non-clinical staff on safeguarding children processes and safeguarding practice.1.3 Promote safe and effective practice that makes best use of evidence base clinical practice, safeguarding children legislation and national / local guidance.1.4 Providing assurance that changes to practice as required have taken place.1.5 Providing clinical input and knowledge into the review of safeguarding clinical policies.1.6 Working in collaboration with the safeguarding leads and audit team to provide assurance related to safeguarding practice1.7 Support the safeguarding children training requirements, including development and delivery of safeguarding training.
1.8 With other safeguarding leads, develop policies for new and existing services to assure safeguarding children is embedded in operational policies and practice.1.10 Support Safeguarding Practice Reviews, investigations and report writing. Share responsibility for the formulation and implementation of action plans and recommendations, alongside managers, within the borough and across the Trust.1.11 To attend as directed and requested multi-agency safeguarding meetings including MARAC, MAPPA, MASH, and others, to assist and support in the development of inter-agency learning and service development.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated therefore have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. Some of our amazing benefits are highlighted here:-Generous pay, pensions and annual leave.-Work life balance and supportive of a range of flexible working options-Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.-Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website. Other benefits include:
o Counselling services
o Wellbeing events.
o Long service awards.
o Cycle to work scheme.
o Season ticket loan.
o Staff restaurants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2.1 Demonstrate a sound working knowledge and understanding of the Children Act, 2004, and the statutory responsibilities to safeguard/ protect children and young people as set out in Section 11 of the Act and Working Together 2018 guidance.2.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect using child and Think family-focused approach. This includes emerging contemporary safeguarding issues such as missing children, child sexual exploitation, harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, forced marriage and radicalisation, domestic abuse, etc..2.3 Advise staff on what constitutes child abuse including the impact of carer/-parental behaviour on children and young people.2.4 Contribute to and make considered judgements about how to act to safeguard/protect a child or young person.2.5 Contribute to/formulate and communicate effective protection plans for children and young people who have been abused.2.6 Contribute to multi-agency assessments by gathering and sharing information.2.7 Undertake reviews of safeguarding/child protection practice as appropriate through audit, case discussion, peer review, and supervision2.8 Apply lessons learnt from audit and serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews to improve clinical practice.2.9 Advise others on appropriate information sharing in line with the Data Protection Act.2.10 Contribute to child safeguarding practice reviews/case management reviews and child death review processes.2.11 Prepare reports and participate in child safeguarding meetings such as case conferences, strategy meetings, rapid response meetings and professional meetings when required. Share actions from these meetings with more senior named Safeguarding Lead for CAMHS and the Trusts Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children.2.12 The post holder will actively contribute to the governance processes within the safeguarding service
Job description
Job responsibilities
2.1 Demonstrate a sound working knowledge and understanding of the Children Act, 2004, and the statutory responsibilities to safeguard/ protect children and young people as set out in Section 11 of the Act and Working Together 2018 guidance.2.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect using child and Think family-focused approach. This includes emerging contemporary safeguarding issues such as missing children, child sexual exploitation, harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, forced marriage and radicalisation, domestic abuse, etc..2.3 Advise staff on what constitutes child abuse including the impact of carer/-parental behaviour on children and young people.2.4 Contribute to and make considered judgements about how to act to safeguard/protect a child or young person.2.5 Contribute to/formulate and communicate effective protection plans for children and young people who have been abused.2.6 Contribute to multi-agency assessments by gathering and sharing information.2.7 Undertake reviews of safeguarding/child protection practice as appropriate through audit, case discussion, peer review, and supervision2.8 Apply lessons learnt from audit and serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews to improve clinical practice.2.9 Advise others on appropriate information sharing in line with the Data Protection Act.2.10 Contribute to child safeguarding practice reviews/case management reviews and child death review processes.2.11 Prepare reports and participate in child safeguarding meetings such as case conferences, strategy meetings, rapid response meetings and professional meetings when required. Share actions from these meetings with more senior named Safeguarding Lead for CAMHS and the Trusts Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children.2.12 The post holder will actively contribute to the governance processes within the safeguarding service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker, or other registered health or social care professional
- Degree related to professional role or extensive relevant experience and willingness to undertake further education
- Evidence of further training in safeguarding children
Desirable
- Completed post registration training in safeguarding children and young people or willing to do so
Experience
Essential
- Experience in using child/adult safeguarding procedures.
- Experience and confidence in the delivery of training
- Attending multi agency protection strategy meetings and formulation of case reports, reviews, and professional investigations.
Desirable
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders Safeguarding lead/responsibility undertaking investigations of clinical practice
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of vulnerable groups including children, adults, domestic abuse, PREVENT protocols and standards Up to date awareness of National safeguarding policies and legislation
- Be able to communicate with peers as well as senior practitioners and managers both Trust-wide and with external agencies and services, in a professional and knowledgeable manner.
- Be able to communicate and interpret policies, procedures and legislation into clinical practice for staff.
Desirable
- Proactive approach to problem solving. ICT skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker, or other registered health or social care professional
- Degree related to professional role or extensive relevant experience and willingness to undertake further education
- Evidence of further training in safeguarding children
Desirable
- Completed post registration training in safeguarding children and young people or willing to do so
Experience
Essential
- Experience in using child/adult safeguarding procedures.
- Experience and confidence in the delivery of training
- Attending multi agency protection strategy meetings and formulation of case reports, reviews, and professional investigations.
Desirable
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders Safeguarding lead/responsibility undertaking investigations of clinical practice
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of vulnerable groups including children, adults, domestic abuse, PREVENT protocols and standards Up to date awareness of National safeguarding policies and legislation
- Be able to communicate with peers as well as senior practitioners and managers both Trust-wide and with external agencies and services, in a professional and knowledgeable manner.
- Be able to communicate and interpret policies, procedures and legislation into clinical practice for staff.
Desirable
- Proactive approach to problem solving. ICT skills.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ladywell Unit, University Hospital Lewisham,
Lewisham High Street,
London,
SE13 6LH
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
