Job summary
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCHC) is recruiting a Deputy Named Professional in Safeguarding Children. You will work within an established team of clinicians who are passionate about safeguarding, ensuring it is the golden thread that runs through all patient contacts.
The role incorporates a deputising role for the Interim Head of Safeguarding when executing their Named Nurse responsibilities. You would be accountable to the Interim Head of Safeguarding.
As a Safeguarding Practitioner you will be responsible for promoting good professional practice and providing all elements of the Safeguarding agenda under the guidance of the Interim Head of Safeguarding.
As the post holder, you will be a highly skilled professional who will provide specialist supervision, training, education, advice, support and promotion of best practice assessments including report writing and risk assessments in relation to all aspects of safeguarding to staff in NCHC.
Main duties of the job
- You will provide accessible safeguarding support, supervision, and consultation to NCH&C and EACH staff.
- You will support staff in managing complex child cases, recognising and managing risk within complex and sometimes conflicting information strands.
- There will be a necessity for you to reassess work planned as safeguarding priorities change.
- You will develop a 'think family' approach to safeguarding that includes children and adults.
- You will ensure safeguarding guidance and policies are up to date.
- You will work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies.
- You will provide safeguarding training to all staff groups to enable them to fulfil their safeguarding duties.
- You will work in partnership with a wide range of disciplines within NCH&C and support the Interim Head of Safeguarding in providing leadership on matters relating to safeguarding
- You will contribute to Safeguarding report writing.
- You will be proactive in working with the preventative safeguarding agenda.
- You will continuously develop your own safeguarding supervision skills
- You will use and promote new evidence from research.
- You will embed the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in all areas of the trust.
- You will carry out quality audits in relation to Safeguarding Practice and Processes.
- You will deliver the Paediatric Pathway with the Deputy Named Nurse safeguarding children.
About us
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic safeguarding professional to join an experienced team of five safeguarding professionals. The team currently consists of an Interim Head of Safeguarding, Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children, Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and two Deputy Heads of Safeguarding adults. The team is supported by an Administrator shared with the Infection Control team.
As Deputy Named Professional for Children you will be actively involved in the delivery of the safeguarding agenda across the organisation, working for NCHC as an outstanding community trust. This is a great opportunity to work with a team who are developing and improving the safeguarding agenda at all opportunities. The team work closely with the operational teams in ensuring quality goals are developed and met, supporting and offering advice to all staff on all elements of safeguarding. The team work to a 'think family' approach supporting each other as well as the trust wide teams.
On line training, supervision and meetings are now commonplace for the team and with this we have great uptake from all parts of the trust.
A great team to work in and a great place to work.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities Clinical/Professional
- To provide accessible safeguarding support, supervision, and consultation to NCH&C staff on an individual basis as required
- To provide accessible safeguarding supervision to all staff in groups as required
- To support staff in managing complex child/adult protection cases, recognising and managing risk within complex and sometimes conflicting information strands. Working to improve outcomes for children/adults/families, whilst offering continuing emotional containment to staff when they are working with often distressing situations.
- Ability to communicate with staff, at all levels showing empathy and re-assurance in relation to emotive subjects.
- Ability to deal with complex issues from professionals, partners, members of the public or service users.
- To actively promote best practice in safeguarding work through one-to-one discussions, de-briefs, seminars and training events
- To develop practice skills in others by modelling and supporting in governance and safeguarding meetings
- To plan core safeguarding training and supervision groups up to 1 year ahead. There would be a necessity to reassess the work planned as safeguarding priorities change.
- To maintain clinical/professional expertise in the safeguarding arena including direct work with staff
- To develop a crossover and inclusive approach to safeguarding that includes safeguarding children and adults, supported by the Interim Head of Safeguarding and team colleagues
- To promote new safeguarding guidance and policies via training and provide support to all clinical services on implementation of new information or guidance
- To work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies with regard to safeguarding in line with local and national legislation, policies and procedures
- To provide safeguarding training to all staff groups to enable them to fulfil their duties in respect of safeguarding as recommended by the Safeguarding boards and partnerships, sub-groups, local and national policies including intercollegiate documents and legislation
- To work in partnership with a wide range of disciplines within NCH&C and support the Interim Head of Safeguarding in providing leadership on matters relating to safeguarding
- To contribute to report writing including legal documents, internal investigations, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (SPR), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs), Domestic Homicide reviews, Section 42 enquiries etc
- To continuously develop analytical, supervisory, monitoring and consulting skills to promote patient-centred practice
- To be proactive in working with the preventative safeguarding agenda with the think family approach and making safeguarding personal
- Support staff to include patients, families and carers in all aspects of safeguarding
- To develop and implement evaluation and audit strategies for training; collating and analysing the resulting data to inform future delivery of
- To continuously develop your own safeguarding supervision skills
- Utilise safeguarding supervision skills with-in and across the
- To use and promote new evidence from research, safeguarding children and adults reviews to inform practice and training
- To ensure in house training packages are matched to the safeguarding boards competence frameworks and recommendations
- To embed the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (soon to be Liberty Protection safeguards) in all areas of the trust via training, supervision and consultation
- To offer safeguarding telephone consultation to all staff during office hours
- To offer face to face and ad hoc supervision to staff where required
- To carry out quality audits in relation to Safeguarding Practice and Processes.
- To deliver the Paediatric Pathway with the Deputy Named Nurse safeguarding children: a triage pathway to support Paediatricians in their child protection role. This includes attendance and deputising for Paediatricians at safeguarding strategy meetings.
- Work with direction from the Interim Head of Safeguarding to deliver the requirements of the Named professional role for safeguarding for East Anglia Childrens Hospices (EACH). This includes but is not limited to regular and ad hoc safeguarding supervision, training, support and advice.
Management/Organisational responsibilities
- To deputise for the Interim Head of Safeguarding as directed at meetings and sub-groups, with the responsibility of feeding back appropriate information
- To contribute to the development and implementation of standards and policies for safeguarding that are in line with government guidance and the procedures of the Norfolks Safeguarding Boards policies and
- To provide information to the Interim Head of Safeguarding in order to provide reports to the Quality Committee (QC), Trust Board and safeguarding dashboards that enable the NCHC Trust Board to be assured of safeguarding practice in the Trust
- To assess, support and manage risks to patients and the organisation in relation to safeguarding
- To attend single and multi-agency meetings to promote and represent NCHCs role in all safeguarding
- To devise and undertake audit, performance and governance activities relating to the safeguarding agenda
- Use of IT skills in all aspects of the job role
- Take a full role in achieving the aims of the safeguarding team workplan
- Participate in the risk assessment process for safeguarding at all levels including within/for the team
- Be competent with the use of the incident reporting system (Datix) and respond to safeguarding incidents via this system
- To support Information Governance teams with subject access requests where required. This includes reviewing and redacting records in relation to safeguarding for police, coroner and court requests.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities Clinical/Professional
- To provide accessible safeguarding support, supervision, and consultation to NCH&C staff on an individual basis as required
- To provide accessible safeguarding supervision to all staff in groups as required
- To support staff in managing complex child/adult protection cases, recognising and managing risk within complex and sometimes conflicting information strands. Working to improve outcomes for children/adults/families, whilst offering continuing emotional containment to staff when they are working with often distressing situations.
- Ability to communicate with staff, at all levels showing empathy and re-assurance in relation to emotive subjects.
- Ability to deal with complex issues from professionals, partners, members of the public or service users.
- To actively promote best practice in safeguarding work through one-to-one discussions, de-briefs, seminars and training events
- To develop practice skills in others by modelling and supporting in governance and safeguarding meetings
- To plan core safeguarding training and supervision groups up to 1 year ahead. There would be a necessity to reassess the work planned as safeguarding priorities change.
- To maintain clinical/professional expertise in the safeguarding arena including direct work with staff
- To develop a crossover and inclusive approach to safeguarding that includes safeguarding children and adults, supported by the Interim Head of Safeguarding and team colleagues
- To promote new safeguarding guidance and policies via training and provide support to all clinical services on implementation of new information or guidance
- To work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies with regard to safeguarding in line with local and national legislation, policies and procedures
- To provide safeguarding training to all staff groups to enable them to fulfil their duties in respect of safeguarding as recommended by the Safeguarding boards and partnerships, sub-groups, local and national policies including intercollegiate documents and legislation
- To work in partnership with a wide range of disciplines within NCH&C and support the Interim Head of Safeguarding in providing leadership on matters relating to safeguarding
- To contribute to report writing including legal documents, internal investigations, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (SPR), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs), Domestic Homicide reviews, Section 42 enquiries etc
- To continuously develop analytical, supervisory, monitoring and consulting skills to promote patient-centred practice
- To be proactive in working with the preventative safeguarding agenda with the think family approach and making safeguarding personal
- Support staff to include patients, families and carers in all aspects of safeguarding
- To develop and implement evaluation and audit strategies for training; collating and analysing the resulting data to inform future delivery of
- To continuously develop your own safeguarding supervision skills
- Utilise safeguarding supervision skills with-in and across the
- To use and promote new evidence from research, safeguarding children and adults reviews to inform practice and training
- To ensure in house training packages are matched to the safeguarding boards competence frameworks and recommendations
- To embed the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (soon to be Liberty Protection safeguards) in all areas of the trust via training, supervision and consultation
- To offer safeguarding telephone consultation to all staff during office hours
- To offer face to face and ad hoc supervision to staff where required
- To carry out quality audits in relation to Safeguarding Practice and Processes.
- To deliver the Paediatric Pathway with the Deputy Named Nurse safeguarding children: a triage pathway to support Paediatricians in their child protection role. This includes attendance and deputising for Paediatricians at safeguarding strategy meetings.
- Work with direction from the Interim Head of Safeguarding to deliver the requirements of the Named professional role for safeguarding for East Anglia Childrens Hospices (EACH). This includes but is not limited to regular and ad hoc safeguarding supervision, training, support and advice.
Management/Organisational responsibilities
- To deputise for the Interim Head of Safeguarding as directed at meetings and sub-groups, with the responsibility of feeding back appropriate information
- To contribute to the development and implementation of standards and policies for safeguarding that are in line with government guidance and the procedures of the Norfolks Safeguarding Boards policies and
- To provide information to the Interim Head of Safeguarding in order to provide reports to the Quality Committee (QC), Trust Board and safeguarding dashboards that enable the NCHC Trust Board to be assured of safeguarding practice in the Trust
- To assess, support and manage risks to patients and the organisation in relation to safeguarding
- To attend single and multi-agency meetings to promote and represent NCHCs role in all safeguarding
- To devise and undertake audit, performance and governance activities relating to the safeguarding agenda
- Use of IT skills in all aspects of the job role
- Take a full role in achieving the aims of the safeguarding team workplan
- Participate in the risk assessment process for safeguarding at all levels including within/for the team
- Be competent with the use of the incident reporting system (Datix) and respond to safeguarding incidents via this system
- To support Information Governance teams with subject access requests where required. This includes reviewing and redacting records in relation to safeguarding for police, coroner and court requests.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Higher Education in Nursing or Equivalent
- Current Registration in Nursing (NMC) or Therapy (HCPC)
- Evidence of postgraduate learning and development in safeguarding
Desirable
- Degree in Nursing/Therapy or safeguarding or working towards a degree
- Evidence of academic study at Degree or Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at band 6 level
- Completion of NSCP or NSPCC safeguarding supervision training
- Experience of managing complex caseloads and assessing risk
- Experience of multi agency working
- Experience in individual practice safeguarding supervision
- Experience in developing practitioners in safeguarding best practice
Desirable
- Evidence in individual or supervision work and training
- Evidence of leadership and innovation
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and supervise complex cases
- Understanding of change management process
- Ability to prioritise effectively
- Fully competent in IT skills for report writing, communication and data collection
Desirable
- Experience of audit/research
Communication
Essential
- Effective professional demeanour and influencing skills
- Ability to challenge effectively
- Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
- High level communication skills
- Communicate with empathy and reassurance
- Ability to deal with complex issues from a variety of sources
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Understanding of working in, and with teams
- Ability to develop groups and manage group dynamics
- Evidence of relevant experience in developing others
Personal attributes/behaviours
Essential
- Able to identify with the Trusts commitment to safeguarding
- Positive approach and ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Self motivated and able to generate own actions and priorties
- Able to make informed decisions
- Enthusiastic contributer to the safeguarding tasks outlined in job description
- Ability to manage change and challenge
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly within the hours of 8-5pm Mon-Fri
- Must hold full and valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
- Enhanced DBS required with child barring
- Able to communicate effectively in the English language (written and verbally)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Higher Education in Nursing or Equivalent
- Current Registration in Nursing (NMC) or Therapy (HCPC)
- Evidence of postgraduate learning and development in safeguarding
Desirable
- Degree in Nursing/Therapy or safeguarding or working towards a degree
- Evidence of academic study at Degree or Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at band 6 level
- Completion of NSCP or NSPCC safeguarding supervision training
- Experience of managing complex caseloads and assessing risk
- Experience of multi agency working
- Experience in individual practice safeguarding supervision
- Experience in developing practitioners in safeguarding best practice
Desirable
- Evidence in individual or supervision work and training
- Evidence of leadership and innovation
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and supervise complex cases
- Understanding of change management process
- Ability to prioritise effectively
- Fully competent in IT skills for report writing, communication and data collection
Desirable
- Experience of audit/research
Communication
Essential
- Effective professional demeanour and influencing skills
- Ability to challenge effectively
- Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
- High level communication skills
- Communicate with empathy and reassurance
- Ability to deal with complex issues from a variety of sources
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Understanding of working in, and with teams
- Ability to develop groups and manage group dynamics
- Evidence of relevant experience in developing others
Personal attributes/behaviours
Essential
- Able to identify with the Trusts commitment to safeguarding
- Positive approach and ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Self motivated and able to generate own actions and priorties
- Able to make informed decisions
- Enthusiastic contributer to the safeguarding tasks outlined in job description
- Ability to manage change and challenge
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexibly within the hours of 8-5pm Mon-Fri
- Must hold full and valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
- Enhanced DBS required with child barring
- Able to communicate effectively in the English language (written and verbally)
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).
