Deputy Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children

Job responsibilities

• Providing expert advice and direction on all aspects of safeguarding children young people and their families to ensure that health service contributions are co-ordinated and integrated across Manchester and further across Greater Manchester (GM).

• Work with and support the role of the Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children. Contribute highly specialised safeguarding knowledge to the strategic planning and commissioning of services, ensuring proportionate and effective contract monitoring, assurance, and performance management processes.

• Deputise for the Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children as required at Manchester Safeguarding Partnership (MSP) meetings and sub-groups, and other multi agency partnership meetings, as necessary.

• Work with all members of the Designated Team- Associate Director of Safeguarding, Quality & Nursing Designated Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Designated Doctors, and Named GPs. To support Named Nurses and Doctors across the health economy, and senior operational managers within health organisations (including independent practitioners), to develop a culture of continuous improvement ensuring that the delivery of the Safeguarding Children and Young People agenda remains a high priority.

• Provide a health perspective to the Manchester Safeguarding Partnership (MSP) represent NHS GM ICB leading and participating in appropriate subgroups and working closely with all statutory partners and all other organisations.

• Represent NHS GM ICB and the wider health economy within the Safeguarding Children Partnership and its sub-groups, leading and contributing to agreed priorities and work plans.

• Apply specialist knowledge and critical analysis to lead and coordinate the health contribution to case reviews, serious safeguarding incidents, challenge panels and other review / learning processes representing NHS GM ICB on review panels and practice learning events and ensuring learning is disseminated and used to inform service and practice development.

• Analyse and interpret findings from reviews and develop action plans based on evidence and for the improvements of measurable outcomes for children and adults to improve safety in conjunction with the MSP.

• Provide specialist advice and support to commissioners and service providers across the health economy in fulfilling their statutory responsibilities across the Safeguarding Children, Looked After Children and Adult Safeguarding agendas in conjunction with the Designated Safeguarding team.

• Work collaboratively with all members of the Designated Safeguarding Team in ensuring business continuity and cover.

The post holder will be line managed by the Designated Nurse for Children but will retain accountability for their own actions and those of the person of whom they manage.

The post holder will be responsible for using their own initiative in order to address safeguarding concerns whilst working under the supervision of the Designated Nurse and abiding by policies, procedures, andNHS GM ICB /MSP guidelines and the NMC code of practice.

There is a statutory duty for Health Partners to share information with the Local Authority which is required for the safeguarding of a child (Working Together 2018) or an adult (Care Act 2014) in accordance with Information Sharing policies and procedures. This is the basis for information sharing by the health practitioner and a duty by which they must abide.

The post holder will support, provide expert professional advice, and will develop effective working relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders across NHS GM ICB and NHSE regionally and nationally. These will include:

Associate Director of Safeguarding, Quality & Nursing.

Designated safeguarding team

Named Nurses and Doctors for Safeguarding and Looked after Children within provider organisations.

Primary Care Services

Designated Health professionals in NHS GM locality areas

Manchester City Council partners

Other relevant statutory and voluntary services

Relevant Partnership Boards

Manchester Safeguarding Partnership

Relevant locality governance meetings/Boards

Care Quality Commission

Named GP Adults and Children within NHS GM areas.

Professional Registration

Essential

• Must be NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife with a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Registration (Health Visiting or School Nurse).

Qualifications

Essential

• A qualification as a specialist public health nurse, (health visiting or School health)
• Master's Degree (or evidence of substantial relevant continuing professional development / experience)

Desirable

• Supervision Qualification relevant to role (or evidence of substantial experience providing supervision)
• Evidence of undertaking Training Needs Analysis (TNA) as a trainer

Experience

Essential

• Worked as a Senior Nurse with significant post qualifying experience in a role that has contact with children and families.
• Experience of multi-agency working, assessment processes and collaborating with partner agencies to safeguard children.
• Experience and knowledge of working with Safeguarding Children Partnerships and their subgroups.
• Experience of contributing to child safeguarding practice, serious incident investigations and other reviews of practice.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision both individually and in groups.
• Experience of writing and producing accurate and concise reports both written and verbal.
• Experience of gathering information and writing complex reports

Desirable

• Evidence of developing and delivering training packages to a range of groups and across organisations.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, systems and processes related to all aspects of the safeguarding agendas for children e.g. Safeguarding Assurance and Accountability Framework (SAAF)
• Knowledge and experience of governance, audit and assurance, clinical governance, and risk management processes.
• Knowledge and experience of complex health needs of children and adults with specific needs, e.g., Special Educational Needs, Looked After Children / Children in Care

Competencies

Essential

• Evidence of managing complex child safeguarding cases.
• Demonstrable informed understanding of the role of the ICB/ICS, NHS Trusts and Local Authorities as Safeguarding Partnership leaders
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge related to children's safeguarding agendas.
• Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels.

Values

Essential

• Highly motivated, resourceful and proactive team player
• Demonstrates self awareness, accountability and duty of care for others

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).