Job Summary
The MASH Health Practitioner will be a key role in the day-to-day running of the MASH function provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
As a key clinician in the MASH, you will be responsible for facilitating the analysis of health information in relation to the risk of significant harm and contributing to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children.
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised).
Main Duties of the Job
The main duties are to manage and analyse highly complex information to appropriately inform strategy meetings and risk assessments within the MASH. This will involve participating in MASH management meetings to ensure continued health contribution in the development of the MASH function. To highlight concerns regarding practice to the appropriate named professional within the provider organisation or directly with the ICB Designated Nurse in the case of primary care.
Ensuring health contribution to the evaluation of MASH processes to ensure safe and appropriate information sharing within the MASH and across the wider health economy.
Collect and review data to support the development of understanding of the Health MASH workload and report through the CCS Safeguarding quarterly report.
To maintain high standards of record keeping and documentation on cases where information has been shared.
Job Responsibilities
Respond to requests for health information within the MASH as per the memorandum of understanding, GDPR, Data Protection Act and Information Sharing Agreement to safeguard and protect children from significant harm.
Collate and analyse health information in relation to risk of significant harm to contribute to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children.
Facilitate interpretation of health information in relation to safeguarding risks within own scope of practice.
Liaise with health colleagues/other health agencies where necessary to support their attendance at strategy meetings for cases already open to them.
Actively gather, share information and participate in strategy discussions for cases that are not open to CCS currently.
Facilitate expert health advice/interpretation of health information where necessary to ensure health specific risk is fully understood and considered in decision making to safeguard children.
Signpost multi-agency colleagues to appropriate relevant health staff within the health system to seek information not readily available to CCS through S1, as necessary.
Support MASH lead nurse in multi-agency and single agency audits.
Liaise with health partners to share information and outcomes from MASH enquiries and strategy meetings as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* First level Registered Nurse or social worker
* Current NMC Registered
* First Degree
* Evidence of further training/education in Safeguarding Children
Experience
* Relevant post qualification experience working in specialist practitioner role
* Experience of working autonomously in their role working with children and young people
* Relevant experience of safeguarding children
* Demonstrates a good understanding of Legislation and National Guidelines that drive safeguarding policy and practice
Skills
* Demonstrates an ability to identify and manage safeguarding concerns within current practice
* Demonstrates an ability to remain child focused and facilitate the Think Family approach with health practitioners
* Demonstrates an ability to advise other agencies regarding the health needs of young people
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer name: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Address: Beds and Luton, Railton Road, Bedford, MK42 9AU
Employer's website: https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
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