This role supports the Head of Safeguarding Adults and Children.
The role entails working across the local health and social care economies to prevent harm, fostering and facilitating multi-professional interagency working in respect of Safeguarding Children.
Ensuring statutory responsibilities of the Children Act (1989 & 2004) are met. These obligations are fulfilled by providing clinical guidance across the field of safeguarding and protecting children.
The scope of the post includes cooperation across agencies in the contribution and development of child protection practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance, and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines. Working collaboratively in providing high-quality evidence-based services to support the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with other NHS Trusts, Local Authority, Police, Education, and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies in order to minimize the risks to children and their families. The post holder is required to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information where significant barriers to acceptance need to be overcome using the highest levels of interpersonal and communication skills.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability, and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire, and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These Include:
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership, and more.
* Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
* Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline, and more.
* Staff networks and support groups.
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Penny Wilson
Job title: Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children
Email address: Penny.Wilson@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07917132090
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