An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Visitor or School Nurse to join the Multi Agency Child Protection and Assessment Team. The post holder will be key in offering a health perspective as part of the child protection process. This team will include a mix of social workers, health practitioners, police, and education.
Main duties of the job
1. To be a health expert in safeguarding and child protection.
2. To interpret health information accurately to support the safeguarding process and offer relevant advice and guidance to the wider multi-agency team.
3. To work in collaboration with the multi-agency team.
4. To be a conduit between children's social care and the wider health network to ensure timely and relevant information is shared as part of the child protection process.
5. To be the lead professional where required.
6. To deputise when required in the team manager's absence and delegate appropriately to junior staff.
7. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
8. To offer clinical health advice to support decision making within the child protection process and support the lead for health within the team.
9. To have organisational, local and national knowledge surrounding safeguarding and child protection to inform decision making.
10. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
11. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting.
12. To employ professional curiosity in your day-to-day role and act upon any findings appropriately.
13. To be able to analyse and interpret health information to inform multi-agency risk assessments and safety plans.
About us
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part-time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Have an in-depth knowledge of how health impacts safeguarding and be able to articulate this clearly in safeguarding and child protection proceedings.
2. Use professional and clinical judgement to support the assessments of children and families to develop and provide appropriate clinical interventions.
3. To work effectively in distressing or emotional circumstances, e.g. safeguarding children.
4. To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
5. The post holder will have Current Effective Status on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) SCPHN HV.
6. To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to children and families.
7. To be able to assess and develop plans of care to meet the needs of children and families with a variety of needs. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
8. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
9. To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.
10. At all times consider the safety of the child, working in line with local safeguarding policies.
11. To ensure clinical and safeguarding supervision are maintained.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health visitor/SN
* To hold a relevant qualification at masters level or equivalent experience
Desirable
* Safeguarding Level 4 trained
* Safeguarding supervisor trained
Experience
Essential
* Minimum of 2 years post SCPHN qualification, working actively as a Health Visitor or School Nurse
* Minimum of 2 years experience in working with vulnerable families
* Line management experience
Desirable
* Experience in collecting and analysing data
Knowledge
Essential
* An awareness of adverse childhood experiences
* Awareness of Trauma Informed Practice
* An awareness of substance misuse
Skills
Essential
* To be able to work with families using a strength-based approach, using SMART goals
* To be able to communicate effectively with families, children, and other professionals
* To be able to work with families using trauma informed practice
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Lynton House
Ilford
IG1 1NY
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