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Band 3 Chaperone for Child Protection Medicals
Band 3
Main area: Chaperone
Grade: Band 3
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 820-6700801-CF-A
Site: Allens Croft Child Development Centre
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
The post holder works as part of the Community Paediatrician Team and participates in the delivery of patient-centred care, maintaining a compassionate and professional attitude at all times.
The role has a priority focus on supporting the process of child protection medicals undertaken by Community Paediatricians. The post holder will be responsible for chaperoning children and young people during child protection medicals. They will support in the provision of a caring and safe environment for babies, children and young people who are undergoing a child protection medical.
Main duties of the job
* Work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting colleagues in work associated with responding to requests for child protection medicals.
* Work across various locations on a flexible basis in order to respond to requests in a timely manner.
* Obtain prompt assistance during an emergency situation.
* Be aware of the most appropriate route to raise concerns and do so if concerned about the medical professional's behaviour or actions.
* During periods when child protection medicals are not being carried out, support the Child Development Centres, service and Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children and Young People as required and where appropriate, for example with ICPC and Safeguarding audits, ensure equipment is serviced and bases have adequate supplies/equipment.
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about this post can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ qualification in Health Care or Equivalent.
* Evidence of relevant professional development post qualification.
Experience
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical trends and practice.
* Evidence of working in a healthcare setting.
* Evidence of recent professional development.
* Experience and ability to demonstrate an understanding of working with children and families in a clinical and/or community setting.
* Evidence of effective communication skills and ability to adapt communication as required to respond to varied stages of language development.
* Ability to manage personal and sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
* Potential exposure to distressing information and commitment to engage in reflection and supervision activities.
* Experience of productive multi and inter-disciplinary working.
Skills
* Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility to health and safety.
* Ability to recognise and understand equality and diversity issues.
* Ability to use IT and software packages appropriate to clinical care.
* Understanding of responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
Personal Qualities
* Demonstrate commitment to teamwork and team goals.
* Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing NHS environment.
Other Job Requirements
* Ability to travel and attend various sites on request and sometimes at short notice.
* Car driver/Access to suitable vehicle for business purposes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here.
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers.
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees.
* Flexible working where possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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