Job summary Cambridgeshire Community Services is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, Safeguarding Lead who would like an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, friendly and supportive Safeguarding Team. If you would like to be part of a Team that plays a crucial role in supporting health practitioners across multiple disciplines within their practice to ensure they can safeguard children and young people, this is the role for you. A working knowledge of the Working Together 2023 and knowledge and experience of working with Vulnerable Families and multi agencies would be an expectation of a practitioner applying for this role. This role is based in the Bedfordshire area, however, there is an expectation of travelling to meet the needs of practitioners. Main duties of the job To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by Named Professional and Head of Safeguarding To provide support and leadership within and across Cambridgeshire Community Services on all matters relating to safeguarding children and identifying when adults are at risk To embed the Think Family approach and to liaise with the expertise of the adult safeguarding team when working with adults at risk within the family environment To contribute to the design and implementation of the Think Family approach promoting evidence-based practice in safeguarding within Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) To support the robust and effective clinical governance of safeguarding children and adults at risk processes in place.To provide safeguarding advice, support and safeguarding supervision to frontline staff working with children, young people and their families and to signpost to adult safeguarding team when adults at risk have been identified To be an integral part of the Locality leadership team, working alongside other Band 7 colleagues in the office environment under the leadership of the Named Professional to promote a high quality, efficient and effective service About us Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Date posted 19 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro-rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 448-BCHS-7012420 Job locations Flitwick Health Centre Flitwick MK45 1DW Job description Job responsibilities To participate in the design, implementation and delivery of the Trusts safeguarding training strategy and the safeguarding audit programme To participate and represent the safeguarding team on identified multi-agency sub-groups and meetings and work with partner agencies to facilitate the learning from multi-agency review To support and provide safeguarding advice within the single point of accesses Main Duties and Responsibilities To work with Trust staff to promote best practice, identify risk factors and initiate or escalate appropriate action to safeguard people or suffering from abuse and neglect. To contribute to collaborative interagency working and quality assurance frameworks for safeguarding children To provide robust and reflective safeguarding supervision to health practitioners on a one-to-one or group session as set out by the safeguarding supervision policy. To provide safeguarding specialist advice and support to staff on a day-to-day basis on issues relating to the safeguarding agenda. To maintain records and support staff to maintain records as per the professional and Trust requirements To assist the Named Professional in the development, implementation and delivery of the safeguarding training programme and to participate in learning needs analysis as required To assist the Named Professional and Safeguarding Team in the production of the Safeguarding Annual Report, provide data in relation to Quality Key Performance Indicators, Section 11 Self assessments and other information as requested by the wider Trust or partner agencies To contribute, with support from the Named Professional to Statutory Safeguarding Reviews and Internal PSIRF processes To ensure that recommendations and action plans from Statutory Safeguarding Reviews and Internal PSIRF reviews are implemented appropriately and that any learning from these are incorporated into training and disseminated across the Trust. To assist the Named Professional in the audit programme and support staff where necessary in undertaking safeguarding audit. To ensure appropriate action is taken when clinical risks are identified by self, or a team member and that the escalation process is followed appropriately. To provide clinical leadership and professional support to staff and team members; this includes active participation in team meetings and deputising for the Named Professional where appropriate. To assist with development of relevant policy documents that guide practice. To undertake clinical practice duties as determined by Named Professional. To support staff dealing with the emotionality of safeguarding and access emotional support for self when dealing with safeguarding issues if required. To support the work in the Single Point of Accesses. Communication To support staff with the communication of complex and sensitive information effectively with children, young people, and adults. Maintain good relationships with other professional leads and all members of staff, thus developing professionalism through the organisation Key relationships: Director of Bedford Brough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Children and Young Peoples Services Assistant Director for Safeguarding Head of Safeguarding. Named Professionals. Safeguarding Team Operational Leads Trust Staff External agency leads for Safeguarding Children related work Job description Job responsibilities To participate in the design, implementation and delivery of the Trusts safeguarding training strategy and the safeguarding audit programme To participate and represent the safeguarding team on identified multi-agency sub-groups and meetings and work with partner agencies to facilitate the learning from multi-agency review To support and provide safeguarding advice within the single point of accesses Main Duties and Responsibilities To work with Trust staff to promote best practice, identify risk factors and initiate or escalate appropriate action to safeguard people or suffering from abuse and neglect. To contribute to collaborative interagency working and quality assurance frameworks for safeguarding children To provide robust and reflective safeguarding supervision to health practitioners on a one-to-one or group session as set out by the safeguarding supervision policy. To provide safeguarding specialist advice and support to staff on a day-to-day basis on issues relating to the safeguarding agenda. To maintain records and support staff to maintain records as per the professional and Trust requirements To assist the Named Professional in the development, implementation and delivery of the safeguarding training programme and to participate in learning needs analysis as required To assist the Named Professional and Safeguarding Team in the production of the Safeguarding Annual Report, provide data in relation to Quality Key Performance Indicators, Section 11 Self assessments and other information as requested by the wider Trust or partner agencies To contribute, with support from the Named Professional to Statutory Safeguarding Reviews and Internal PSIRF processes To ensure that recommendations and action plans from Statutory Safeguarding Reviews and Internal PSIRF reviews are implemented appropriately and that any learning from these are incorporated into training and disseminated across the Trust. To assist the Named Professional in the audit programme and support staff where necessary in undertaking safeguarding audit. To ensure appropriate action is taken when clinical risks are identified by self, or a team member and that the escalation process is followed appropriately. To provide clinical leadership and professional support to staff and team members; this includes active participation in team meetings and deputising for the Named Professional where appropriate. To assist with development of relevant policy documents that guide practice. To undertake clinical practice duties as determined by Named Professional. To support staff dealing with the emotionality of safeguarding and access emotional support for self when dealing with safeguarding issues if required. To support the work in the Single Point of Accesses. Communication To support staff with the communication of complex and sensitive information effectively with children, young people, and adults. Maintain good relationships with other professional leads and all members of staff, thus developing professionalism through the organisation Key relationships: Director of Bedford Brough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Children and Young Peoples Services Assistant Director for Safeguarding Head of Safeguarding. Named Professionals. Safeguarding Team Operational Leads Trust Staff External agency leads for Safeguarding Children related work Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Nurse/Health Visitor and/or Specialist Degree in Community or Public Health / Midwife/ Registered with Social Work England Evidence of professional development Degree or equivalent Evidence of further training/education in Safeguarding Children Desirable NSPCC or other Trust accredited safeguarding supervision training or other relevant training Recognised professional teaching qualification Experience Essential 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 and working with Families Demonstrates a good understand of the Think Family model and is able to identify adults at risk Desirable Experience of working in MASH or multi-agency setting Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring Experience of managing clinical audit Awareness of patient/public involvement in service development Knowledge & Skills Essential 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 people Demonstrates professional curiosity and the ability to manage appropriate professional challenge in safeguarding work Desirable IT Skills Supervision skills both individual and group facilitation skills Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Nurse/Health Visitor and/or Specialist Degree in Community or Public Health / Midwife/ Registered with Social Work England Evidence of professional development Degree or equivalent Evidence of further training/education in Safeguarding Children Desirable NSPCC or other Trust accredited safeguarding supervision training or other relevant training Recognised professional teaching qualification Experience Essential 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 and working with Families Demonstrates a good understand of the Think Family model and is able to identify adults at risk Desirable Experience of working in MASH or multi-agency setting Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring Experience of managing clinical audit Awareness of patient/public involvement in service development Knowledge & Skills Essential 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 people Demonstrates professional curiosity and the ability to manage appropriate professional challenge in safeguarding work Desirable IT Skills Supervision skills both individual and group facilitation skills 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration 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 Flitwick Health Centre Flitwick MK45 1DW Employer's website https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)