Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Are you Registered Children Nurse/Midwife/SCHPN qualified or equivalent and have Safeguarding training or experience?
Interested in Safeguarding and what it entails as a service provided by an Outstanding CQC Trust?
Do you want a challenging but rewarding role working with various agencies?
Then this MASH health practitioner role should interest you!
The MASH Health Practitioner will be a key member in the day to day running of the MASH health function provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
As a key practitioner in the MASH you will be responsible for the collation and analysis of health information to contribute to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children when referrals are received by Social Care.
(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
You will synthesise and analyse health information to appropriately inform strategy meetings and risk assessments within the MASH.
You will apply your professional judgement and help partner agencies to understand the health view when establishing risk and applying Local Authority thresholds to children and families.
You will work alongside co-located partner agencies collaboratively to share information and contribute to joint decision making for children and families at risk,
You will participate in the evaluation of MASH processes to ensure safe and appropriate information sharing within the MASH and across the wider health economy.
You will support with the collection and review of data to support the development and understanding of the Health MASH workload.
To ensure the maintenance of high standards of record keeping and documentation on cases where information has been shared.
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.
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.
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
Respond to requests for health information within the MASH as per the 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 and to support their attendance at strategy meetings for cases already open to them.
To 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 SystmOne as necessary.
Support MASH Lead nurse in multi-agency audit and audits.
Support MASH lead by attending daily high risk meetings and triaging work loads.
Liaise with health partners to share information and outcomes from MASH enquiries and Strategy meetings as appropriate.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To manage and analyse highly complex information to appropriately inform strategy meetings and risk assessments within the MASH. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: delivering excellence in children and young peoples health services.
Ensure the Named Professional/safeguarding team specialist nurses are aware of serious cases involving CCS and Datix system is utilised to consider learning within the Trust services.
Participate 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.
Ensure the health team has access and share health records for children as per MASH Information Sharing Agreement and act as a conduit for information sharing between the health economy and MASH in the case of children and as appropriate parents, or carers.
Contribute to the evaluation of MASH processes from a health perspective to ensure safe and appropriate information sharing within the MASH and across the wider health economy.
To contribute to regular audit of referrals to Childrens Social Care from the Health System.
To maintain high standards of record keeping and documentation on cases where information has been shared.
To ensure regular safeguarding supervision is accessed as per the CCS Safeguarding Supervision Policy
Communication
To establish good working relationships and work collaboratively with other agencies including social care and other health care providers.
Participate in case and strategy discussions and inform decision making regarding thresholds and risk.
Contribute to the safe and effective running of the health contribution to the MASH service in a timely manner, utilising resources efficiently.
To promote effective safe communication networks between health agencies and social care.
To maintain a clear focus of healths role and offer professional challenge to support resolution of professional disagreements and disputes as needed.
Undertake Audit where required to assist the Lead Nurse in providing appropriate data to contribute to quality assurance of MASH activity.
Support the lead nurse to provide appropriate data as required by the MASH Operational group.
The post holder will receive safeguarding and clinical supervision from the within CCS Safeguarding Children Team and as required from the CCS Assistant Director of Safeguarding.
The post holder is expected to work in collaboration with multi-agency partners to promote effective information sharing and assessment to contribute to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.
To maintain knowledge and expertise on local and national policy in relation to safeguarding children.
Ensures that own personal and professional development maintains a high level of expertise in relation to safeguarding children.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/ RN (Child)/ RSCN (part 8 or 15)/RM/RMN
* Post registration training or experience in Safeguarding Children
* Up to date with Level 3 safeguarding children training as per the CCS mandatory guidance
* Evidence of ongoing professional development regarding Safeguarding Children
* Evidence of staff supervision
Knowledge & Skills
* Competent in basic IT skills
* Competent SystmOne user
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to work proactively across organisational and agency boundaries to promote the welfare of children and young people
* Demonstrable team working skills
* Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations
* Understanding of the Children Act (1989 & 2004) and the National Service Framework for Children and Young People
* Expert knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018
* Knowledge of acute and community children's health services
* Has a good understanding of multiagency roles in safeguarding (Police, social care, education, voluntary sector etc)
* Awareness and understanding of CCS safeguarding policies
* Knowledge and understanding of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board Policies
* Good understanding of the local context of health service provision
* Good understanding of the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Board priorities for Cambridge and Peterborough
* Knowledge of legislation and all standards relevant to Safeguarding Children and Child Protection
Experience
* Knowledge of national and local safeguarding policies, guidance, and legislation
* Demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of child maltreatment and its impact on children and families
* Substantial experience in working with children and families where there are safeguarding and child protection concerns
* Significant experience of multi-agency working
* Experience in auditing practice
* Experience in influencing and developing changes to policy and procedure across a service
* Experience in developing a safe organisational environment for children and young people
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.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Address
Split between Cambridgeshire Constabulary Headquarters and Sandmartin House
Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Brampton Road
£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum, pro-rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
448-CCYP-6637740-A
Job locations
Split between Cambridgeshire Constabulary Headquarters and Sandmartin House
Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Brampton Road
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