Band 7 Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen within the Think Family Safeguarding Service for an enthusiastic and skilled Specialist Practitioner within the Safeguarding Children's Team. This post is a full-time, permanent position of 37.5 hours.
We are seeking a highly experienced practitioner with a strong interest in safeguarding children and a genuine commitment to a whole family strategy. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues relating to children within a safeguarding context. The Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner will work closely with Named Safeguarding Professionals and multi-professional clinical teams to ensure that the Trust's statutory responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children are met.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust, including those designated as positive, asymptomatic, and negative COVID wards.
Main duties of the job
Safeguarding at Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust encompasses promoting the welfare of children/young people and adults, considering a Think Family approach to protect from harm. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues relating to children, young people, and families within a safeguarding context.
* To work with all staff to provide support, advice, and expert guidance for safeguarding children, young people, adults, and their families.
* To deputise for Named Safeguarding Professionals within the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Team.
* To be a competent, knowledgeable, and visible practitioner, ensuring the provision of a high-quality Think Family Safeguarding Service.
* Assess, implement, plan, and evaluate care and interventions for service users with complex safeguarding needs.
* To complete safeguarding audits as per the Think Family Safeguarding Audit calendar.
* Maintain and develop own levels of specialist knowledge and skills in relation to safeguarding and clinical practice.
* Work collaboratively as part of the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Service, ensuring delivery of the Think Family Safeguarding Strategy.
* Referral of safeguarding concerns as per statutory processes, local and internal policy, and procedure.
* To escalate safeguarding concerns, internally and externally as per local, regional, and national directives.
* To assist with the development, implementation, and evaluation of action plans and recommendations of lessons learned from reviews.
* To support managers and staff in the delivery of high-quality care throughout the journey of the child, young person, adult, and families.
* Provide safeguarding supervision and case management guidance.
* Facilitate good standards of record keeping, report and statement writing in line with NMC and Trust guidelines.
* Attend appropriate safeguarding meetings, advocating on behalf of service users.
* To promote a rights-based approach in the safeguarding of service users and their families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC Registration or relevant regulatory body.
* Post registration education in Child Protection/Safeguarding children and/or adults' module at graduate level or willingness to undertake.
* Evidence of continued professional development and experiential learning.
* Teaching/training qualification or equivalent experience.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
* Safeguarding Supervision qualification or willingness to undertake within 12 months.
Experience
* Recent and extensive experience relating to caring for children, young people, adults, and families.
* Experience of Safeguarding Children and/or Adults.
* Experience of team working and multi-agency working.
* Clinical credibility demonstrated through experience in safeguarding children.
* Experience of representing the organisation at safeguarding meetings.
* Experience in providing safeguarding support and advice.
* Experience of developing, implementing, delivering, and evaluating training.
* Experience of key elements of change management.
* Experience of undertaking audits.
* Experience of report writing.
* Experience of working within an Acute/Community Health Care Setting.
* Experience of research activity.
* Experience of contributing to local Safeguarding Children/Adult Board subgroups.
* Experience of managing professional challenge.
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
* Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Demonstrated leadership skills.
* Ability to work autonomously and effectively as part of a team.
* Ability to analyse and interpret data, information, and situations.
* Excellent planning and organisational skills.
* Demonstrate confidence in dealing with highly sensitive information.
* Computer literacy and ability to maintain IT or paper-based systems.
* Excellent teaching and presentation skills.
* Ability to manage personal stress and that of others.
* Experience of policy development and/or implementation.
* In-depth knowledge of trauma-informed approaches when safeguarding.
* Knowledge of strategy, guidelines, and policy development in relation to safeguarding.
* Understanding of the impact of domestic abuse, mental ill health, substance misuse, and adverse childhood experiences.
* Knowledge of National, regional, and local safeguarding policies.
* Comprehensive knowledge of legislation relating to Safeguarding.
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of current issues affecting safeguarding.
* Able to demonstrate an awareness of complex issues when working across organisations.
* Ability to think widely and analyse problems.
Additional
* Ability to work in an equal opportunity environment.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* Ability to respond quickly and effectively to an unpredictable workload.
* Reliability.
* Willingness and ability to travel as required.
* Flexible working to meet the needs of the service.
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role.
* Flexible and motivated team player approach.
* Experience of cascading information.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum, pro rata.
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