Employer: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Marris House
Town: Birkenhead
Salary: £58,972 - £68,525 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59
Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children and Looked After Children
NHS AfC: Band 8b
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the changing shape of NHS commissioning in Cheshire and Merseyside. Our current organisational structure supports effective working both locally and across Cheshire and Merseyside as we develop as an Integrated Care System.
The population of Cheshire and Merseyside is diverse and growing and we are keen to see that diversity recognised within our own workforce. As an employer we seek to open opportunities for our staff to gain new skills, gain knowledge and develop careers in health and care.
We welcome students, staff, people of all races, religions, genders, sexual orientation, physical abilities, backgrounds, and philosophies and those who are accepting of others. Our goal is to support all of our workforce in their work, if you believe you can bring your skills and experiences and an open-minded approach into our fast-paced and dynamic organisation, we are committed to providing a positive and supportive experience for all of our staff.
Job overview
Are you passionate about safeguarding children and young people? If so, this might just be the job for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the quality and safeguarding team at Wirral Place, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside as the Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Children Looked After.
We are an established team of professionals looking to address the safeguarding needs of the population of Wirral. We are seeking a full-time Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Children Looked After.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a key leadership role for Safeguarding Children and Looked After Children across the Wirral Health Economy and Wirral Safeguarding Partnership. The role is essential in ensuring that the ICB fulfils their statutory safeguarding duties. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate skill and expertise in Safeguarding Children.
A key focus of the role will be quality and improvement of safeguarding arrangements and the post holder will work with a variety of health and multi-agency partners to oversee this, establishing and maintaining professional strategic relationships with key stakeholders within Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside, and the Northwest of England.
This post may close sooner and without warning if we receive a large number of applications.
The successful applicant will be based in the geographical location of Wirral (one of the nine Places) and will work closely with the Designated Professionals for Safeguarding Children and Looked After Children across NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB as part of a wider enthusiastic and dedicated safeguarding team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
* Communicate and provide highly complex safeguarding and looked after children information across the Health economy to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
* Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives, and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting such as the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership, Corporate Parenting Committee, and Child Death Overview Panel.
* Commit to working and engaging constructively with NHS Commissioned providers, health services, and other key stakeholders on a range of potentially contentious issues.
* Nurture key relationships and maintain networks both within the NHS and other networks such as the Safeguarding Children Partnerships, Corporate Parenting Committees, and Child Death Overview Panels internally and externally, including national networks.
* Lead and coordinate the safeguarding and looked after children response to external and internal inspections such as: Ofsted, CQC, Peer reviews etc.
* Support collaborative working across health services, underpinned by appropriate pathways and policies to safeguard children.
* Assist with media management, especially in cases of local safeguarding issues generating media interest and where necessary liaise with media management of other agencies and partnerships to ensure a consistent media approach.
Please see job description and person specification for more detail.
Person specification
Experience
* Knowledge of the NHS reform agenda as it applies to safeguarding children and looked after children.
* Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Part 1 NMC).
* Completed specific post-registration training in safeguarding at Masters level or equivalent experience.
Skills
* The ability to build excellent collaborative networks.
* Ability to make complex decisions quickly based on a range of factors including highly sensitive patient information which can affect the whole health system.
Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of benefits including flexible & agile working arrangements, pension scheme, and generous annual leave allowance.
In return, we provide a supportive environment in which to learn and develop, with the opportunity to further your skills and career within an exciting and evolving environment. As a member of NHS staff, you will receive various discounts from a host of restaurants and high-street stores.
In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above to prevent the number of applications received from being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
Additional information relating to the role can be found in the Job Description below. Please note that candidates will be shortlisted against the criteria outlined within the Person Specification (also below), therefore, to avoid disappointment please ensure you meet the requirements of the role before applying and that you are able to demonstrate these requirements throughout your application form.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name: Julia Bryant
Job title: Head of Quality and Safety Improvement
Email address: julia.bryant@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
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