Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Safeguarding Practitioner focused on Children in Care and Care Leavers, to join the Safeguarding Children and Adult’s Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT).
The post-holder will provide expert advice on Children in Care and Care Leavers issues, policies, procedures and clinical practice which will enable the Trust and its workforce to conform to mandatory and statutory frameworks relating to the Children in Care and Care Leavers’ agenda. The Safeguarding Practitioner (Children in Care and Care Leavers) will act as lead health practitioner for a defined cohort of young people ensuring their health assessments are undertaken and health plans implemented working with other agencies as necessary. Partnership working across the health economy, with Commissioners and with other agencies is fundamental to this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Named Nurse for Children in Care and Care Leavers and with the Safeguarding Team as part of the Nursing and Quality Directorate. Safeguarding is integral to Governance arrangements within LSCFT and we are looking for someone with a commitment to high standards and belief in delivering reliable and sustainable service provision in an area of work across the ICB that is demanding and challenging but rewarding.
LSCFT is seeking a professional who values, and is committed to, providing advice, support, training, and clinical supervision to a wide range of health professionals. Applicants should have experience of working with situations that may present challenges for services and staff. Applicants should have an understanding of the national and local issues involved in Children in Care and Care Leavers and a proven ability to engage in effective multi-disciplinary teamwork.
The successful applicant will support the development of single and multi-agency, safeguarding policies, procedures and clinical practice, ensuring practice is current and up to date in line with local and national priorities. The applicant will be required to support organisational safeguarding arrangements, contribute to the Trust’s quality and assurance framework and support the team in fulfilling statutory safeguarding duties.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC registration
* 1st Level degree – Public Health Nursing (SCHP)
* Evidence of continued professional development and experiential learning
* Two years post qualification experience as a Public Health Practitioner
Knowledge
* Up to date knowledge of the safeguarding children’s and adults agenda
* Knowledge of legislation relating to Safeguarding and the implications for practice arrangements
* Up to date knowledge of promoting the health and welfare of Children in Care and Care Leavers
Experience
* Recent clinical experience of working with vulnerable children and/or adults
* Clinical experience relating to safeguarding and protecting children and/or adults; assessing health needs and preparing action plans under the supervision of an SSP
* Some experience of multi-agency/multi-disciplinary working and ability to work co-operatively.
Skills
* Ability to think widely and analyse problems and develop solutions
* Support and challenge traditional views and work practices in a credible, non-threatening way
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.
Please be aware the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential when submitting an application form to convey your skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.
Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).
You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
LSCFT is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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: Anna Howarth
Job title: Named Nurse – Children in Care and Care Leavers
Email address: anna.howarth@lscft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01254 283399
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