An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to work as the Lead Practitioner for Children's Safeguarding within Navigo's Safeguarding Team.
The post holder will contribute to the development of child protection practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance, and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines, providing high-quality evidence-based services to support the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships. If you can work as an autonomous practitioner, have an ability to work with a range of professionals, have excellent communication skills, are a team player, and have a keen desire to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people, and adults and their families, then this may be the opportunity for you to develop your skills further. Are you looking for a new challenge and to develop your safeguarding skills? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Safeguarding Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a skilled practitioner with a clinical registration and recent experience of working with vulnerable children, young people/adults, and their families.
The post holder will work with the Named Nurse to ensure that the organisation meets its safeguarding children's responsibilities to effectively safeguard children. This will involve monitoring and improving standards of care through supervising practice, conducting clinical audits, using evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting colleagues, and contributing to safeguarding governance processes across Navigo.
The post holder will need to have highly developed verbal and written communication skills and an ability to handle difficult and complex situations with tact and diplomacy.
Flexibility may be required to support the adult safeguarding element of the team where required as part of the 'Think Family' approach.
About us
Hello!
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health, and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies top 100 large company list.
As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education, and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre.
Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come and join us!
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Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
The post holder will deputise for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in their absence.
Provide specialist advice and support on adult and children safeguarding issues, MCA and DoLS, domestic abuse, allegations, and Prevent to all staff within the Trust.
Assist Navigo and staff in their duty to protect adults and children from harm and abuse.
Provide robust and flexible safeguarding training for all Trust staff.
The post holder will represent the Safeguarding Service at internal and external meetings.
Assist in developing robust quality assurance systems to monitor and evaluate safeguarding practice across Navigo.
To provide highly specialist knowledge and advice to all Navigo staff consistent with the requirements of the Safeguarding Policies.
Under the direction of the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, provide reports for Rapid Review/Safeguarding Practice Review/Safeguarding Adult Review/Domestic Abuse related Death Review processes and any other safeguarding investigations working within the Governance framework of Navigo.
Ensure seamless care and support for adults and children where there are safeguarding concerns through effective liaison and communication.
Providing safeguarding supervision, specialist debrief, support, and specialist advice to staff at all levels within the organisation.
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
1. Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing.
2. Competent in supporting staff in undertaking Domestic Abuse Stalking & Harassment Assessments.
3. Ability to demonstrate a high level of personal professional autonomy and accountability.
4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build personal and professional credibility at all levels of the organisation.
5. Ability to challenge poor practice and support individuals to improve.
6. Ability to motivate colleagues/peers.
7. Ability to prioritise workload and cope under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
8. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
9. Effective communication skills including writing of reports.
10. Interpretation skills, able to ensure work is compliant with national and local legislation/guidance.
11. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Power Point, and Excel and the ability to use virtual methods of communication.
12. Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload.
13. Ability to work on own initiative and facilitate the work of others.
14. Self-motivated, enthusiastic leader, good team player.
15. Able to work within a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency setting.
16. Ability to travel across the North East Lincolnshire locality, and wider to attend meetings in line with service need.
17. Ability to plan and deliver audit programmes and support others in auditing their practice.
18. Ability to provide supervision and support for Health Professionals and Social Care Professionals.
19. Designing and delivery of training courses.
Qualifications
1. First level degree in a professionally related subject or equivalent.
2. Statutory registration with the NMC/Social Work England or equivalent registration body.
3. Evidence of ongoing professional development.
4. Knowledge of legislation, national safeguarding policy, procedures, and guidance.
5. Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities and arrangements within Social Care, acute and community health services.
6. Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV).
7. Post Registration qualification in Safeguarding Children.
8. Degree in related subject area.
Experience
1. Experience of working in a range of health care settings.
2. Experience of the development and delivery of training.
3. Demonstrable experience of working with babies, children, and young people, and their families.
4. Experience of contributing to the formulation of multi-agency safeguarding plans.
5. Experience of writing reports.
6. Experience of contributing to reviews of cases on a multi-agency basis.
7. Minimum 3 years post-registration experience working at least a band 6.
8. Working knowledge of The Children's Act (specific to children safeguarding) 1989/2004 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.
9. Proven experience of managing multi-agency working/relationships.
10. Sound working knowledge regarding the recognition and impact of abuse/neglect.
11. Good working knowledge of local safeguarding procedures.
12. Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures and issues relating to vulnerable children and children in need.
13. Knowledge of children's health and development across the age spectrum.
14. Experience of receiving highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information.
15. Delivering supervision.
16. Experience of implementing new processes.
17. Experience of delivering improvements in patient safety and quality.
18. Experience of working in Mental Health.
19. Experience of audit.
20. Knowledge of the law relating to adult safeguarding/domestic abuse.
21. Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
22. Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management.
23. An understanding of the roles and functions of other statutory bodies for safeguarding, domestic violence MARAC/MAPPA.
24. Experience of supporting Safeguarding developments within multi-agency arrangements.
25. Experience of contributing to audit and service improvement initiatives.
26. Experience of working as part of a specialist health safeguarding service.
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.
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