MASH Health Practitioner Secondment - Harrow
Job overview
MASH Health Practitioner Secondment
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed professional to join the Harrow Safeguarding Team, on secondment as a MASH Health Practitioner.
We are looking for an experienced professional with a health who has a sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children processes and current legislation.
The successful candidate will work as part of the dynamic MASH multi-agency integrated team assessing notifications and referrals regarding children aged 0-18 that are received by MASH. The postholder will share information with due regard to patient confidentiality, interpreting and sharing the information that is necessary to safeguard and/or promote the welfare of a child.
The post offered is to cover a period of 12 months as a secondment.
The post is Band 7 working 37.5 hours per week, based between remote working and Local Authority Premises.
If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about safeguarding children, families we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as part of the MASH dynamic multi-agency integrated team assessing notifications and referrals received regarding children aged 0-18. This will include searching for and collating health information from a range of NHS providers both locally and further afield.
The postholder will share information with due regard to patient confidentiality, interpreting and sharing the information that is necessary to safeguard and/or promote the welfare of a child.
The postholder will effectively manage the interface between CNWL Children’s Services and Childrens Social Care, with the express purpose of ensuring that children and families receive appropriate Early Help.
Working for our organisation
We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 7 MASH Health Practitioners contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
- Safeguarding children by recognising and responding when a child or young person might be at risk from abuse.
- Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the children using our services as safe as possible.
- Be aware of local safeguarding procedures and know how to contact named professionals for advice and support.
- Escalating safeguarding concerns.
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made.
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse (Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning Disability)
- And Qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor and School Nurse) qualification
- Completed Safeguarding Supervision training
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential criteria- Significant experience of working in the community
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Demonstrated experience of co-working in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of managing risks and reporting and escalating concerns
- Experience of holding child protection case load
- Understanding of the public sector
- Understanding of the wider healthcare environment
- Good understanding of IT and community recording systems
- Sound knowledge of NHS safeguarding structure
- Sound knowledge of multi-agency working (children and families)
- Sound knowledge of legislation and policy
- Experience of assessing risk and need for children
- Post-graduate master’s degree in a relevant subject area or working towards
- Educated to degree level in a related child protection subject
- Evidence of continued professional development in safeguarding children to level 4
Communication Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to partners from a broad range agencies, disciplines and services
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Able to contribute the health perspective to multi-agency meetings
- Able to challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively
Planning Skills
Essential criteria- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans accordingly
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Autonomy
Essential criteria- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
Equality and Diversity
Essential criteria- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership)
Other
Essential criteria- Experience of managing a work-stream without on-site direct line management
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.