Children and Young Persons Safeguarding Nurse
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a full time , band 7 Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse to join the safeguarding team based at Basildon Hospital.
The safeguarding nurse will support the Safeguarding Associate Director, the Named Nurse and the Named Midwife for Safeguarding Children to fulfil MSEFT responsibilities as set out in the Working Together to Safeguard Children document. The Post Holder will use expert knowledge to provide specialist advice to staff, peers, other professionals, and multi-agency partners on all aspects of safeguarding children and unborn babies.
Main duties of the job
The Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse will provide support and supervision to all staff on issues relating to the safeguarding of children and unborn babies and to will provide a role model for safe, competent and professional practice in relation to the safeguarding of children.
You will assist in the planning process and will deliver training for staff in all aspects of children’s safeguarding and will participate in the development and delivery of a training strategy.
You will participate in policy development across all aspects of safeguarding children and will assist with the implementation into practice of all relevant national and local safeguarding recommendations and guidance.
The Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse will work with MSE staff and external partners to ensure that the wellbeing of children and unborn babies is safeguarded.
The Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse will provide operational management of cases involving any child or young person who is an inpatient on one of our 3 hospital sites where there are child protection concerns in order to ensure effective multidisciplinary and interagency risk assessment, decision making and development of safeguarding plans and actions.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
The post is site specific however, MSE covers a wide footprint area therefore the successful candidate's needs to be willing to travel to other sites on an occasional basis.
The hours of work for this role are 09:00 to 17:00
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Registered on part 1, 2,7,8,10,11 or15 of the NMC register.
Essential criteria- 5 years post registration experience
Relevant post registration experience and appropriate place on NMC register
Essential criteria- Evidence of extensive experience of managing Child Protection and complex safeguarding cases involving children/young people and unborn babies
- Extensive knowledge of local and national child protection procedures demonstrating experience of application of these procedures in safeguarding practice.
- Experience of supervision of staff and line management experience
- Extensive experience in safeguarding of children at risk and the application of this in practice within a health organisation
- Experience of multi-agency working
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.