The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Liaison Specialist - safeguarding children
The closing date is 16 October 2025
The paediatric liaison specialist contributes to the strategic development and operational implementation of the safeguarding agenda across The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will develop, promote and facilitate appropriate referral and liaison between hospital services at The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital, Urgent Care Centre, Health Visitors, School Nurses and other community practitioners as required.
Acting as a professional resource and link between Acute, Community and Primary Care services establishing good communications within these areas including wards, out-patients, A&E and maternity services. The post holder will support and work closely with the Named Professionals and Safeguarding Children Advisor in partnership to provide specialist advice on the management of safeguarding children.
Main duties of the job
This will improve and facilitate robust methods of communication enabling professionals to become more effective in identifying vulnerability indicators in children, young people and families and ensure School Nurses/Health Visitors are involved in effective discharge planning arrangements of children as appropriate.
The service aims to achieve long-term health gains for children by sharing information enabling preventative work, targeted support and early intervention to improve the health and well-being of all children (including the unborn).
There is an expectation that the post holder will participate in and undertake audit as required and provide data and information as requested by the organisation to promote a quality service and support research and evidence based practice and provide day to day management of the paediatric liaison administrator.
Responsibilities and key result areas
* Vision, Strategy and Business development: The Paediatric Liaison post is the key conduit and pivotal to ensuring good communication between the acute setting and community services.
* Leadership, Culture and Values and People: Initiate, develop and review policies in partnership with other agencies to promote best practice and safe ways of working within related healthcare settings.
* Governance, Quality and Performance: Provide specialist knowledge, skills and experience of the liaison role and act as an advisor to others and contributing to updating policy.
About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services.
Person Specification
* RN/ RSCN/ RM/ RNLD
* Current NMC registration and evidence of continual professional development
* Experience of working with children
* An understanding of how collaborative working with health and social care providers and the voluntary sector enhances the client experience.
* Demonstrate a knowledge of reflective practice
* Teaching experience
* Report writing/IT skills including use of 'Teams'
* SCPHN
* Teaching qualification/experience
* Demonstrate and understanding of public health principles and current issues relating to the 0-19 age group
* Experience of safeguarding supervision
* Experience of change management
* Able to/experience of audit/benchmarking
The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Salary: £51,883 to £58,544 a year pa inc pro rata
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