MASH Health & Children in Care Service Lead
Are you an experienced safeguarding professional with a passion for driving quality and managing risk? Join East of England Community Health & Care Services as our MASH Health & Children in Care Service Lead, where you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safety of vulnerable children and adults through effective multi‑agency collaboration.
This pivotal leadership role requires a strong understanding of safeguarding legislation, risk management, and partnership working. You’ll oversee quality assurance, compliance, and continuous improvement within our Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub and our Children in Care service, shaping best practices and improving outcomes for those at risk.
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a dedicated, forward‑thinking team committed to safeguarding excellence.
* Work in a dynamic, multi‑agency environment with key partners, including social care, health, and police.
* Enjoy a supportive workplace that values innovation, development, and staff well‑being.
Responsibilities
* The post holder is responsible and accountable for the delivery of the MASH health service and the Children in care team including clinical responsibility for the safeguarding of service users who are open to MASH Health and the initial and review health assessments for children who become looked after.
* They will be responsible for the operational running and team management.
* The post holder will ensure and develop quality assurance and improvement and the clinical governance of the services.
* The post holder influences service strategies and has input into decision‑making at the senior management level.
* The post holder will provide operational leadership, and direction across the service to drive improvements and a culture of learning.
* The post holder will have responsibility for the operational management of the Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub health team and the children in care team providing clinical leadership and highly developed subject matter expertise to the team, the Trust and as a senior leader in the safeguarding partnership.
* The post holder has strategic oversight across the safeguarding partnership to develop collaborative working practices.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
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