<div><p>We are looking to recruit a NMC registered Specialist Nurse/Health Practitioner, Safeguarding Children, for 14 months maternal cover to work within our East Sussex MASH in either Eastbourne or Hastings. The post holder will work within the multi‑agency integrated team, gathering, collating and sharing health information to assist the assessment of notifications and referrals relating to children aged 0–18 years, which are received by the Local Authority front door and processed in the MASH.</p><p>This is primarily an in‑office role, with some opportunity for hybrid working, dependent on service needs being met.</p><p>The successful candidate will have sound knowledge and experience of safeguarding children practice from unborn to 18th birthday. They must be able to work in complex and challenging environments, self‑manage without continual onsite line management, and must be prepared to cross‑cover the other MASH sites. The successful candidate must possess excellent verbal, written and analytical skills to provide safeguarding advice and contribute to decision‑making within the MASH. They must develop robust and positive relationships between multi‑agency partners and must demonstrate emotional resilience.</p><h3>Main duties of the job</h3><p>The post holder will primarily be part of a co‑located multi‑agency team within an identified MASH in Sussex, which includes Police, Local Authority Childrens Social Care and others, whilst maintaining strong links with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) safeguarding team.</p><p>The role involves providing relevant and proportionate collation and analysis of health information, contributing to decision‑making for children, and providing professional challenge where necessary to ensure robust outcomes for children.</p><p>The post holder will work to continually improve safeguarding arrangements across the health economy in partnership with a range of agencies and services.</p><p>The Local Authority holds statutory responsibility for the management of notifications and referrals, but the decision and planning required to inform the outcome of the notification or referral is made by the integrated MASH team. Multi‑agency cooperation is a statutory duty of all professionals delivering care to children and families (Childrens Act, 2004 and Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2023).</p><p>The five core elements of a MASH have been agreed by stakeholders as:</p><ul><li>Providing a single front door for referrals and notifications</li><li>Co‑location of key partners</li><li>Provides a safe confidential environment</li><li>Enables analysis of risk or need on a case‑by‑case basis</li><li>Enables wider victim identification within communities</li></ul><h3>Qualifications and/or Professional Registration</h3><ul><li>Registered nurse/ midwife with SCPHN, or RSCN</li><li>Completed specific post‑registration training in child protection / safeguarding children at degree level or higher OR evidence of significant safeguarding children experience</li><li>SCPHN Health Visitor/School Nurse qualification or significant relevant post‑registration nurse experience.</li><li>Evidence of continuing professional development</li></ul><h3>Experience</h3><ul><li>Significant post‑registration experience in child protection casework.</li><li>Recent clinical experience relating to safeguarding and protecting children from harm</li><li>Experience of partnership working within the health economy and other agencies and across organisational boundaries</li><li>Experience of working with sensitive information in complex situations</li><li>Experience and knowledge of making judgements involving highly complex situations and implementing workable solutions</li><li>Experience of planning and delivering a variety of teaching to single and multi‑agency teams</li><li>Previous experience supervising or advising staff in safeguarding</li><li>Evidence of working in a MASH or similar setting</li><li>Experience undertaking audits</li><li>Experience of report writing</li></ul><h3>Skills and Knowledge</h3><ul><li>Understanding of legislation relating to safeguarding children and adults</li><li>Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and work under pressure</li><li>Demonstrates resilience and ability to work flexibly</li><li>Ability to work autonomously as part of a team</li><li>Ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels with staff within all health providers and other partner organisations.</li><li>In‑depth knowledge and understanding of national and local child protection guidance, policies and procedures and legislation</li><li>Knowledge and understanding of multidisciplinary, inter‑professional practice to include primary care, Childrens and Young Peoples Services and adult services</li><li>Evidence of knowledge and skills in undertaking risk assessment.</li><li>High‑level assessment and analysis skills</li><li>High level of interpersonal communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation</li><li>Ability to challenge decisions and articulate rationale</li><li>Ability to influence and achieve change</li><li>IT skills in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel</li></ul><h3>Other requirements</h3><ul><li>Experience managing a team and providing supervision</li><li>Able to travel across Sussex and provide cross‑cover to other MASH services</li></ul><h3>Mandatory Mandates</h3><p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and must involve submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p><p>Next mandatory mandatory mandatory mand. 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