Overview
Join to apply for the Safeguarding Strategy Nurse role at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work closely with the Safeguarding children team and others across the service in ensuring that HDFT statutory duties and safeguarding children responsibilities to safeguard children and young people are supported effectively.
To work closely with the Specialist Nurse Child Protection and gather information from clinical records to assess and analyse risk in order to share the appropriate health information at safeguarding meetings. The Nurse will signpost colleagues to other relevant Health information/professionals where appropriate.
The Strategy Nurse will provide information to partners including signposting to appropriate health providers and services.
To carry out any other duties requested by the Locality Manager who is the lead for the Safeguarding pillar.
This band 6 Strategy Nurse role incorporates direct face to face working with the child and their family. Following strategy meetings, prior to any report writing, the impact on the child is assessed by the Safeguarding Strategy Nurse. Working directly with the family a health needs assessment and home environment assessment is completed and work priorities are delegated and supervised through the Locality Manager or Specialist Nurse Child Protection.
This post reports directly to the Locality Manager for the Safeguarding Pillar. The post will link to Local Safeguarding Children’s Partnerships.
Role
The role of the Safeguarding Children Team is to provide a safe Safeguarding Children Service for all HDFT employees this includes:
* Advice and support of practitioners who have concern about the welfare of a child, from initial concern through the Child Protection process to legal proceedings.
* Provision of training in line with the Intercollegiate Document: Safeguarding Children: Roles and Competencies of Health Professionals (2019).
* Provision of reflective supervision.
* Support and promotion of effective inter and multi-agency working.
* Support of good organisational governance processes to provide assurance of a safe service including development of appropriate policies and procedures.
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
* An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards; Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
* Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Blackburn | Job title: Locality Manager | Email: kblackburn@nhs.net | Telephone: 07812396868
If you would like to discuss this post please do not hesitate to contact Katie Blackburn, on 07812396868 or Sam Anderson, Service Manager on 07741700427
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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