Health lead for the multi-agency child protection team (macpt)

Health Lead for the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)

The closing date is 22 June 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced children's registered nurse or registered midwife, with significant safeguarding children knowledge and experience to work strategically and operationally within the new London Borough of Hackney and City of London Multiagency Child Protection Teams (MACPTs) providing expert specialist health advice to support the child protection process of safeguarding vulnerable babies, children and young people who have experienced significant harm.

This post is available as a secondment.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work collaboratively with Social Work, Police, Education and MASH health colleagues, to ensure safe and effective decision making at every point in the child safeguarding journey. The MACPT Health Lead will take lead and advise on cases being overseen by the MACPT and will facilitate access to other health agencies and practitioners. They will develop networks of support and work in partnership with the other MACPT members to create effective multi‑agency interventions and plans, based on a rigorous assessment of risk. The post holder will promote culturally competent, active anti‑racist, and trauma‑informed practice within the MACPT.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments on this page.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• NMC Registered Children’s Nurse or Registered Midwife; Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Health Visitor or School Nurse; Level 4 Safeguarding; First Level Degree in a relevant field; Evidence of continual professional development.

Skills / Abilities

• Delivery of safeguarding supervision. Caseload management of safeguarding – child protection. Audit experience. Ability to analyse highly complex safeguarding situations and contribute to investigations or decisions within the MACPT. Ability to formulate and implement policies and protocols. Produce management reports including statistics for child protection and complex cases for service delivery as required by boards.

Experience

• Experienced SCPHN working actively in a safeguarding specialist role. Line management experience at band 7 or above. Experience of working with vulnerable families / child protection in the community setting. Experience of multi‑agency / partnership working, and the ability to professionally challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively. Experience of effective inter‑agency working. Evidence of working in highly stressful environments.

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge in current legislation and statutory guidance relating to safeguarding children and child protection.

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values. Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.