Specialist Nurse Safeguarding (Children)

Specialist Nurse Safeguarding (Children)

Hywel Dda University Health Board has a rare opportunity to appoint an experienced child safeguarding practitioner to the Corporate Safeguarding Team. We are seeking a self-motivated individual to provide an effective leadership and support function which enables the Health Board to discharge its duties in accordance with safeguarding legislation and duties.

The Health Board has a dedicated Safeguarding Team consisting of a small group of friendly practitioners working across the spectrum of safeguarding, including children, adults, violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence (VAWDASV) and Looked After Children working across Hywel Dda and forms part of the Health Board Corporate Nursing Team. The position of Safeguarding Practitioner for children enables a unique, interesting and challenging role as part of the wider corporate team.

Main duties of the job

Working with minimal supervision, the successful applicant will be accountable for utilising their specialist knowledge, analytical and curiosity skills to provide leadership, guidance, support, safeguarding supervision and training to health professionals.

The post holder will embrace a person-centred approach and promote the wellbeing and safety of children and adults.

You will empower staff in their identification and decision-making processes when confronted with possible child and/or adult abuse and neglect and ensure good quality safeguarding reports are submitted to children services.

The post holder will contribute to ensuring effective systems are in place for learning and sharing lessons both internally and with statutory partners. Lead on safeguarding audit providing reports to the Named Nurse and Head of Safeguarding in order to provide assurance and to improve service provision.

The post holder will represent Hywel Dda University Health Board at multi-agency meetings in respect of safeguarding issues, including MARAC, Child and Adult Safeguarding meetings, and PRUDiC meetings.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in Safeguarding arena
• Experience of working in a specialist child safeguarding role
• Significant experience of working within the safeguarding field with children, adults and families to address the needs of vulnerable individuals and families
• Experience of effective multi-agency working
• Evidence of undertaking audits and service evaluation
• Experience of completion of Committee reports
• Evidence of presentation and facilitation skills
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating safeguarding training to both small and large groups.
• An understanding of research
• Experience of providing supervision to health professionals
• Experience in the development of audit tools, audit and service evaluation
• Experience in the development and delivery of training programmes to senior health professionals and managers

Qualifications and Knowledge

• NMC Registration
• Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding processes
• Professional knowledge acquired through Degree, supplemented by specialist training.
• Relevant Master's Degree or experience to an equivalent level
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of local and regional partner agencies
• Safeguarding supervision experience and training
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of current issues and legislation relating to safeguarding and Mental Capacity and Liberty Protection Safeguards
• Detailed knowledge of Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, MARAC process, Honour Based Violence, Child Sexual Exploitation and Modern Day Slavery, Prevent and Channel processes.
• PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification or experience

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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.

Named Nurse and Lead Safeguarding Children

£46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum pro rata