About this role
Job summary
Multi-Agency: Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Named Health Professional for Safeguarding Children - Band 7Based with MASH Team at Friargate house, CoventryAn exciting opportunity for a Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) health practitioner in Coventry has arisen. The post holder will work in adynamic team and hold a senior position with a key role in the day-to-day running of the MASH.The applicant needs experience collating information from a wide range of systems including mental health, learning disabilities, autism, anduniversal servicesAs a key clinician in the MASH, you will be responsible for analysing and interpreting health information, about the risk of significant harm tochildren and families.You will contribute to multi-agency decision-making to safeguard and protect children. You will have expertise in working with child safeguarding issues and experience in working with multiagency and multidisciplinary colleagues, to inform decisions.
This postholder will need to have a good knowledge of reflective practice and be able to demonstrate this to support themselves and others
Main duties of the job
The main duties are to manage and analyse highly complex information to appropriately inform strategy meetings and risk assessments within theMASH. This will involve you ensuring that information is collated, recorded, and disseminated promptly and participating in MASH management meetings to ensure continued health contribution to the development of the MASH function.To highlight concerns regarding practice to the appropriate Lead Named Professional within the provider organisation. To maintain high standardsof record keeping and documentation on cases where information has been shared.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much asthey care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.These include:o generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with uso excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coachingand mentoring, and much moreo salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and moreo discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHSdiscount schemeso wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and moreo staff networks and support groupsWe're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the main description of The MASH Safeguarding Hub Named Health Professional for Safeguarding Children responsibilities please read thejob description
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Professional Educated to degree level/Professional Health Registration or experience in safeguarding /child protection
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Excellent knowledge/skills in safeguarding children, young people/Evidence of continued professional development in safeguarding children to level 3 (Intercollegiate Guidance 2019) Understanding of the multiagency roles involved with children & families / Think Family/wider healthcare environment and multidisciplinary roles Sound knowledge of local and national legislation and policy, e.g., Children Act 1989, GDPR, Working Together to Safeguarding Children (2023) Care Act 2014, Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to partners from a broad range of agencies, disciplines, and services. Ability to analyse very complex issues where the material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Able to challenge decisions and escalate in an articulate rational manner Experience/skills in identifying and responding to Children who have been the victims of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
Other Essential
Able to travel for work purposes and have access to an independent means of transport.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address Wayside House
Wilsons Lane, Longford
Coventry
CV6 6NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)