About this role
Job summary
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 Social Work, Police and 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
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description 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 attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
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
Education / Qualifications Skills/ Abilities Essential
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 Essential
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 interagency working. Evidence of working in highly stressful environments.
Knowledge Essential
Specialist knowledge in current legislation and statutory guidance in relating to safeguarding children and child protection.
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Safeguarding Children Team, c/o Starlight Ward
Homerton Row
Hackney
E9 6SR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)