About this role
Job summary
WE ARE RECRUITING FOR A CLINICAL CARE CO-ORDINATOR SAFEGUARDING ROLE
Do you want to work as part of a supportive and welcoming team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Care Co-ordinator Safeguarding role at Priory Medical Group in York. We are looking for an exceptional individual who will provide professional, competent and efficient support as the first point of contact to Patients/Colleagues/Carers and other Healthcare professionals regarding urgent Safeguarding issues for Children.
Reporting and accountable to the Practice Safeguarding Lead/Deputy Lead and Chief Operating Officer.
We are looking for 20 hours per week (4 hours daily with flexible timing and the ability to work from home).
Main duties of the job
At Priory Medical Group, we provide our patients with the very best in professional, safe and compassionate medical care. This important role involves a variety of duties; oversee and complete all reports for safeguarding-relevant information, working closely with Priory Medical Group's Safeguarding lead and to act as the responsible named liaison with the Regional Safeguarding Lead Nurses and GP, Social workers/ Health Visitors and the Practice teams.
About us
We are a leading primary care provider that delivers high quality care as a single practice to around 59,000 patients from eight surgeries across York. We also work as a single Primary Care Network (PCN) and work collaboratively with the other five PCNs across York. We have a strong clinical and operational leadership team who drive the delivery of excellent patient-centred and accessible services underpinned by a strong culture of ensuring support and well-being for our hard-working teams.
Our population is diverse and we focus with our partner organisations and commissioners on improving the health of our population through addressing health inequalities and supporting the most vulnerable. We are actively working on developing new neighbourhood models of integrated care delivery and understanding more about the patients who live and work in our neighbourhoods.
At PMG, we value the wellbeing and health of our staff and as a result we offer various resources to support the mental health of our employees. As part of the PMG team, you will have access to free confidential counselling and extensive wellbeing resources accessible through the NHS.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer and actively encourage applicants with a disability and/or long-term health condition to apply for our job vacancies. We already support a number of existing employees who have a disability and/or a long-term health condition, so that they are able to stay in work.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main Duties
Safeguarding Co-ordinator and Responsible Clinician
Reporting - you will oversee and complete all reports for safeguarding-relevant information received into Priory Medical Group, supported by the Administrative Care Co-ordinator. These reports vary from 24hr-7 day time-frames. Reports include: MASH Information Requests, Section 17 and 47 information enquiries, ICPC Reports (Initial Child Protection Conference).
Team Co-ordination - To work closely with the PMGs Safeguarding Lead and Deputy and the site based Safeguarding Champions on safeguarding cases across 8 surgeries.Liaison work -To act as the responsible named liaison with the Regional Safeguarding Lead Nurses and GP, Social workers/ Health Visitors and the Practice teams.Supporting MDTs -To attend, participate and actively contribute to any MDTs (Multi-Disciplinary Team) approach to safeguarding issues / patient cases.Maintaining knowledge - Responsible for maintaining / updating knowledge of appropriate safeguarding guidelines, policies, procedures and regulatory compliance.
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours Essential
Skilled Report Writing Assurance Strong Communication Skills Regulatory Compliance IT Literate Teamwork Patient Care Build and Maintain positive working relationships Autonomous working Confidentiality
Qualifications Essential
Proven Clinical experience as a Registered Nurse or Health Visitor Proven familiarity of working in child and/or adult safeguarding system
Desirable
Proven experience of generating periodic reports that provide clear, concise and relevant information to the business that also proposes solutions / improvements where appropriate. Competent in the use of SystmOne (electronic patient records system).
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 Priory Medical Group
Address Priory Medical Centre
Cornlands Road
York
North Yorkshire
YO24 3WX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.priorymedical.net/ (Opens in a new tab)