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Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Employer
Bromley Healthcare CIC
Location
Bexley
Salary
£52,093 to £58,186 a year Inclusive of Hcas
Closing date
12 Jun 2022

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Sector
Healthcare & Medical
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Flexible working available
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Job summary  

Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children - Bexley 0-19 service

8A - £52,093 - £58,186 Inclusive of Hcas

The post holder will be the Named Nurse for Children's Safeguarding as part of the Bromley Healthcare Bexley 0-19 Health Visiting Service and is required to have good knowledge and experience of child protection and safeguarding procedures. You will work closely with the Service Lead for the Bexley 0-19 Service on safeguarding processes and the wider Bromley Healthcare Safeguarding Team developing policies and practice. You will lead a team of Children's Safeguarding Advisors to deliver effective training, safeguarding supervision and support to all Bexley 0-19 Health Visiting staff.

You must possess excellent communication skills with a passion for the delivery of high-quality care to safeguard the children and their families in Bexley.

Main duties of the job  

  • To fulfil the Named Nurse role as described in the Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff Intercollegiate Document (2019).
  • To facilitate safe and effective communication and information sharing across Bexley and Bromley Healthcare in line with legislation and procedures
  • To support and provide assurance that all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities to safeguard and protect children and young people are in place in Greenwich
  • To identify any practice areas or systems which place Bromley Healthcare at risk and work with relevant service staff to reduce the level of risk and inform the Head of Safeguarding and Director of Nursing and Quality of any concerns.
  • To lead and coordinate the safeguarding supervision of all Bromley Healthcare staff in Bexley who work with or regularly come into contact with children and young people
  • To take a lead role in ensuring the continuing development and integration of evidence-based practice regarding safeguarding children in Bexley
  • To provide expert advice and support to Community Services staff on child protection issues including complex cases, police statements, court attendances, Internal Management Reviews, Serious Case Reviews and Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
  • To attend the Bexley Safeguarding Children Partnership and sub-groups as required and contribute to multi-agency working groups

About us  

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.

Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.

Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Job description Job responsibilities  

  • Please see the attached job description and person specification attached for full details of the role

Person Specification Qualifications and professional registration Essential

  • RGN/RSCN RHV/School Nurse qualification/Community and/or public health qualification Educated to degree level or evidence of working towards a degree.

Training Essential

  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in relation to Safeguarding Children Evidence of professional development such as management or leadership courses

Desirable

  • Recognised specialist child protection training Accredited teaching qualification. Supervision qualification

Specific skills Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport and establish good one to one relationships. Knowledge of the legal framework underpinning safeguarding children Ability to apply theoretical principles/legislation to practice Ability to analyse issues and think critically. Demonstrate excellent report writing skills, presentation skills, IT skills, e.g. Use of PowerPoint and ability to use up-to-date training equipment Ability to undertake audit Ability to use assertiveness skills in areas of potential risk.

Desirable

  • Recent evidence of study relevant to professional areas of child protection.

Experience Essential

  • 3 years' experience in complex Child Protection case management Experience of planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of training sessions Demonstrates knowledge and experience of reflective practice In depth and comprehensive knowledge of National Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk Policy, Practice and Strategy including legislation, policies, guidance and procedures in line with the national Children and Safeguarding Adults Agenda Knowledge of the implications of LPS/MCA/ DoLS/ PREVENT Demonstrable experience of devising, implementing and evaluating teaching programmes for individuals and groups. Understanding of issues related to equalities and diversity. Relevant experience of working with vulnerable families initiating child protection procedures

Personal Qualities Essential

  • Able to work individually and as part of a team. Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs. Time management skills and ability to prioritise Confidence to challenge appropriately and professionally in difficult situation

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.

 

Company

Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and part of the NHS family.

But we are a little different; we like to think that we stand out from typical NHS organisations as Bromley Healthcare CIC is actually a co-owned social enterprise, co-owned by its employees. This means that our staff remain on NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (providing you are eligible), if not we can offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

What difference does this make?

Because our Nurses, therapists and support staff co-own Bromley Healthcare CIC and have a real say in how our services are run, this has created a greater sense of ownership, responsibility & motivation among our staff which in turn creates better quality for our patients & families.

If you are keen to work for a dynamic, forward thinking but different type of NHS employer then Bromley Healthcare could be for you!

From health visiting to district nursing, school nurses to specialist nurses, our nursing services help new parents to care for new born children and older people to continue living at home through care and support. We also have a wide range of therapy services for adults and children, including speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy whilst our specialist services focus on preventing diseases and supporting those living with specific conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or diabetes.

 

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