Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialist/ Paediatric Liaison Lead - Stevenage, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Description

Job overview

We are recruiting for a 12 month Secondment or 12 Month fixed term contract as a Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialist/ Paediatric Liaison Lead Nurse. We are looking for someone who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic safeguarding team has arisen. We require a dynamic, highly motivated and committed practitioner to work with health and multiagency colleagues to ensure the provision of safe and effective services to safeguard vulnerable children across Hertfordshire.

The post holder will be a fundamental part of the safeguarding team and work closely with the Trust leads to ensure that the safeguarding of children remains at the heart of practice. Working with teams across the organisation you will be responsible for providing knowledge and expertise in all aspects of safeguarding children in the acute and community setting.

Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide expertise and knowledge demonstrating a sound understanding the issues relating to the identification, assessment and treatment, management of vulnerable children and families. This includes involvement in monitoring and improving standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues contributing to the Safeguarding governance process across the Trust.

The post holder will provide clinical support and guidance to staff within the hospital and community setting: this will include supporting staff in formulating appropriate, quality referrals to social care; case management and supervision, and actively participate on the on-call child protection medical rota.

The role will work in collaboration with the Named Nurse and in accordance with the Government guidance' "Working Together to Safeguard Children" on behalf of the Trust and to ensure staff are aware of and implement safeguarding children's legislation, policies and procedures and signposting staff to resources appropriately.

To undertake research/audit, evidence-based practice and performance based evaluation

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• 1 st level Registered children's nurse or Health Visiting qualification
• First degree or equivalent
• Evidence of post-qualification study
• Leadership training
• Management training
• Trained to a minimum of Level 3 children's safeguarding

Desirable criteria

• Professional development to Masters level (Post Graduate Certificate/MBA/MSc or equivalent)
• Safeguarding qualification

Previous Experience and Knowle

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS, N&M and safeguarding agenda
• 3 years' experience in Children's Healthcare/HV setting with evidence of leadership qualities
• Formal and informal teaching experience
• Staff and Resource Management experience
• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of safeguarding children, local and National policies and guidance
• Up to date knowledge of: o NMC Code of Professional Conduct o Safeguarding Children processes o Hand hygiene and Care Bundles o Health and Safety awareness o Clinical Governance and quality issues o Risk management o Equality and Diversity o HR policies

Desirable criteria

• Experience of introducing change ot the clinical environment
• Report writing skills and experience
• Experience of managing HR issues eg: poor performance etc

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent high level clinical leadership skills
• Writing and presentation skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to implement policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion

Desirable criteria

• Development of policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.