Safeguarding Children and Young People Facilitator

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare view Safeguarding as ‘Everyone’s Responsibility’ and advocate a family approach to safeguarding. Children aged 0 to 18 years (including unborn babies) for whom there is a concern and information relating to their parents, carers or other adults involved in the life of the child or family.

Working closely with the Named Nurse, and Band 7 Specialist Safeguarding Nurses, the post holder will contribute to the health component of the Child Protection and Child in Need statutory health requirements within the Southampton area.

To work collaboratively with other health professionals and safeguarding partners to ensure health statutory requirements are fulfilled.

To facilitate good practice in prevention, identification, actioning and management of safeguarding children and young people when actual or suspected abuse has occurred.

To support the development and implementation of safeguarding practice across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare to enable effective multi-agency liaison meeting the statutory requirements.

Main duties of the job

This is a new dedicated post within the Southampton safeguarding support team hub to support the health response within the child protection and child in need statutory requirements within the place-based Southampton area.

*They will facilitate the health response in children protection and child in need activity when there is no identified health professional working with the family/ child.

*This will include navigating electronic health records, liaising with other health professionals to gather and analysis health information for the purpose of compiling a health report for the purpose of child protection or child in need conferences and planning.

*Health representation and attendance at child protection and child in need conferences to share health report.

*Represent health as a statutory safeguarding partner within child protection decision making.

*To manage the sharing of confidential and highly sensitive information with outside agencies, providing and receiving complex information within the Safeguarding arena.

*Undertake comprehensive, relevant, and proportionate health reports for the purpose of safeguarding children and young people., Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust’s Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Job description, Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust’s Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

• *Registered Professional on NMC/HCPC/SWE register

• *Degree level qualification or Equivalent

• *Specialist training or relevant experience relating to safeguarding children

Desirable

• *Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• *Experience of working in health community settings

• *Experience of working with child and/or young people safeguarding cases

• *Experience of inter-agency partnership working

• *Experience of attending safeguarding strategy/case conferences/multi-agency meetings

• *Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

• *Ability to prioritise and deliver agreed objectives.

• *Ability to produce comprehensive health reports for the purpose of safeguarding children and young people.

• *Ability to navigate and analysis a variety of health information.

• *Ability to respond appropriately to sensitive and /or difficult information and situations.

• *Ability to lead, motivate and be a good team player.

• *Ability to use a variety of IT programmes, and electronic health records e.g. Excel, Outlook, S1, Badgernet etc.

• *Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, procedures, current issues, and relevant Inquiry reports

• *Maintain personal/professional development.

• *Knowledge of local authority threshold documents and models of safeguarding provision.

• *Understanding and able to participate in potentially sensitive and emotionally challenging multi-agency meetings.

• Understanding of the role of safeguarding partners within statutory requirements, *Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and IT literate.

• *Problem solving and analytical skills.

• *Demonstrate and disseminate evidence-based practice.

• *An understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post.

• *Adhere to the Trust’s policy and culture of equality and diversity.

• *Able to demonstrate our Trust values.

• *Is able to work with children and adults at risk

• *Is able to work legally in the UK

• *Ability to travel for meetings across a range of sites in Southampton or across the whole Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Registered Professional on NMC/HCPC/SWE register

• *Degree level qualification or Equivalent

• *Specialist training or relevant experience relating to safeguarding children

Desirable

• *Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• *Experience of working in health community settings

• *Experience of working with child and/or young people safeguarding cases

• *Experience of inter-agency partnership working

• *Experience of attending safeguarding strategy/case conferences/multi-agency meetings

• *Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

• *Ability to prioritise and deliver agreed objectives.

• *Ability to produce comprehensive health reports for the purpose of safeguarding children and young people.

• *Ability to navigate and analysis a variety of health information.

• *Ability to respond appropriately to sensitive and /or difficult information and situations.

• *Ability to lead, motivate and be a good team player.

• *Ability to use a variety of IT programmes, and electronic health records e.g. Excel, Outlook, S1, Badgernet etc.

• *Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, procedures, current issues, and relevant Inquiry reports

• *Maintain personal/professional development.

• *Knowledge of local authority threshold documents and models of safeguarding provision.

• *Understanding and able to participate in potentially sensitive and emotionally challenging multi-agency meetings.

• Understanding of the role of safeguarding partners within statutory requirements, *Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and IT literate.

• *Problem solving and analytical skills.

• *Demonstrate and disseminate evidence-based practice.

• *An understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post.

• *Adhere to the Trust’s policy and culture of equality and diversity.

• *Able to demonstrate our Trust values.

• *Is able to work with children and adults at risk

• *Is able to work legally in the UK

• *Ability to travel for meetings across a range of sites in Southampton or across the whole Trust.

Job locations

Highpoint Venue

Bursledon Rd

Southampton

Hampshire

SO19 8BR