This Health Liaison Nurse post sits within the 0-19 Children, Young People and Families Public Health Service at Southend-on-Sea City Council, working in the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Team and the children's single point of contact. The work centres on gathering health information from NHS providers, both local and further afield, to inform risk assessments and to contribute to MARAC meetings on high-risk domestic abuse cases. The role is part-time at 30 hours a week, with days agreed at interview, and requires strong SystmOne skills. Applicants need an SCPHN qualification and NMC registration.
What the job involves
- Identify health issues that may affect risk and collate health information from NHS providers, locally and further afield, to inform risk assessments
- Share information to safeguard and promote the welfare of adults and children, managing risk with due regard to confidentiality and the MARAC and C-SPOC Information Sharing Agreement
- Attend initial strategy meetings and produce section 47 and section 17 reports within set timescales
- Attend Southend MARAC meetings and help create risk management plans for high-risk domestic abuse cases
- Analyse, interpret and present health information in fast-paced multi-agency discussions about the risk of significant harm to children and families
- Offer health actions for risk management, safety and safeguarding plans, complete provider actions, update MARAC and C-SPOC, and follow escalation pathways when actions are incomplete
- Explain complex safeguarding information clearly to a wide range of professionals and disseminate decisions and health information to relevant health professionals
- Maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, especially health professionals across services and disciplines
- Identify service gaps and issues in clinical pathways or cross-boundary arrangements, and escalates ineffective safeguarding arrangements
- Report immediately to the statutory Named Nurse for Safeguarding or Head of Safeguarding where escalation is needed or the case is likely to attract press or public interest
- Record shared information, rationale, health actions and multi-agency risk management plans on SystmOne
- Assist MARAC evaluation, develop data collection systems and protocols, take part in working groups and projects, and carry out other reasonable duties set by the line manager
What’s required
Qualifications
- SCPHN qualification
- Educated to degree level
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a nurse or midwife
Experience
- Minimum three years' recent community experience with vulnerable families or complex needs
- Significant child protection knowledge and experience, including strategy meetings and section 17 and 47 enquiries
- Leading multi-agency case planning and multidisciplinary working
- Integrated or joint working to achieve protective outcomes for children
- Working as part of a team and autonomously
- Evidence of continual professional development
Skills & knowledge
- Highly developed risk analysis, interpreting health information and sharing it in multi-agency statutory meetings
- Excellent knowledge of SystmOne
- Sound knowledge of multi-agency working with children and families
- Sound knowledge of the NHS safeguarding structure
- Sound knowledge of legislation and guidance, including the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and data protection, and awareness of national safeguarding policy
Nice to have
- Educated to master's level
- Current full UK driving licence, car optional
What’s offered
- Recruitment and retention bonus of £3,000 pro rata, plus a £2,000 a year retention bonus, subject to terms and conditions
- Reimbursement of NMC fees
- Corporate membership with SAPHNA/iHV
- Annual Local Authority pay award
- Comprehensive induction and preceptorship for newly qualified SCPHNs and those returning to practice
- Route to becoming a dual-qualified SCPHN nurse
- Staff support through management, safeguarding and restorative supervision
- Flexible working pattern and continuation of NHS pensions
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