Senior Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Children's Nurse / Community Public Health Practitioner
• 1st Level Degree
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and training undertaken in respect of safeguarding to minimum Level 3 (as per Intercollegiate Document)

Desirable criteria

• Masters degree or working towards
• Recognised teaching/ mentoring qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of national and local safeguarding policies, guidelines and recommendations.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to safeguarding children.
• Demonstrates knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect.
• Experience of safeguarding supervision.
• Experience of multi-agency child protection work.
• Experience of delivering training.
• Experience of policy development and implementation.
• Awareness of issues affecting ethnic minority families and other socially excluded groups..
• Working knowledge of children's health and development and the nature and impact of child maltreatment.
• Experience of multi-agency child protection work.

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in safeguarding supervision.
• Accredited training qualification.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• IT skills, including email, word and data collection.
• Presentation skills.
• Ability to analyse, critically evaluate information and record in a concise and accurate manner.
• Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations.
• Ability to communicate across organisational boundaries.
• Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, work flexibly and to tight deadlines.
• Completion of audits and reports within timescale.

Desirable criteria

• IT skills relating to Power Point, Excel.

Other

Essential criteria

• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
• Credible, decisive and of high personal and professional integrity.
• Car driver and owner, willing to travel within the remit of the service delivery areas.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job description and personal specification (PDF, 301.9KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 933.6KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 882.5KB)