Clinical Specialist for Safeguarding Children and Young People

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust seeks a part-time clinical specialist to enhance its safeguarding team. The role involves providing expert advice on safeguarding children and young people, leading training initiatives, and ensuring compliance with national legislation. Join a supportive and innovative environment dedicated to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding children and young people is essential.
• Ability to lead and develop training programs.
• Strong skills in managing sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert safeguarding advice within the Trust.
• Lead delivery of safeguarding training programs.
• Manage and develop staff as per Trust policies.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Safeguarding

Education

Current UK professional registration

Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate about safeguarding? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical specialist to join the UHCW NHS Trust Safeguarding Team. The successful candidate will join a supportive and innovative team, continually striving to ensure that all Trust staff know their safeguarding responsibility and are equipped to improve services and outcomes for families in their care.

The post holder will provide highly specialist safeguarding advice and support within the Trust on safeguarding matters. Ensuring the relevant elements of quality and safety within national guidance and legislation are met. These obligations are met through provision of policy and service development around safeguarding.

The role requires collaborative working and effective inter- disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with all partner agencies in order to minimise the risks to children and young people.

Informal discussions are welcome.

Please note this is a part-time job and the working hours are 30 weekly.

Main duties of the job

1. Maintain expertise, knowledge and professional leadership to the Trust regarding statutory responsibilities towards safeguarding children and young people.
2. Be an excellent role model and exercise good effective leadership, ensuring that support and advice is readily available, and that there is clear guidance as to whom to contact for out of hours advice.
3. Support the review of existing Trust policies, procedures and standards for the management of safeguarding incorporating best practice and evidence.
4. Provide relevant written and statistical reporting of safeguarding activity for the Safeguarding Adults, Children and Young People Committee and other relevant forums.
5. Support with completing Internal Management Reviews for Serious Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, and other serious incidents in accordance with statutory guidance.
6. Support on the dissemination and implementation of learning across the Trust from Safeguarding cases including Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other significant incidents where there are safeguarding concerns.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Receive and manage sensitive information regarding the abuse of individuals requiring interpretation and preparation for reports and data. There may also be times where participation with complaints or meetings whereby distress and aggression may be displayed from others.
• Lead on the review and delivery of the Safeguarding Children and Young People training programmes across the organisation.
• Lead on the development and delivery of the Safeguarding champions agenda.
• Be responsive and adaptable to deadlines and unpredictable service demands within limited time constraints to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Deputise for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Young People when required.
• Support the monitoring of the allocated budget for the service and help identify the most effective way of working within available resources.
• Manage and develop staff in accordance with Trust policies regarding performance, sickness and other related issues.
• Support the development and delivery of robust internal systems to promote a consistent, high quality safeguarding service. This will involve working with senior managers and leaders and front line colleagues across the Trust to develop systems, produce reports, and promote consistent, high quality safeguarding services.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Receive and manage sensitive information regarding the abuse of individuals requiring interpretation and preparation for reports and data. There may also be times where participation with complaints or meetings whereby distress and aggression may be displayed from others.
• Lead on the review and delivery of the Safeguarding Children and Young People training programmes across the organisation.
• Lead on the development and delivery of the Safeguarding champions agenda.
• Be responsive and adaptable to deadlines and unpredictable service demands within limited time constraints to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Deputise for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Young People when required.
• Support the monitoring of the allocated budget for the service and help identify the most effective way of working within available resources.
• Manage and develop staff in accordance with Trust policies regarding performance, sickness and other related issues.
• Support the development and delivery of robust internal systems to promote a consistent, high quality safeguarding service. This will involve working with senior managers and leaders and front line colleagues across the Trust to develop systems, produce reports, and promote consistent, high quality safeguarding services.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• See supporting documents

Desirable

• See supporting documents

Experience

Essential

• See supporting documents

Desirable

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Knowledge

Essential

• See supporting documents

Skills

Essential

• See supporting documents

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• See supporting documents

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• See supporting documents

Desirable

• See supporting documents

Experience

Essential

• See supporting documents

Desirable

• See supporting documents

Knowledge

Essential

• See supporting documents

Skills

Essential

• See supporting documents

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• See supporting documents

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2DX

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