Named Nurse Children in Care and Safeguarding

City of York Council; York; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in York is seeking an experienced individual to lead safeguarding efforts for children and young people in care. The role involves collaboration with multi-agency partners and providing supervision and training to the workforce. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in child safeguarding practices and a dynamic approach to leadership.

Qualifications

• High level of experience in safeguarding children and children in care practice.
• Ability to provide leadership and advice to the HCS workforce.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside multi-agency partners delivering transformation activity.
• Provide advice, support, and quality assurance of child safeguarding practice.
• Oversee activities for Healthy Child Service statutory duties.

Skills

Leadership in safeguarding

Multi-agency collaboration

Training and supervision

Job description

Overview

From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York. Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for working alongside multiagency partners delivering the transformation activity underway to meet the delivery expectations of the Families First Partnership (Department for Education).
• As part of the HCS Safeguarding Children Team and in conjunction with the Lead Nurse Safeguarding Children provide advice, support, supervision, training and quality assurance of child safeguarding practice in the HCS and with partner agencies.
• Oversee all activities necessary for the Healthy Child Service to meet its statutory duties in relation to children and young people in care.
• Promote the health needs of individual children in care and of the care experienced population with multiagency partners including but not limited to children's social care, police, Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, sexual health and services for children with disabilities.
• Work with Designated Nurses Children in Care and Named Nurses Children in Care in other local organisations to promote seamless services for children and young people. Work with practitioners undertaking direct work with children in care within HCS to promote and support best practice including providing supervision where required.
• Provide leadership, advice and supervision to the Healthy Child Service (HCS) workforce and represent the HCS in multi‑agency forums in relation to safeguarding and Children in Care.

Qualifications / Experience

• Experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic individual with a high level of experience in safeguarding children and children in care practice.
• Ability to provide leadership, advice and supervision to the HCS workforce and to represent the service in multi‑agency forums.

Additional Information

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic individual with a high level of experience in safeguarding children and children in care practice, who will provide leadership, advice and supervision to the Healthy Child Service (HCS) workforce. You will also represent the HCS in multi‑agency forums in relation to safeguarding and Children in Care.

Website: http://www.york.gov.uk