Named Nurse Children in Care and Safeguarding

NHS; York; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking an experienced professional for a new role in their Healthy Child Service, focusing on safeguarding children. Responsibilities include collaborating with multi-agency partners, overseeing safeguarding practices, and providing leadership to the service workforce. Candidates should possess significant experience and a master's level qualification. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working practices

Continuous Learning & Development

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families with safeguarding concerns.
• Significant experience with children in care.
• Professional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee activities to meet statutory duties for children in care.
• Provide support and supervision within the Healthy Child Service.
• Work with multi-agency partners.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Up to date knowledge in safeguarding children

Ability to build relationships

Effective multi-agency working

Education

Masters level qualification in relevant area

Registration as Nurse on part 1 of the NMC register

Job description

Job summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity within our Healthy Child Service in a brand new role.

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.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• 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 childrens 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.

About us

From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, 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. A strong council can also be an empowering force - transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them. Every year at the council: 7,036 adults receive social care; 77,000 people served in the customer centre; 260,000 enquires resolved over the phone; 3,000 planning applications; 5.5m tonnes of waste collected; 1.2m metres of high verges cut; 8,000 council properties managed; 8,000 businesses supported; 200,000 residents served; 220 children looked after. For more information about working for the council or to see the latest job vacancies visit the council’s jobs site: https://jobs.york.gov.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful post holder will have:

• Registration as Nurse on part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register.
• A qualification in teaching or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience.
• A Masters level qualification in relevant area, or willing to work towards.

• Excellent communication skills

• Up to date knowledge, skills and competencies within the multi-agency safeguarding children arena

• Significant experience working with children and families where there are safeguarding children concerns

• Significant experience of working with children and young people in care.

• Experience in effective multi-agency and partnership working

• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of colleagues

• The ability to demonstrate professional leadership, accountability and professional responsibility within and on behalf of the safeguarding service.

• Skills to support effective challenge when there are differing professional opinions on the management of cases

The post holder will have access to support and supervision as well as peer support via the North Yorkshire and York Safeguarding Children Health Professionals Network

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

City of York Council

Address

West Offices

Station Rise

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 6GA

Employer's website

https://www.york.gov.uk/jobs-training/working-council