Specialist Community Public Health Integrated Safeguarding Nurse

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Specialist Community Public Health Integrated Safeguarding Nurse (SCPHN) to join the 0-19 Public Health Nursing service in Barnsley. You will work within the Integrated Front Door, practising autonomously and with a wider multi-agency team to support safeguarding decisions and information sharing for children and families.

The ideal candidate has extensive safeguarding experience, excellent communication, and strong partnership skills to work

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with safeguarding children within multi-agency settings.
• Excellent communication and ability to work across agencies.
• Autonomy to practise within an Integrated Front Door team.

Responsibilities

• Provide SCPHN expertise to support safeguarding decisions in multi-agency cases.
• collaboratively contribute to information sharing and joint decision making.
• Support population health objectives for 0-19 Public Health Nursing in Barnsley.

Skills

SCPHN Health Visitor/School Nurse

Safeguarding experience

Multi-agency collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Specialist Community Public Health Integrated Safeguarding Nurse | £48,738 - £51,928

Position reference: 50147392

Directorate: Adult Social Care& Integrated Health | Service: 0-19 Public Health Nursing

Working Arrangements : A gile Working

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [e-mail]

This post requires a Police Vetting Check

Prospective employees will be required to apply for a Police Vetting Check, Please note that this doesn’t supersede the DBS check. Recruitment Vetting provides the Police service with an assurance as to the integrity and reliability of persons seeking employment within the police community.

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent 0-19 Public Health Nursing team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service delivered within an award-winning council focused on placing local people at the heart of everything we do, listening to and doing good for our communities?

Here at Barnsley Council, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do.We’re proud to deliver the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, which is at the forefront of care provision for the children and young people of Barnsley. We recognise that our greatest asset is our employees, which is why for all successful nursing candidates we will recognise your NHS continuous service for the purposes of annual leave and sickness absence, and you can continue to access the NHS Pension Scheme if you are an existing scheme member.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor/School Nurse to represent the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service within the Integrated Front Door. The Integrated Front Door in Barnsley consists of different agencies that come together and are co-located in the same office to work as the gateway into Children’s Social Care and Early Help services. The postholder will practice autonomously and as part of a wider multi-agency team, demonstrating and providing SCPHN expertise and knowledge to support effective information sharing with multi-agency partners, which facilitates continuity of care for children, young people, and families. You will also support the interpretation and sharing of health information that is necessary to inform multi-agency decision making in relation to children and young people in need of safeguarding in the Borough. Due to the complexities around the post and that it is within a co-located team, much of the work will take place within the office base at Wombwell Police Station.

About You

We are looking for a SCPHN Health Visitor/School Nurse with extensive and recent experience of working with children and families where there are safeguarding children concerns and up to date knowledge, skills and competencies within the multi-agency safeguarding arena. You must have excellent communication skills and experience in effective multi-agency and partnership working, while having the ability to build relationships with a wide range of colleagues. It is important that you have the skills to support effective challenge when there are differing professional opinions on the management of cases.

Shape a better future with us

Our 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service is rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, a s part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer a full induction programme and excellent training packages to enable you to have the right skills to do your job, including regular supervision to help you recognise your continued professional development needs and support you to achieve your potential.

Why is it great to work in Barnsley.

Barnsley is a place of possibilities. Our Barnsley 2030 Strategy details how we will work together to make Barnsley the best place it can be. This is an exciting time to join us, and the team has strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, making our work more effective in meeting the needs of our population and tackling health inequalities.

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. Our 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service is rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer a full induction programme, and excellent training packages to enable you to have the right skills to do your job, including regular supervision to help you recognise your continued professional development needs and support you to achieve your potential.

We offer working conditions that are flexible and agile that support good life work balance. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. There is so much happening in our thriving Borough and your talent and skills will help make Barnsley a place of possibilities.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #InclusiveHiring #SecondChances

Specialist Community Public Health Integrated Safeguarding Nurse | £48,738 - £51,928