Role Overview
This role supports the Head of Safeguarding Adults and Children. It involves working across the local health and social care economies to prevent harm, fostering and facilitating multi‑professional interagency working in respect of safeguarding children.
Ensuring statutory responsibilities of the Children Act (1989 & 2004) are met. These obligations are fulfilled by providing clinical guidance across the field of safeguarding and protecting children.
The scope of the post includes cooperation across agencies in the contribution and development of child protection practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines.
The role requires working collaboratively to provide high‑quality evidence‑based services to support the development of effective inter‑disciplinary and inter‑agency relationships with NHS Trusts, Local Authority, Police, Education and other statutory and voluntary agencies to minimise the risks to children and their families.
The post holder is required to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information where significant barriers to acceptance need to be overcome using the highest levels of interpersonal and communication skills.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
- Staff networks and support groups
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