Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children (Looked After and Care Leavers) inBradford inBradford PUBLISHED THU 14 NOV 2024

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year PERMANENT
HSE NHS

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board rKM39QT4

Opportunity to lead and influence safeguarding practices across a diverse team and multi-agency partnerships.

Ability to provide expert advice and strategic guidance on safeguarding children, enhancing overall child welfare in the community.

Engagement with various stakeholders, including health commissioners and local authorities, fostering collaboration and shared objectives.

Participation in statutory rapid reviews and commissioning of safeguarding practice reviews, shaping policy and improving health services.

A role that directly contributes to the well-being of vulnerable children and care leavers, making a meaningful impact on their lives.

Professional development through exposure to cutting-edge safeguarding frameworks and practices, enhancing personal and organizational knowledge.

The Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children (Looked After and Care Leavers) role at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in Bradford involves leading the safeguarding children’s team and managing Deputy Designated Nurses and Named safeguarding GP. The post holder will work closely with the Director of Nursing and Quality and play a vital role in providing leadership, advice, and guidance related to safeguarding children and care leavers. Responsibilities include offering strategic health service leadership, engaging with various organisations for safeguarding efforts, and ensuring compliance with statutory functions for safeguarding children.

Moreover, the Designated Nurse will serve as a key advisor on safeguarding issues to local partnerships, coordinate rapid reviews related to child safeguarding practices, and ensure that learnings are effectively implemented across the health economy. This role is critical in influencing the strategic development and planning of services for children looked after and care leavers, ensuring that all responsibilities and duties under relevant safeguarding policies are met.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled qualified nurse to join the WYICB Safeguarding team as Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children and Children Looked and Care Leavers After at Bradford Place.

The post holder will lead the safeguarding children's team within the WY ICB, Bradford PLACE, working a shared agenda, providing line-management for the Deputy Designated Nurses and Named safeguarding GP, and, work closely with the Director of Nursing and Quality

The post holder will be instrumental in working across the Safeguarding Partnership to provide highly skilled leadership, advice, and guidance in relation to Safeguarding Children and Children Looked After.

The Designated Nurse will provide strategic leadership on all aspects of the health service contribution to safeguarding children at Bradford PLACE.

The Designated Nurse SGC, CLA is an expert and strategic leader for safeguarding and is a vital source of safeguarding advice and expertise for all relevant agencies and other organisations, in particular to health commissioners, ICBs, the local authority and Children Partnerships (Bradford District and Craven).

The Post holder provides safeguarding expertise, support and advice to the Director of Nursing and Quality. They provide a health advisory role to the Bradford Safeguarding Childrens Partnership (BSCP) attending meetings, fully briefing, and supporting the ICB BSCP executive member.

They provide the lead across the health economy on statutory rapid reviews and commissioning of child safeguarding practice reviews ensuring that learning for health partners is disseminated and put into practice.

They provide assurance externally to the ICB, safeguarding partnerships and NHSE that Bradford place is meeting its own statutory functions to safeguarding children and children in care.

About us
To fulfil the role of Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After and Care Leavers as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children (DH, 2

Be responsible to the Executive lead, seeking to ensure that the PLACE is able to demonstrate that it is discharging all of its responsibilities for safeguarding children, children looked after and care leavers across the health economy and social acre organisations in supporting the wider system

Be responsible for the provision of highly technical specialist expert advice and support on all aspects of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After (CLA) and Care Leavers

Influence the strategic development and planning of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After and care leaver services by providing professional advice regarding safeguarding and CLA issues across the whole health economy.

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1. Can you summarise your relevant nursing experience and how it has prepared you for this role?

2. What attracted you to the position of Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board?

3. What does safeguarding mean to you in the context of looked after children and care leavers?

4. Can you discuss your experience working within safeguarding partnerships and how that has influenced your approach to safeguarding children?

5. How do you keep up-to-date with changes in legislation, guidance, and best practices regarding safeguarding children?

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1. Can you summarise your relevant nursing experience and how it has prepared you for this role?

2. What attracted you to the position of Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board?

3. What does safeguarding mean to you in the context of looked after children and care leavers?

4. Can you discuss your experience working within safeguarding partnerships and how that has influenced your approach to safeguarding children?

5. How do you keep up-to-date with changes in legislation, guidance, and best practices regarding safeguarding children?

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Working as a Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children, particularly in the context of looked-after children and care leavers in the UK, requires a broad range of skills and expertise. Here are the key skills and qualifications typically needed for this role:

1. Clinical Nursing Skills: A strong foundation in nursing, typically with a valid nursing registration (NMC registration), is essential. Experience in pediatric nursing or related fields is highly beneficial.

2. Specialist Knowledge in Safeguarding: A thorough understanding of child protection laws, safeguarding policies, and procedures is crucial. This includes knowledge of the Children Act, Working Together to Safeguard Children guidelines, and relevant local policies.

3. Understanding of the Social Care System: Familiarity with the social care framework, particularly regarding looked-after children and care leavers, is essential.

4. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for collaboration with families, children, social workers, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders. The ability to explain complex information clearly and sensitively is vital.

5. Assessment Skills: Strong assessment and analytical skills to evaluate the needs and risks to children and young people. This may also involve utilizing tools and frameworks to assess health needs.

6. Leadership and Management Skills: The ability to lead and manage safeguarding processes, coordinate with multi-agency teams, and provide guidance and supervision to other healthcare staff.

7. Relationship-Building Skills: The ability to build trusting relationships with children and families, which is fundamental for effective safeguarding and health promotion.

8. Emotional Resilience: Working with vulnerable children can be challenging. Emotional resilience and the ability to cope with difficult situations and emotions are important.

9. Training and Development: A commitment to ongoing professional development, including staying informed about best practices and new research in child safeguarding and healthcare.

10. Advocacy Skills: The ability to advocate for the rights and needs of children and young people, ensuring their voices are heard in decision-making processes.

11. Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with a variety of professionals, including social workers, educators, and other health professionals.

12. Crisis Management: Skills in managing crisis situations and making quick decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of children in care.

13. Cultural Competence: An understanding of the diverse backgrounds and needs of children and families, including cultural, social, and economic factors that may influence health and well-being.

14. IT Skills: Proficiency in using electronic health records and information systems to document assessments and reports accurately.

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