Job Description

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to support our Band 7 Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialists for the Hertfordshire Multi- Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). We are looking to appoint one full-time Practitioner at Band 6. However, parttime hours, a minimum of 0.6 WTE would also be considered. Our nurses work to ensure that health is an active partner in the multi-agency risk assessment, notification and referral of children (0-18 yrs) . As a MASH nurse you are expected to collate, risk assess and share information necessary to safeguard and/or promote the welfare of child. This work will be in collaboration with our partners in children's services, police and probation with the joint aim to safeguard children in Hertfordshire.



Proposed interview date: 22-Aug-2025


You will be required, after initial training, to work autonomously searching for and collating health information from HCT records system (SystmONE) with due regard to patient confidentiality. In addition, you will also be required to liaise with health partners. You will collate, risk assess and share information necessary to safeguard and/or promote the welfare of a child onto a pre-formatted template and return within prescribed timelines



A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust



You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff



We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities



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We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages



We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now



You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.



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