Job Description

Named Professional Safeguarding Children 22.5 Hours



An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Named Professional for Safeguarding Children for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will join a large dynamic team who provide expert safeguarding children advice, supervision, and training to staff across Berkshire Healthcare including universal services, allied professionals and CAMHS . You will have the opportunity to develop skills in both child and adult safeguarding, will receive training and support and work with multi-agency partners to develop safeguarding practice.



The main base for this post is St Marks Hospital, however the post holder will visit bases across Berkshire with flexibility to work from home.



You will support and offer expert advice to Berkshire Healthcare staff in all aspects of their work with children and families where there are child protection concerns.



When necessary, attend Child Protection Conferences to provide expert advice and support, provide an objective assessment of risk and contribute to the multi-agency decision making process.



Provide Clinical Supervision specific to child protection for staff as per the BHFT Child Protection Supervision Policy.



Support community health staff in preparation of court reports.



Prepare and support community health staff should they be requested to give evidence in Court under Children Act proceedings



Plan, design and deliver child protection training for Berkshire Healthcare staff at all levels within the organisation.



Work closely with the Assistant Head of Safeguarding in providing and presenting reports on Governance issues to the Trust Board when requested to do so.



Contribute to the collation of health data for Internal Management Reviews and Safeguarding practice Reviews . Develop a chronology of events and contribute to the analysis of the complex information and recommendations.



Represent Berkshire Healthcare on subgroups of the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Arrangements and other multi agency panels as requested .



Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

Caring for and about you is our top priority



Committed to providing good quality, safe services



Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions



Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:



Flexible working options to support work-life balance



27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell



Generous NHS pension scheme



Excellent learning and career development opportunities



'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles



Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services



Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants



Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality



Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave



Free parking across Trust sites

The "must haves" for this role:

Registered nurse / Registered Midwife / Registered Children's nurse / Registered Social worker



Able to work as part of a team



For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.



We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.



Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible