Emergency Department Paediatric Safeguarding Liaison Nurse
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | York, YO31 8HE |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6180507/419-6180507-SLN-M |
Summary
A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a Registered nurse (Adult or Children) with a passion for Safeguarding Children?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to join our friendly and dynamic team within York Emergency Department, as the Paediatric Safeguarding Liaison Nurse. You will receive training and guidance on all aspects of safeguarding children to enable you to deliver high quality support and advice.
You will have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills, gain supervision experience and review and quality assure our safeguarding practices within the context of emergency care. You will be supported in developing quality improvement projects, to ensure that we meet the safeguarding standards as set out by the CQC, RCPH and RCEM.
You will work closely with both emergency departments and the safeguarding children’s team, as well as with the senior nursing staff and the clinical educator team in the ED.
You must have a good understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures, as well as an understanding of current safeguarding children themes such as contextual safeguarding and the Think Family agenda.
• Reviewing attendances of all children with safeguarding concerns
• Reviewing attendances of adults with children with safeguarding concerns
• Teaching staff how to identify and manage safeguarding concerns that arise in the ED, both 1:1 and in groups
• Quality assuring referrals and practices and providing constructive feedback to staff
• Reviewing Paediatric frequent attenders
• Coordinating Paediatric Frequent attender meetings
• Liaison with Children’s Social care and other agencies
• Providing safeguarding supervision when required
• Updating CPD with relevant safeguarding information
• Act as a positive role model promoting quality evidence-based practice and Trust Values
• Act as a conduit between the ED and the safeguarding children’s team, staff and agencies, offering advice or guidance on issues relating to safeguarding children
• Additional duties
• Attending strategy, core group and CDOP meetings to share ED specific information
• Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement projects in relation to safeguarding children in the emergency department
• Audits
• You must be committed to delivering training to all staff and have experience of working in an emergency department. You should understand the barriers and challenges to safeguarding that may arise in the ED and understand how to effectively overcome them. A working knowledge of adult safeguarding would be advantageous.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
Are you a Registered nurse (Adult or Children) with a passion for Safeguarding Children?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to join our friendly and dynamic team within York Emergency Department, as the Paediatric Safeguarding Liaison Nurse. You will receive training and guidance on all aspects of safeguarding children to enable you to deliver high quality support and advice.
You will have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills, gain supervision experience and review and quality assure our safeguarding practices within the context of emergency care. You will be supported in developing quality improvement projects, to ensure that we meet the safeguarding standards as set out by the CQC, RCPH and RCEM.
You will work closely with both emergency departments and the safeguarding children’s team, as well as with the senior nursing staff and the clinical educator team in the ED.
You must have a good understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures, as well as an understanding of current safeguarding children themes such as contextual safeguarding and the Think Family agenda.
• Reviewing attendances of all children with safeguarding concerns
• Reviewing attendances of adults with children with safeguarding concerns
• Teaching staff how to identify and manage safeguarding concerns that arise in the ED, both 1:1 and in groups
• Quality assuring referrals and practices and providing constructive feedback to staff
• Reviewing Paediatric frequent attenders
• Coordinating Paediatric Frequent attender meetings
• Liaison with Children’s Social care and other agencies
• Providing safeguarding supervision when required
• Updating CPD with relevant safeguarding information
• Act as a positive role model promoting quality evidence-based practice and Trust Values
• Act as a conduit between the ED and the safeguarding children’s team, staff and agencies, offering advice or guidance on issues relating to safeguarding children
• Additional duties
• Attending strategy, core group and CDOP meetings to share ED specific information
• Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement projects in relation to safeguarding children in the emergency department
• Audits
• You must be committed to delivering training to all staff and have experience of working in an emergency department. You should understand the barriers and challenges to safeguarding that may arise in the ED and understand how to effectively overcome them. A working knowledge of adult safeguarding would be advantageous.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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