Band 7 Children's Safeguarding Practitioner

The Children's Safeguarding Practitioner will work as a committed and expert practitioner within a specialist team. This role involves delivering a safeguarding service to the highest standard, including giving expert advice on the day-to-day management of children and their families, participating in risk assessments and delivering specialised safeguarding supervision. The post holder will support frontline practitioners in developing reports and forming safeguarding plans. This is a post that requires clinical knowledge but does not deliver direct patient care.
To have responsibility and professional accountability as Safeguarding Practitioner for safeguarding children with a particular focus on contextual safeguarding (which includes Child Exploitation)
The post holder will be a committed and expert practitioner as part of a specialist team to deliver a safeguarding service that's ensures quality training, supervision, audit and expert advice is available to ensure the trust meets its statutory responsibilities in safeguarding children.
The post holder will require specific expertise in children's/adults health needs, maltreatment and local arrangements for safeguarding and protecting children/vulnerable adults within the think family approach and contextual safeguarding agenda., + Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
+ Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you., The post holder will not have any line management or financial responsibility. The post holder will deliver specialist safeguarding supervision to health professionals on issues related to safeguarding children
+ Act as an advocate for children and young people, raising awareness of their needs and actively promoting the philosophy of children at the centre of care is paramount.
+ To ensure expert advice and support is available on the day to day management of children and families were there are issues or concerns in relation to safeguarding.
+ The post holder will rotate into the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) between Birmingham and Solihull and be part of a co-located multi agency team including police officers, social workers and other providers.
+ Participate in the MASH risk assessment to inform case management of children at risk of harm advising partners on health issues and challenging decisions as appropriate.
+ Participate in Contextual Safeguarding forums to inform case management of children at risk of exploitation advising partners on health issues and challenging decisions as appropriate.
+ To develop, facilitate and evaluate training packages within the organisation and as needed in partnership with other agencies where multi agency training is provided.
+ To work with a range of key professionals/agencies in order to contribute to the on-going development and delivery of services designed to protect children and young people from harm and promote their welfare through safeguarding processes.
+ To handle highly complex and sensitive information relating to child Safeguarding, including communicating and receiving this information with others. This includes communicating highly complex information to both internal and external parties.
+ Communicating highly sensitive information regarding child safeguarding concerns to key stakeholders.
+ To deliver specialist safeguarding supervision to health professionals on issues related to safeguarding children, facilitating reflective and critical analysis against agreed outcomes.
+ To support frontline practitioners in the development and/or analysis of case chronologies that clearly identify risks and to address the issues identified and minimise the risk of recurrence.
+ To support practitioners to produce factual reports to present as evidence to safeguard children and young people.
+ To analyse prepared statements for court from practitioners for court proceedings to ensure they are factual and support practitioners to attend and give evidence in the legal
+ To provide staff with support during police interviews, where they are required to give evidence to support a child protection investigation.
+ Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and the trusts protocols, policies and guidelines.
+ Meet the organisations requirement for statutory/mandatory training.
+ Participate in relevant local, regional and national continuing professional development to maintain named nurse competencies.
+ Review and implement Safeguarding policies and procedures.
+ To engage with the receipt of regular safeguarding supervision and undertake reflective practice.
+ To review and update Trust policies relating to own area.
+ Commitment to keeping up to date with current research/evidence and considering implications of the same on local safeguarding practice.
+ Act as an autonomous practitioner when advising and supporting decision making.
+ To undertake audit and produce factual reports based on the results ensuring the action plan/learning is shared with the appropriate divisional management team.
+ To be actively involved in producing the appropriate report as part of an investigation when a child has died or has sustained life threatening injuries a s result of abuse or neglect in line with statutory guidelines.
+ To recognise the potential personal impact of working in safeguarding/child protection on self and others and seek support and help when necessary.
+ In line with the Trusts being a major provider in Community and Primary care services, the post holder will be expected to support these developments and take responsibility for areas of responsibility within any future service developments.
To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
+ Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
+ Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
+ Discounts for local and national retailers
+ Dedicated well-being services for all employees
+ Flexible working where possible