Health Lead - Multi Agency Child Protection Team

The Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes (ICB) is responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the Integrated Care System (ICS), namely: to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
Within this context, as the ICB develops as a statutory organisation, a significant challenge will be to determine how it effectively supports and enables place-based and local partnerships to take necessary action that will improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
If you need support with the application process, please contact the ICB [email protected], The MACPT Health Lead will be a registered nurse with significant demonstrable knowledge and experience to act as a recognised expert in the field of safeguarding and child protection. The role will:
+ Work in partnership with colleagues and manager within children's services, police and education, in order to provide a coherent and coordinated service to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
+ Investigate and support decision making where there are situations involving significant harm to children and young people.
+ Participate in and lead rollout of regular safeguarding supervision and consultation with team managers.
+ Support and lead the delivery of the roll out of the FFCP reforms across the health economy, including health partners within the BLMK ICB footprint.
+ Ensure effective communication between all partners at an operational level and strategically in conjunction with the Deputy Chief Nurse, Director of Nursing Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities.
+ Mobilise the health role and function within the Multi-Agency Child Protection (MACPT) Investigation Team.
+ Be professional accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the NMC.
+ Accountable for identifying and ensuring improvements in patient safety, patient experience and operational delivery.
+ Provide expert health advice on matters and risks that arise through the programme., The team will compromise of a core of dedicated, highly skilled, suitably qualified leads from local authority children's social care, police, health and education working together within an integrated team to deliver specific child protection functions:
+ Chairing strategy meetings
+ Leading section 47 enquiries
+ Overseeing development an delivery of child protection plans
+ Keeping child protection plans under review
+ Providing case consultation for practitioners who need MACPT expertise
+ Maintaining an understanding of patterns of significant harm in the local area and agency responses

Working for our organisation
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.
We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.
We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.
We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require., + Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB does not pay interview expenses, all costs are incurred by the candidate.
+ Arden & GEM CSU administer this account on behalf of the ICB, you may receive communications from both the CSU and the ICB during your recruitment.
Notes on completion of applications:
+ All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers' HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of activity.
+ We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
+ All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working.
+ All posts are subject to a probationary period.