Safeguarding Children Advisor

You will be responsible for providing expert safeguarding children leadership to our London CAMHS and ED services. You will need to be able to provide professional advice, safeguarding children supervision, education and training to all staff within our CAMHS and ED services. You will be required to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and agencies to support the safeguarding children agenda.
You will also be required to support other Trust services for advice and training when required.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times. This post is open to anyone with a Nurse and / or Social Work qualification with the right attribute to enhance a team, which provides CAMHS and ED services across a large diverse Trust.
If you are someone with a passion for ensuring the safeguarding needs of all children and young people in mental health services, this could be the job for you. You will be well supported within the CAMHS service as well as benefitting from a wider safeguarding children team within the Trust., + To have excellent knowledge of local/national policies and procedures that are relevant to health care provision for vulnerable children, including a working knowledge of the relevant legislation, government guidance and recommendations of serious case reviews.
+ To provide clinical leadership, expert advice and support on safeguarding children issues to practitioners, managers and other staff across CNWL CAMHS and ED services .
+ Have the ability to make judgments about highly complex situations, requiring analysis, interpretation and comparisons of a range of options and escalation of concerns where necessary.
+ Support managers to ensure safeguarding children supervision is provided across CNWL services and where required provide individual or group safeguarding supervision .
+ To lead and contribute to quality improvement initiatives across CNWL where improvements have impact on safeguarding children .
+ Support practitioners in multi-agency working such as attendance at child protection conferences/strategy meetings and in the preparation of written reports for conferences and legal proceedings.
+ Assist with the collection of data and presentation of reports, advising managers on the implications for service and planning.
+ To ensure that clinical governance principles are an integral part of all safeguarding children arrangements.
+ In conjunction with the Named Nurse/Professional contribute to the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership [LSCB] activity through sub groups or task and finish groups.
+ Liaise with local Children's Services MASH teams and provide health information as appropriate and contribute to multi-agency planning and decision making.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others., We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.