Clinical Records Reviewer

Job overview

• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn The post holder will work as part of the Safeguarding team to ensure that appropriate Health information is extracted from electronic systems and shared with safeguarding colleagues in accordance with multi agency safeguarding procedures. The post holder will be required to under the supervision of safeguarding practitioner attend multi agency strategy meetings and share health information to enable the police and local authority to make a decision regarding the action to be taken. The post holder will seek advice and support from senior colleagues within the team where cases are complex and require additional analysis/ challenge.

The post holder will need clinical experience of working with adults and or children as part of a multi disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to Multi-agency discussions/meetings

Provide health advice/information, to enable assessment of risk and care planning to safeguard adults and children under the supervision of the registered practitioners within the team

Offer advice and support to frontline practice under the supervision of safeguarding practitioners.

Contribute to the safeguarding team comms and education by producing learning materials or taking part in educational/learning events.

Share sensitive and confidential information with partner agencies about safeguarding concerns in meetings/written format.

To have autonomy to decide which appropriate information needs to be extracted from which database to be presented at multi-agency safeguarding meetings

The post holder will be exposed to distressing verbal and written information and will require significant concentration whilst reviewing clinical records.

Maintain standards in relation to patient safety, by advising professionals on clinical safeguarding issues and to advise the Safeguarding Lead should any gaps or risks in safeguarding practice be identified in order to influence strategic policy, risk management and decision making.

To attend as directed and requested multi-agency safeguarding meetings, to assist and support in the development of inter-agency learning and service development.

Organise own day-to-day workload and priorities

Manage emotionally demanding work on a daily basis that is frequently distressing and stressful.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work as part of Multiagency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), contributing to multi-agency discussions and decision making on child and adult protection issues, by way of attendance at strategy discussions / planning meetings.
• Providing health care advice / information, to enable assessment of risk and care planning to protect and safeguard adults and children under the supervision of the registered practitioners within the team
• Offer advice and support to frontline practice under the supervision of safeguarding practitioners.
• Support safeguarding practitioners conducting reviews under section 42 of the Care Act or any other safeguarding review process.
• Contribute to the safeguarding team communication and education programme by producing learning materials or taking part in educational / learning events.
• At multi-agency safeguarding meetings the post holder will have to share sensitive and confidential information to social workers in external agencies about safeguarding cases
• The post holder will have the autonomy to decide which appropriate information needs to be extracted from which database to be presented at multi-agency safeguarding meetings
• The post holder will be exposed to distressing verbal and written information and will require significant concentration whilst reviewing clinical records.
• Attend multi-agency meetings as and when required seeking clinical / managerial supervision from Safeguarding Practitioners.
• Maintain standards in relation to patient safety, by advising professionals on clinical safeguarding issues and to advise the Safeguarding Lead should any gaps or risks in safeguarding practice be identified in order to influence strategic policy, risk management and decision making.
• To attend as directed and requested multi-agency safeguarding meetings, to assist and support in the development of inter-agency learning and service development.
• Responsible for maintaining own equipment.
• Organise own day-to-day workload and priorities
• Manage emotionally demanding work on a daily basis that is frequently distressing and stressful.