GESH CYP Nurse (SGUH)

Job overview

• The GESH CYP Nurse (SGUH) post in Safeguarding children  is a vital role within our team based at St Georges Hospital.
• Working closely with the Safeguarding children team, clinician's across the organisation and with our wider partnerships, this role ensures timely discussion/liaison to safeguard children and and families at risk.
• The role is not patient facing, but require visiting the wards where it may be necessary to have conversations with patients and their families. You will be working collaboratively with a wide range of people and will need to be able to communicate effectively.
• You will need to be aware of themes emerging locally and nationally relating to safeguarding children and families, and bring a keen interest in sharing information via our training / teaching programmes.

Main duties of the job

• To identify safeguarding risks for children/Young People (including children of adults at risk) and support staff to be confident and competent with making appropriate referrals/ information sharing to community services.
• To work closely with both the named nurse and clinical nurse specialists to continually promote and develop best practice within the trust, including participation in audit, quality improvement, teaching and with training and experience safeguarding supervision.
• To form close working partnership with the safeguarding team, local statutory   Services and community practitioners.
• To ensure information is shared with the appropriate services including Maternity, Health Visitors, School Nurses, CAMHS,IDVA’s, MARAC,  Social Workers, Children Looked After Team and out of area children.
• Gain broad understanding and competence in safeguarding across the lifespan, providing key signposts to colleagues as needed.
• Participate in Education and Training for clinical areas as delegated.
• Once supervision trained, to be supported to deliver safeguarding supervision as delegated.
• Please see attached documents for additional information

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information on the role and the person specification information about the role.