# Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Health Professional > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/multi-agency-safeguarding-hub-mash-health-professional/dbe1f8f1-185a-45e8-9dbc-2a7773ce164a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/multi-agency-safeguarding-hub-mash-health-professional/dbe1f8f1-185a-45e8-9dbc-2a7773ce164a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bracknell - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T14:51:17.115Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8034158 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034158?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased due to reconfiguration to be able to offer two, part-time posts within the multi-agency integrated team responsible for assessing notifications and referrals regarding children aged 0-18 received by the MASH. The MASH process involves searching for and collating health information from a range of NHS providers with due regard to patient confidentiality, the MASH professional needs to interpret and share what is necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child. The MASH has been designed to support effective information gathering and sharing within a secure, fire-walled environment.  The Local Authority holds statutory responsibility for the management of notifications and referrals; decision making and planning related to the outcome of the notification or referral is made collaboratively by the integrated MASH team. This model of multi-agency cooperation is a statutory duty for all professionals delivering care to children and families. There are two 22.5-hour posts with the possibility to work the hours flexibly, there is opportunity to work both within the Local authority and some home working. ### Main duties of the job - Providing a single front door for referrals and notifications - Co-location of key partners with some facility for hybrid/remote working - Provides a safe confidential environment - Enables analysis of risk or need on a case-by-case basis - Enables wider victim identification within communities ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The “must haves” for this role: - Registered Nurse: Registered Community and public Health Nurse (Health Visitor, School Nurse), Registered Midwife. Registered Mental Health Nurse. - Able to work as part of a team For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Heather Owoo on 07827978419 or email \[email protected\]  who’ll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. ## Responsibilities The “must haves” for this role: Registered Nurse: Registered Community and public Health Nurse (Health Visitor, School Nurse), Registered Midwife. Registered Mental Health Nurse. Able to work as part of a team For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Heather Owoo on 07827978419 or email \[email protected\]  who’ll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Demonstrated experience of co-working in complex and challenging environment. - Experience of managing risks and reporting and escalating concerns. ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to partners from abroad range agencies, disciplines and services. - Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. - Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making. - Numerate and able to understand complex data combined with good analytical skills. - Able to contribute the health perspective to multi agency meetings. - Able to understand decisions and articulate rationale effectively. - Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term time frames and adjust plans accordingly. - Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures. - Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales. ### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Understanding the wider healthcare environment. - Good understanding of IT and community recording systems - Sound knowledge of mulit-agency working - Sound knowledge of legislation and policy, e.g Children Act 1989, 2004, Data protection, and NHS Confidentiality Guidance. - Experience of assessing risk and need for children ### Education/Qualifications/Training **Essential** - Educated to degree level. - Experience working in the community. - Registered Nurse: Registered Community and Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor, School Nurse), Registered Midwife. Registered Mental Health Nurse. ### Continuous Professional Development **Essential** - Evidence of continued professional development in safeguarding children. ## Documents - [working for us (pdf, 766.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321917) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 350.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321915) - [value based recruitment behaviour framework (pdf, 454.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321916) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.