Safeguarding Children Practitioner

Job overview

Safeguarding Children Practitioner Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, and committed health professional to join Kingston and Richmond Foundation Trust’s (KRFT) Safeguarding Children’s Team as a full-time band 7, Safeguarding Children Practitioner.

You need to be a Registered Paediatric Nurse and /or Health Visitor with knowledge and experience of acute/community health services as you will be working across Kingston hospital and Richmond community to ensure safeguarding practice and continuum of care for babies, children and young people. The role encompasses promoting a positive culture of safeguarding within the Trust to ensure it is part of everyone’s everyday practice.

If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about safeguarding babies, children and young people we would like to hear from you.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Carol Oram - Named Nurse / professional Safeguarding Children

Email: [email protected] or mobile: - 07342 099847

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of safeguarding services supporting the Trust’s Named Nurse / Professional and Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children as per guidance as set out within the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, Children’s Act 1998 and 2004, Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Partnership (KRSCP) procedures and other national and local legislation and policy.

You will work closely with the Named Nurse / professional ensuring that staff can access advice, support and education, in relation to safeguarding children, when needed in a timely manner. Promoting a positive culture of safeguarding within the Trust to ensure it is part of everyone’s everyday practice.

The post holder will be required to contribute towards policy development and review, deliver supervision and training, within the Trust. You will be expected to participate in audits and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and represent the hospital by attending safeguarding children’s meetings at Local Safeguarding Children Partnership subgroups. The post will require the need for flexible working across both sites (hospital and community), as required to meet the needs of the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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