Specialist Safeguarding Nurse for Integrated Front Door (IFD)

Job overview

We are  looking for a dedicated and proactive individual to join our Safeguarding team  as an Integrated Front Door (IFD Nurse). The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic multi-agency team,assessing notifications and referrals regarding children aged 0-18 in the IFD within Chehsire East children's services. This vital role plays a key part in ensuring the health needs of children and young people are identified, represented, and shared during multi-agency discussions and assessments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic, child-focused team, driving forward safeguarding excellence across Cheshire East

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a co-located multi-agency team including police officers, social workers and others.

The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and specifically health professionals from a wide range of services and disciplines.

Through liaison and dialogue identify and collate the relevant health information to add to the assessment for early help provision and also contribute to the multi-agency risk assessment in relation to safeguarding decisions.

Record, Interpret and present health information and issues that can impact on the risk or needs assessment of child/children from a range of health perspectives.

Explain clearly, and with sound rationale, highly complex safeguarding children information, to a wide range of professionals.

Participate in the IFD multi-agency risk assessment to inform the case management, advising where necessary and challenging decisions when appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role