Safeguarding Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Safeguarding team as a Safeguarding Practitioner within the Trust. The focus on the work will be to provide Specialist advisory, supportive and educative services to colleagues across the Trust with a focus upon the think family approach to Safeguarding Children. The post holder will contribute to the Safeguarding Children's work streams within the Trust and facilitate multi-professional / interagency working and training .

The post holder will work with the Named Midwife and Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to ensure that there are robust internal policies and guidance in place, and will act as a focal point for the dissemination of information in relation to policy, procedures and training. They will assist the Named Midwife and Named Nurse for Children to develop professional safeguarding standards and promote best practice.

They will be accessible and visible across Trust areas and support colleagues with accurate and relevant information to enhance safeguarding knowledge and support risk escalation. They will act as a point of contact in order to provide advice and specialist knowledge for Trust colleagues and be the wider link for partners across the multi-agency network. Main duties of the job Refer to full job description and person specification for further details on duties: To provide specialist advice and support on Safeguarding Children matters for all colleagues across the Trust.

To develop, maintain and evaluate a training programmes To support colleagues managing complex safeguarding situations to enhance their development, competence and confidence in the management of Safeguarding children cases. They will also provide operational support to the Domestic Abuse agenda and support line management of the Domestic Abuse liaison officers as delegated by the Head of Safeguarding.

To access legal advice when appropriate and ensure all case escalation are shared and discussed with the Named Midwife or Named Nurse. Undertake regular audit activity as directed. Participate in committees, forums and meetings as identified by the Named Midwife or Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.