Trosolwg o'r swydd

Please note this organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.

The post holder will provide professional, clinical expertise and strategic leadership for looked after children,  across the health system, supporting providers and working closely with named safeguarding professionals, local authority children’s services, safeguarding partnerships, and NHS England. The post holder will lead, influence, support and deliver  the ICB/ICS looked‑after‑children agenda, ensuring all organisations across the health community of the integrated care system meet their collective and individual responsibilities and statutory duties for safeguarding children

The post holder will provide highly specialist advice on Looked After Children,  all forms of child maltreatment, including legal frameworks, and provides expert leadership in complex cases involving unmet needs, working with partners to achieve positive outcomes. Undertakes additional duties as required in line with organisational needs.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

Provide strategic and clinical leadership for Looked After Children and Care Leavers.

Ensure statutory safeguarding duties and standards are met across the health system.

Provide expert advice, professional challenge and escalation for complex cases.

Provide assurance to the ICB and partnership boards on quality, performance, compliance and risk.

Lead strategy, policy, service development and quality improvement for Looked After Children.

Influence commissioning and provider performance to improve outcomes for children and care leavers.

Represent the ICB at Corporate Parenting and multi-agency partnership forums.

Lead audit, inspection readiness, risk management and learning.

Line manage and professionally support designated nurses and safeguarding staff.

Provide and oversee specialist safeguarding supervision, education and training.

Lead effective information sharing, data analysis and safeguarding intelligence.

Ensure the voice of children, carers and families informs service planning and improvement.

Support financial, contractual and procurement responsibilities relating to safeguarding and Looked After Children services.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

·         27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

·         NHS pension scheme

·         Sick pay policy

·         Occupational health services including staff counselling services

·         Flexible working and family friendly policies

·         Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

·         Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.