Job overview

Safeguarding Children Advisor and MASH Health Professional

Band 7, Full Time - 37.50 hours

Croydon health service (CHS) safeguarding team are seeking to appoint an experienced specialist practitioner with in-depth knowledge of child protection and advanced analytical skills for safeguarding children. The CHS safeguards teamwork across the acute setting (Croydon university hospital and the community settings. The team promoted a think family model which is promoted across the whole trust. The post holder will be required to rotate between working as the MASH health professional within the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), based within Croydon Local Authority offices and Safeguarding Advisor role will include rotating to cover the hospital setting and the community setting

Proposed Interview Date - 5th February 2026

Main duties of the job

The main duties include not only rotating in to Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), But also:-

Supervision  including group and 1 to 1 supervision in the community and at the hospital.

Delivering Training  at level Three.

Covering  acute service in the hospital including emergency department.
Attending  Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP),  MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference),  MACE (Multi-Agency Child Exploitation), NRM  (national referral Mechanism)  and  support  practitioner with mental capacity act for 16 years upwards and deliver  "Think Family Approach " to safeguarding.

Working for our organisation

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust.

Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London.

We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes.

Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. And with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.

Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff, as well as offering access to a wide range of core skills training and professional development.