Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding Children
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (contract will end on 8th December 2027.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 293-CSEP-0683
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Safeguarding Children Team, c/o Starlight Ward
- Town
- Hackney
- Salary
- £66,274 - £73,496 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Health Lead for the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Advert
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced children’s registered nurse or registered midwife, with significant safeguarding children knowledge and experience to work strategically and operationally within the new London Borough of Hackney and City of London Multiagency Child Protection Teams (MACPTs) providing expert specialist health advice to support the child protection process of safeguarding vulnerable babies, children and young people who have experienced significant harm.
This post is available as a secondment.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work collaboratively Social Work, Police and Education and MASH health colleagues, to ensure safe and effective decision making at every point in the child safeguarding journey. The MACPT Health Lead will take lead and advise on cases being overseen by the MACPT and will facilitate access to other health agencies and practitioners. They will develop networks of support and work in partnership with the other MACPT members to create effective multi‑agency interventions and plans, based on a rigorous assessment of risk. The post holder will promote culturally competent, active anti-racist, and trauma informed practice within the MACPT
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Children’s Nurse or Registered Midwife. Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Health Visitor or School Nurse. Level 4 Safeguarding. First Level Degree in a relevant field Evidence of continual professional development
Education / Qualifications Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Delivery of safeguarding supervision. Caseload management of safeguarding – child protection. Audit experience. Ability to analyse highly complex safeguarding situations and contribute to investigations or decisions within the MACPT. Ability to formulate and implement policies and protocols. Produce management reports including statistics for child protection and complex cases for service delivery as required by boards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced SCPHN working actively in a safeguarding specialist role. Line management experience at band 7 or above. Experience of working with vulnerable families / child protection in the community setting. Experience of multi-agency / partnership working, and the ability to professionally challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively. Experience of effective interagency working. Evidence of working in highly stressful environments.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge in current legislation and statutory guidance in relating to safeguarding children and child protection.
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values. Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marcia Smikle
- Job title
- Head of Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07811188099
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