Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Specialist Nurse

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and committed individual to work as the Safeguarding Children’s Specialist Nurse (SCSN) within Liverpool Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
The post holder will work as part of a dynamic multi-agency integrated team assessing notifications and referrals regarding children aged 0-18 that are referred to the MASH.
The MASH process includes searching for and collating health information from a range of NHS providers, both locally and further afield. With due regard to patient confidentiality the MASH professional needs to interpret and share the information that is necessary to safeguard and /or promote the welfare of a child. The MASH has been designed to facilitate information gathering, communication and sharing within a secure environment. The MASH health nurse will also collate information for and attend strategy meetings on behalf of the wider health economy.
Identify and collate the relevant health information to add to the multi-agency risk assessment. Participate in the MASH multi-agency risk assessment to inform the case management advising where necessary and challenging decisions when appropriate.
Will work, liaise and communicate with a range of key professionals in order to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of services designed to protect children and young people from harm and promote their welfare through safeguarding processes, including MASH.
Record, interpret and present health information and issues that can impact on the risk or needs assessment of children from a range of health perspectives. This may involve disclosing relevant information on the parents or carers in ensuring the information is processed fairly and proportionally.
Develop and implement data collection systems and MASH protocols that will provide accurate and timely data safely and effectively with due regards to the UN Convention for the rights of children, the Children Act 1989,2004 and the Human Rights Act, and also within the bounds of patient confidentiality and the Data Protection Act.
Disseminate and communicate decisions and appropriate health information to relevant health professionals including the Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurses, Named Nurses and or Doctor where appropriate and for sharing best practice.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, specifically health from a wide range of services and disciplines.

ALL POST HOLDERS WILL AGREE TO:

Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
Role model the values of the Trust – Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support– in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders.
Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: ‘The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.’
Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
Value the contribution of the patient/ service user voice.
Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
Adhere to all organisational policies.
Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and how technology can empower service users in a digital environment.
Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training workshop.
Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training.
Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team.
Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect within your team.
Support their team/ services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture.
Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/ information to the attention of team members and other MCT colleagues they work with.
Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
Speaking up if they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace #iwillspeakup.
Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach to work towards a solution to improve civility and respect.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder