Job overview

Exciting opportunity to join the Contextual Safeguarding Team for 3 days a week to cover Maternity Leave until 1 April 2027. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 7 Practitioner to join our team of Nurses to undertake health assessments of children and young people who are experiencing or at risk of exploitation. 

The role will be predominantly based in Central Lancashire, but cover may be required across the whole of the EmPower footprint including East Lancashire. 

You need to be experienced in assessing the health needs of this vulnerable cohort of children and identifying and supporting them to access health care services to promote better health outcomes. 

As a key member of the team, you will undertake holistic health assessments for young people, many with complex vulnerabilities. You will play a vital role in identifying unmet health needs, reducing health inequalities and supporting improved outcomes for young people. You will work collaboratively within a multi-agency framework and contribute to safeguarding plans. 

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality advice, support and expertise to LSCFT staff to maintain and improve the quality of safeguarding/MCA practice.
• To work with the safeguarding team and localities / networks to review and update policies, procedures and guidance as required.
• Attendance and contribution to relevant meetings with LSCFT, Social Care, ICB’s and the Local Authorities in relation to safeguarding children and adults as required.
• To contribute to the development of effective communication systems within LSCFT and other partner agencies.
• Contribute to the communication processes within LSCFT feeding into relevant staff meetings to ensure information that staff receive reflects local and national agendas in relation to safeguarding.
• Assist the safeguarding leadership team in helping to facilitate and coordinate the provision of reports required and provide expert safeguarding advice to practitioners.
• Establish and maintain communication with multi agency groups and individuals working on complex and sensitive issues in a range of inter and multi-agency settings.
• Communicate and analyse information in potentially stressful situations providing advice on all levels within the Trust and on multi-agency/disciplinary basis.
• Line Management responsibilities, including, PDR, regular 1.1’s, professional supervision and HR responsibilities (Safeguarding expertise). 

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well