Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
0-19 Safeguarding Triage and Duty Practitioner
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and knowledgeable Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse) who has a passion for safeguarding, to join the Milton Keynes 0-19 Children’s Universal Health Service as a 0-19 Safeguarding Triage and Duty Practitioner for a six-month secondment. This innovative Band 6 role focuses on safeguarding triage, duty, and information sharing across the 0-19 pathway, ensuring children, young people, and families receive timely, appropriate, and effective safeguarding responses. Working closely with health, education, social care, and partner agencies, you will play a key role in identifying risk, supporting professional decision-making, and promoting the welfare of children. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced practitioner with strong safeguarding knowledge who is passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
Main duties of the job
- You will receive, review, and triage safeguarding information, assess risk and urgency, and ensure concerns are documented, escalated, and shared appropriately.
- You will support the 0-19 duty function, respond to professional enquiries, participate in safeguarding meetings, and work collaboratively with multi-agency partners.
- The role primarily involves attending safeguarding meetings across 0-19, safeguarding decision-making, information sharing, maintaining accurate records, contributing to quality improvement initiatives, and supporting the development of consistent safeguarding practice across the service.
- The post has limited routine clinical work and does not hold a traditional Health Visiting or School Nursing caseload.
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CNWL - Milton Keynes is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organisations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well-being & provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.
Our commitment as an employer & in accordance with the NHS constitution is to provide you with:
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see Job Description (JD) and Personal Specification (PS) for full details of the job requirements and responsibilities – please note the JD/PS is currently being evaluated and may be subject to change.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification, either Health Visiting or School Nursing with a current registration.
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration.
Desirable criteria
- Additional safeguarding training or evidence of continuing professional development relevant to safeguarding.
- Safeguarding supervision supervisor training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of safeguarding children practice, including attendance at safeguarding meetings, identifying, responding to, and escalating safeguarding concerns.
- Experience of prioritising workload and managing competing demands.
- Experience of safeguarding children practice, including attendance at safeguarding meetings, identifying, responding to, and escalating safeguarding concerns.
- Experience of multi-agency working with partner agencies such as Children’s Social Care, education, health, police, or voluntary sector services.
- Experience of managing complex, sensitive, or distressing information.
- Experience of prioritising workload and managing competing demands.
- Experience of accurate record-keeping using electronic clinical systems.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Confidence and ability for clear decision-making.
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Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a safeguarding duty, triage, or single point of access function.
- Experience of contributing to audit, quality improvement, or service development.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation, guidance, thresholds, and local procedures.
- Understanding of child development, public health, vulnerability, risk, and protective factors.
- Ability to recognise risk and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Ability to analyse complex safeguarding information and make appropriate professional judgements.
- Ability to recognise risk and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information clearly and professionally.
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Understanding of consent, confidentiality, information sharing, and professional accountability.
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and SystmOne.
- Excellent record-keeping skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Calm and confident when managing complex or sensitive safeguarding information.
- Demonstrates professional curiosity.
- Positive, professional, and solution-focused approach.
- Calm and confident when managing complex or sensitive safeguarding information.
- Able to work independently and make professional decisions.
- Able to challenge appropriately and escalate concerns when required.
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