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JobsDesignated Doctor for Safeguarding Children
Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Aperture House
- Cyfeiriad
- Pynes Hill
- Tref
- Exeter
- Cod post
- EX2 5AZ
- Major / Minor Region
- Devon
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £124,057.10 per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Consultant)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Medical and Dental
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our team as the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children. This pivotal role involves providing expert clinical leadership and ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding practice within the ICB and wider health system. You will be part of a dedicated safeguarding children team who work closely with the three local safeguarding children partnerships.
The successful candidate will be a key figure in promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of children across our health system.
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The Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children will work as a member of the ICB safeguarding team across the footprint of Devon, Torbay and Plymouth to provide clinical expertise, strategic and clinical leadership for safeguarding children, enabling NHS Devon to deliver the statutory duties laid out in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 and the Children Act 1989 and 2004.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
NHS Devon Integrated Care System
As an Integrated Care System (ICS), we recognise now more than ever that we can only provide the care that people really need by working together. Together for Devon therefore represents a partnership where health and care services work together with local communities to improve peoples health, wellbeing and care. It aims to transform health and care services so they are clinically, socially and financially sustainable.
Our vision is simple: equal chances for everyone in Devon to lead long, happy and healthy lives. To achieve this, we have set out six ambitions for the next five years that will help us transform services including: Effective and efficient care, embedding the Integrated Care Model, the Devon deal (a citizen-led approach to health and care), Children and young people, Digital Devon and ensuring Equality.
About NHS Devon
As part of the Devon ICS, NHS Devon Integrated Care Board is responsible for the majority of county's NHS budget, and develops a plan to improve peoples health, deliver high-quality care and better value for money. The organisation is led by a diverse board, with an aim to improve peoples lives in Devon wherever they live, to reduce health inequalities and make sure we can deliver these services for the long term.
For more information, visit our ICS website www.icsdevon.co.uk and our NHS Devon website www.devon.icb.nhs.uk.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Where the post is a temporary position there may be a possibility of the post becoming permanent.
All posts can be considered as development opportunities if applicants do not meet the essential criteria at the time of appointment but would be able to meet this in a reasonable time frame.
Vacancies may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Hold consultant status/be a qualified medical practitioner. Full GMC registration including license to practice. MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent.
- Have completed specific post registration training in safeguarding and or child protection at master’s level or equivalent.
- Be an experienced clinical practitioner. This must include consultant/speciality associate specialist doctor/general practitioner or a senior post with equivalent training and experience with extended knowledge and skills in the care of children and young people.
- Have substantial clinical professional training and experience relating to the care of babies, children, and young people, and have recently practised in the field of safeguarding and child protection.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Michele Thornberry
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Safeguarding
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07970 593466
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