Specialist Health Practitioner - Multi agency Screening Hub (MASH)

A compassionate, skilled, experienced Safeguarding Practitioner. A unique opportunity to work at the heart of safeguarding, where timely, high-quality decision-making can change lives and improve outcomes for adults at risk.

• The postholder will work collaboratively with Statutory Safeguarding partners, acting as the dedicated health practitioner within the Calderdale MASH.
• They will review, analyse, and share confidential NHS medical data to help safeguard vulnerable adults (and children/families) at the "single front door" stage of referrals.

As the postholder you will play a pivotal role in researching and assessing health information and will work with partner agencies to support the protection and wellbeing of adults at risk (children and families). Working within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, you will contribute your clinical expertise to inform risk assessments, promote early intervention, and ensure safeguarding concerns are addressed quickly and effectively, working within existing legal frameworks.

Bringing strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, a passion for safeguarding, the ability to work collaboratively and your ability to be flexible and responsive to support the needs of adult’s at risk and their families in Calderdale..

The postholder will be employed by CHFT. Line Management responsibility will sit with CHFT, however their daily workload will be directed and overseen by the MASH Operational Manager.

Work within safeguarding frameworks to support the Local Authorities’ role to investigate safeguarding concerns and manage risk where adult’s have experienced or are likely to experience harm.

• Demonstrate knowledge in relation to the Care Act 2014; the Mental Capacity Act 2005; the Data Protection Act 2018; GDPR and the Caldicott Principles.
• Have access to patient records to gather, share and record patient information.
• Contribute to the initial screening and triage of safeguarding concerns referred to the MASH, to determine whether the criteria for a section 42 safeguarding enquiry is met, where not met, the postholder will make recommendations about health interventions that could help reduce harm.
• Be required to maintain supportive and constructive relationships with MASH partner agencies.
• May be required to provide cover for essential safeguarding work within their own organisation where capacity allows / directed by the Head of Safeguarding.
• To work independently, be flexible, and adaptable at work to meet competing priorities and deadlines.
• Provide relevant, timely advice and reports on the function of the MASH to the Named Professionals/ Head of Safeguarding, for inclusion in Partnership / Board reports
• Provide effective leadership which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team.
• Receive safeguarding supervision from safeguarding professionals on a regular basis.

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hester Litten Job title: Head of Safeguarding Email address: hester.litten@cht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01422 224570

Saika Said

Interim Designated Nurse - Safeguarding Adults

NHS West Yorkshire - Integrated Care Board

07974 437804

s.said@nhs.net