•Demonstrates skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to the Safeguarding Process
•Awareness and application of a range of local and national policy and procedural frameworks when undertaking Safeguarding activity
•Ensures service users/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.bincarers are supported appropriately to understand Safeguarding issues to maximise their decision-making.
•Understand how best evidence is achieved
•Understand when to use emergency systems for Safeguarding Adults.
•Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date records.
•Draws on child and family-focused clinical and professional knowledge and expertise of what constitutes child maltreatment, to identify signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect
•Will have professionally relevant core and case specific clinical competencies
•Documents and reports concerns, history taking and physical examination in a manner that is appropriate for safeguarding/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.binchild protection and legal processes
•Contributes to inter-agency assessments, the gathering and sharing of information and where appropriate analysis of risk
•Undertakes regular documented reviews of own (and/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.binor team) safeguarding/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.binchild protection practice as appropriate to role (in various ways, such as through audit, case discussion, peer review, and supervision and as a component of refresher training)
•Contributes to serious case reviews/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.bincase management reviews/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.binsignificant case reviews, internal partnership and local forms of review, as well as child death review processes
•Works with other professionals and agencies, with children, young people and their families when there are safeguarding concerns
•Applies the lessons learnt from audit and serious case reviews/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.bincase management reviews/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binmedia/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.binld-prospectus/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocuments/media/ld-prospectus/documents/document.bindocument.binsignificant case reviews to improve practice
•Advises others on appropriate information sharing
Over a three-year period, professionals should receive refresher training equivalent to a minimum of 6 hours (for those at Level 3 core this equates to a minimum of 2 hours per annum) and a minimum of 12-16 hours (for those at Level 3 requiring specialist knowledge and skill).
*Training can be tailored by Mersey Care to be delivered annually or once every 3 years and encompass a blended learning approach.
Further Multi Agency Safeguarding Training can be accessed through the following links. The training is free to relevant staff unless staff do not attend and then a charge will be made.
Liverpool Safeguarding Children Board
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Sefton Safeguarding Children Board
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Knowsley Safeguarding Children Board
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