Strategy and Safeguarding Manager - Darlaston

The Strategy and Safeguarding Manager will have a pivotal role in working with the local safeguarding children's boards to develop a Paediatric pathway such that the multi-agency safeguarding hubs work with Mountain Healthcare to ensure children and young people receive the correct service at the correct time., The Main element of this role will include:

The strategy and safeguarding lead will be a part of all strategy meetings with both the police and social care and be able to advise the best route for the child or young person.

They will then be responsible for ensuring that information from the strategy meeting is shared with the forensic medical examiner seeing the child so that a holistic assessment can be undertaken.

We will also ensure that work is undertaken with the local safeguarding boards to improve care and response to survivors of child sexual exploitation, gang violence and child trafficking.

Management duties and responsibilities:

Provide a service which supports clients through the complexities of the criminal justice process and facilitates access to other healthcare services

Ensure assessment of aftercare needs including sexual health, psychological support and suitability for counselling by other agencies

Support the professional development of the multidisciplinary team

Develop and deliver training programmes to meet the professional and educational needs of all staff groups across all partner, voluntary, and statutory agencies

Provide confidential and non-judgemental support, enabling the client to regain control and self esteem

Manage service delivery in relation to forensic medical examinations, sexual health, counselling and support services

Undertake risk assessment in relation to the post and working environment to include risks to service users an visitors

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK.

A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system.

Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.

Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years.

At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field.

We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.