MASH Nurse Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support our Band 7 Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialists for the Hertfordshire Multi- Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). We are looking to appoint one full-time Practitioner at Band 6. However, part-time hours, a minimum of 0.8WTE (30 hours) would also be considered. Our nurses work to ensure that health is an active partner in the multi-agency risk assessment, notification and referral of children (0-18 yrs).

You will be required, after initial training, to work autonomously searching for and collating health information from HCT records system (SystmOne) with due regard to patient confidentiality. In addition, you will also be required to liaise with health partners. You will collate, risk assess and share information necessary to safeguard and/or promote the welfare of a child onto a pre-formatted template and return within prescribed timelines having an awareness and understanding of issues of consent to share and when they can be overridden. This will also include ensuring information is shared with relevant practitioners in Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT). The successful candidates will have excellent verbal, written communication and analytical skills in order to contribute to decision making within the MASH, managing and prioritising their workload.

For further information please contact:

Carol Gayle (Safeguarding Children Named Nurse ) c.gayle@nhs.net or 07760 165791

*Proposed interview date: 17th July 2026*

Job description

Please see attached job description for more details

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse or direct entry Midwifery qualification.
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Current Registration with NMC
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• IT literate and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of safeguarding children procedures and relevant legislation.
• Post registration experience with experience in a related setting
• Knowledge of current issues in the profession and nursing practice
• Organization and time management skills
• Knowledge or working with SystemOne

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent oral communication skills communicating in a manner which is consistent with the level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping (both electronic and manual), report writing, data collection, and evaluations

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Frequent requirement for concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable
• Able to manage own stress, recognising need for support in self and others.
• Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
• Eligible to live and work in the UK
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

About the employer

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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