Mash Practitioner

The MASH Health Practitioner will be a key role in the day to day running of the MASH function which is provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

As a key clinician in the MASH you will be responsible for facilitating the analysis of health information in relation to risk of significant harm and to contribute to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children.

The main duties are to manage and analyse highly complex information to appropriately inform strategy meetings and risk assessments within the MASH. This will involve you to participate in MASH management meetings to ensure continued health contribution in the development of the MASH function. To highlight concerns regarding practice to the appropriate named professional within the provider organisation or directly with the ICB Designated Nurse in the case of primary care.

Ensuring health contribution to the evaluation of MASH processes to ensure safe and appropriate information sharing within the MASH and across the wider health economy.

Collect and review data to support the development of understanding of the Health MASH workload and report through the CCS Safeguarding quarterly report.

To maintain high standards of record keeping and documentation on cases where information has been shared.

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Respond to requests for health information within the MASH as per the memorandum of understanding, GDPR, Data Protection Act and Information Sharing Agreement to safeguard and protect children from significant harm.

Collate and analyse health information in relation to risk of significant harm to contribute to multi-agency decision making to safeguard and protect children.

Facilitate interpretation of health information in relation to safeguarding risks within own scope of practice

Liaise with health colleagues/other health agencies where necessary and to support their attendance at strategy meetings for cases already open to them.

To actively gather, share information and participate in strategy discussions for cases that are not open to CCS currently.

Facilitate expert health advice/interpretation of health information where necessary to ensure health specific risk is fully understood and considered in decision making to safeguard children.

Signpost multi-agency colleagues to appropriate relevant health staff within the health system to seek information not readily available to CCS through S1, as necessary.

Support MASH lead nurse in multi-agency and single agency audits.

Liaise with health partners to share information and outcomes from MASH enquiries and strategy meetings as appropriate.