Forensic Paediatrics A Report by the Short Life Working Group
Report outlining findings and recommendations from expert group
Annex C: RCPCH Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff
Grade |
Criteria |
Competency |
Training |
Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non child health medical staff |
Intercollegiate Level 1 (all staff working in healthcare settings) Intercollegiate Level 2 (staff who have infrequent contact with parents, children and young people) |
Not applicable |
Health organizations including Trusts Multi agency training including Safeguarding Boards E learning programmes being developed |
3 yearly Job review process |
Child health staff |
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ST 1-3 |
Intercollegiate Level 3 (all staff working predominantly with children, young people and parents) |
RCPCH Level 1 (Basic) "Safeguarding 1': RCPCH SHO safeguarding children course - Recognition and Response |
Multiagency training e.g. NSPCC, BASPCAN conferences, LSCB* |
Course completed |
ST 4,5 SASSG |
Intercollegiate Level 3 |
RCPCH Level 2 (Core) "Safeguarding 2': RCPCH SpR e-learning programme. LSCB* |
Multiagency training e.g. NSPCC, BASPCAN conferences, LSCB* |
Course completed |
ST 6-8 SASSG |
Intercollegiate Level 3 |
RCPCH (Specialist) competences Level 3 General Level 3 Community |
Knowledge, skills, experience in post. Post graduate training days, local and national, with CPD recognition e.g. MSc modules, CPSIG conferences Multiagency training e.g. NSPCC, BASPCAN conferences, Special Study module in safeguarding (module written March 2010) |
RITA process/ ARCP |
Consultant doctors SASSG |
Intercollegiate Level 3 |
E-learning (RCPCH) Maintaining and Updating Competences |
Post graduate training days, local and national, with CPD recognition e.g. MSc modules, CPSIG conferences Multiagency training e.g. NSPCC, BASPCAN conferences, |
2-3 yearly to keep updated Job appraisal |
| Named/ Designated doctors | Intercollegiate Level 4 (Named professionals) Intercollegiate Level 5 (Designated professionals) |
Post graduate training days, local and national, with CPD recognition e.g. Named/ Designated professionals conference, MSc modules, CPSIG conferences Multiagency training e.g. NSPCC, BASPCAN conferences, |
Job appraisal | |
Tertiary specialists E.g. 2nd opinion doctors, expert witnesses? |
Intercollegiate Level 6 (Expert) | Post graduate training days, local and national, with CPD recognition e.g. MSc modules, CPSIG conferences Multiagency training e.g. NSPCC, BASPCAN conferences, |
Job appraisal | |
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