Safeguarding Training and Development. Working Together (2015) states that health organisations are responsible for ensuring that their staff are competent to carry out their responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Organisations must also create an environment where staff are able to raise concerns and feel supported in their safeguarding role. All CCG staff must be able to recognise children who may be at risk of harm and able to respond appropriately to protect them and promote their welfare. Provider services contracted by the CCGs should ensure that their staff are trained appropriately and are competent to recognise and respond to potential indicators of abuse or neglect in children and adults at risk. Staff groups have different training needs depending on their degree of contact with children and young people and / or adults who are parents or carers, their level of responsibility and independence of decision making. The minimum requirements for training for all staff are set out in the intercollegiate guidance Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff (2014). Guidance on levels of training can be found here and individual agencies will take responsibility in ensuring compliance. Staff should be given a mandatory induction, which includes familiarisation with child protection responsibilities and procedures to be followed if anyone has any concerns about a child's safety or welfare; and all professionals should have regular reviews of their own practice to ensure they improve over time (Working Together 2015). Staff should receive updates or refresher training in accordance with the intercollegiate guidance and receive written briefings of any changes in legislation and practice from named or designated professionals. The CCGs support, promote and participate in interagency training provided by the BSCB/BCAB. This is recognised as an effective training method for staff who work predominantly with children/young people and/or their parents/carers. All commissioned services will have a tiered approach to safeguarding training and development detailed in a training strategy which reflects the training competencies in the Intercollegiate Safeguarding Children and Young People: roles and competencies for healthcare staff (2014). All health providers will ensure that staff employed by their organisations have training recorded on a training database. The CCG will monitor uptake and compliance of training by staff in th...
