Child playing
Service

Safeguarding Children and Young People Service

What does it do?

The Safeguarding Children and Young People Service is a Trust wide service providing specialist advice, training and support to all health staff employed by DHUFT.

Service Delivery Area

Dorset-wide

What are the service opening times?

Monday to Friday

9:00am to 5:00pm

How can I refer?
[For appropriate professional/clinical referrers only - service users please see below]

A referral is not required to access this service. Advice and support can be accessed via the the telephone and e-mail on:

Tel: 01305 361469 or safeguarding.team@dhuft.nhs.uk

This is not an appropriate service for members of the public. If, as a member of the public, you have any concerns about a child then you should contact Social Services as listed below:

  • Bournemouth:- 01202 458000
  • Poole:- 01202 735046
  • Purbeck:- 01929 553456
  • Christchurch:- 01202 474106
  • Ferndown:- 01202 877445
  • OUT OF HOURS :- 01202 657279

 

What functions/treatment and therapies are offered?

The key objectives of the Safeguarding Service are: Training, Supervision, Advice and Support and responding to the Dorset LSCB- including participation in Case Audits, Serious Case Reviews or other processes as appropriate to our services.

The expected outcomes of this are:

  • To ensure all appropriate staff receive timely and regular safeguarding supervision.
  • To ensure all staff are trained to the correct level.
  • To ensure all staff receive timely and appropriate advice and support.
Which types of illness/medical condition does the service treat?

Not appropriate.

Who will I see?

This is a support service to all staff employed by DHUFT. This is not an appropriate service for members of the public. Please see above or refer to the websites listed under 'Useful Websites' to the right hand side of this page.

As a patient, how do I access services?

Not appropriate.

How can I get involved / what support groups are available?

Are you a child?

Do you need to talk or get some help? Do you feel you have been abused? For further advice and support please click on the following links  www.childline.org.uk or www.nspcc.org.uk    

Are you an adult worried about a child?

For further information and advice please refer to the above information and contact numbers or website links to the right hand side of this page.

Are you worried about domestic abuse? For further advice and support please go to www.womensaid.org.uk for women 

www.mankind.org.uk for men.

Please also refer to the useful websites list to the right hand side of this page.

Do you have information for Carers?

Not appropriate.

Where, when and how often are the clinics?

Not appropriate.

Who can I contact to find out more?

 

Advice & Support Help Line: 01305 361469

Safeguarding.team@dhuft.nhs.uk

Forston Clinic, Charminster, Dorset DT2 9TB