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Review Opportunities
3 Domestic Homicide Review's and 1 Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review for the Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership
Shropshire Community Safeguarding Partnership is commissioning a number of reviewers for 3 Domestic Homicide Review's and one Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review.
Themes in the reviews:
DHR 1
- Coercive and controlling behaviour
- Evidence based prosecutions and the role they play
- Accumulative risks associated with mental health, domestic abuse and suicide
- Learning from the Domestic Abuse thematic inspection of Probation
DHR 2
- Coercive and controlling behaviour
- Safeguarding Children from Domestic Abuse
- Involvement of courts and CAFCASS in acrimonious separation of parents where domestic abuse is prevalent
- Suicide
DHR 3
- Unconscious bias towards male victims of domestic abuse
- PIT STOP and its effectiveness
- Sharing information about accumulative risk associated with the trio of vulnerabilities (mental health, alcohol and substance misuse and domestic abuse) in order to better understand the impact on children.
- Suicide
- Lack of referrals to substance abuse services
CSPR:
- Injuries in babies and children under 2
- Unseen Men
- Specialist support following traumatic birth
- Cross Border working
- Information sharing with and by Primary Care
How to apply:
The Independent Reviewer will be required to submit:
- curriculum vitae (CV)
- expression of interest letter
Please express an initial interest in this opportunity by clicking here to send us a whats app message. You can also ask any questions and clarifications using the link as well. You can apply for one or multiple reviews.
The deadline for receipt of your application is midnight on 18th April.
Documents in support of your application will be received via our reviews inbox: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions
The bullet points above outline the the particular requirements for this review. Donna’s accompanying documents will also be submitted as she will have oversight of the review.
You are encouraged to apply using other examples of your written work. Donna's CV and published reviews will be sent with your application, as she has oversight of the work.
All Momentum members have access to the membership hub, which contains videos, templates & pdfs. Click here for details of the one to one mentoring upgrades offered by Donna. For admin questions contact [email protected].
New reviewers begin their independent review journey every day. Draw on the relevant experience you have from your background, the soft skills you can bring to this review & the vision you have for the review in question. A well crafted application with reference to the circumstances of the particular review is more relevant and desirable than a standard application designed for any review which references a bank of review experience.
Review Consulting is responsible for this work. You will receive an opening letter at the start of the review explaining what we need from you & when. For invoice queries please contact [email protected]
Watch the 3 workshops below in your membership hub under Momentum Bonus Training heading:
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Donna Ohdedar
Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser, solutions focused mentor, public speaker & trainer, Donna offers her university accredited training programme, SILP School. She is also host of the Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse Sector podcast.
