Associate Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Band 7

Gloshospitals; Gloucester; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Associate Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children (Band 7) to join the Safeguarding Children team across sites. The role supports staff, leads on safeguarding strategy and training, and deputises for the Named Nurse when required.

Two posts are available, with 37.5 and 18.75 hour contracts, closing 18 November 2026. The post holder will provide expert advice, coordinate multi-agency discussions, and contribute to policy development and

Qualifications

• Active registration with NMC or HCPC.
• UK recognised degree in a healthcare profession.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through CPD portfolio and revalidation.
• Experience working in safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective, evidence-based safeguarding advice and consultation to staff across the Trust.
• Attend strategy discussions and lead multi-agency safeguarding processes.
• Deliver safeguarding teaching packages and supervision across the Trust.
• Deputise for the Named Nurse at reviews and contribute to trauma-informed strategy development.
• Lead on policy development and audit related to safeguarding.

Skills

NMC/HCPC registration

Safeguarding experience

Team supervision

Policy development

Education

UK recognised degree in healthcare

CPD portfolio and revalidation

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Band 7

The closing date is 18 November 2026

There are two posts available, a 37.5 hour contract and an 18.75 hour contract.

Are you passionate about Safeguarding Children and do you have professional curiosity to ensure that the child's voice is at the heart of everything we do in Safeguarding? Do you have lots of experience of working with children and families in the field of safeguarding. We are looking for someone who is very experienced in the field of Safeguarding and who is forward thinking and dynamic. You must be creative about how you work and be able to work across all hospital sites and areas.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is passionate about safeguarding and advocating for children in care, where ever their journey may be within the acute hospitals trust. The post holder will work within the Safeguarding Children team providing an effective and evidenced based advice and consultation service to Trust staff who raise safeguarding concerns. The post will involve multi-agency liaison to safeguard children and will require attendance at strategy discussions related to children. The post will involve the development and delivery of teaching packages. The post holder will be expected to offer safeguarding supervision across the trust. The post holder would be expected to be familiar with the escalation policy and feel confident with professional challenge. The post holder will deputise for the Named Nurse when required at Rapid Reviews or Local Children Safeguarding Practice Reviews. The post holder will lead on developing a trauma informed strategy for the trust.

About us

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

The Safeguarding Children is expanding and evolving by another 3 nurses, this is an exciting time to be entering the team. We have a think family approach and work very closely with the safeguarding adults team and the vulnerable women's team in midwifery.

The Corporate Nursing Team and the Trust are committed to achieving the best care possible for every patient and are driven by an ethos of quality improvement.

Job responsibilities

You will work within the Safeguarding Children team providing an effective and evidenced based advice and consultation service to Trust staff who raise safeguarding concerns. This will involve attendance at strategy meetings and providing advice for staff across the trust where there are concerns about a child or where the parent is the patient. You will advise staff about children in care and their needs and you will advocate for care experienced young people who are going through transition to adult services. You will promote the use of language that cares across the trust. You will liaise with the Named Nurse and Designated Nurse for children in care within GHC and participate on any county projects relating to children in care.

You will be involved in lots of multi-agency discussion and triangulating information known about families to inform safe decisions about children and their families. The post holder will work proactively to ensure that every safeguarding concern raised is fully managed to a definite outcome with timely onward referrals and effective communication with all professional parties. High standards of documentation are required at all times and good working knowledge of information governance. You will review and update policies related to safeguarding. You will contribute to the annual Section 11 submission.

You will need to communicate effectively with patients, parents and carers and communicate difficult information at times. You will support parents and carers through any safeguarding processes and ensure they understand the process.

You will be involved in the development and delivery of safeguarding training. You will be invited to teach new members of staff across the organisation around safeguarding children. You will provide safeguarding supervision across the trust for staff. You will deputise for the Named Nurse when required for learning reviews and complete chronologies. You will use the escalation policy for any professional challenge with other agencies. You will lead on and participate in audit relevant to safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• United Kingdom recognised Degree in a healthcare profession
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
• Experience working in the field of safeguarding children

Knowledge and Skills

• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
• Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective safeguarding practice
• Able to effectively and appropriately respond to escalation of concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
• Up to date with professional issues that influence healthcare-based safeguarding practice
• Able to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to safeguarding.

Clinical/ Experience

• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
• Previous experience of safeguarding Children
• Has recent acute hospital experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a year(pa, pro rata if part-time)