Band 7 Children’s Safeguarding Practitioner

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Children’s Safeguarding Practitioner in Birmingham. The role involves close partnership working across Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs, delivering expert supervision and advice on safeguarding children. Candidates must be registered nurses with significant safeguarding experience and possess excellent communication skills. Join a dedicated team committed to integrated, personalized care in Birmingham's diverse communities, and make a positive impact on vulnerable children and families.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local and national retailers

Dedicated well-being services for all employees

Flexible working where possible

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience of managing a complex caseload involving child protection issues.
• Demonstrates significant experience in developing and/or delivering training packages.
• Extensive experience in a nursing environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality safeguarding service as part of a specialist team.
• Participate in risk assessments for children at risk of harm.
• Support frontline practitioners in developing reports and safeguarding plans.

Skills

Highly developed specialist knowledge and understanding of government legislation relevant to vulnerable children

Good verbal/written communication skills

Excellent time management skills

Ability to work under own initiative

Ability to facilitate and manage change

Ability to lead and motivate others

Evidence of previous safeguarding experience

Experience of multi-agency working

Education

Registered nurse with current NMC registration

Evidence of recent post basic training and on-going personal development

Teaching qualification or equivalent

Evidence of on-going training and relevant courses in safeguarding

Job description

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site 3 Priestley Wharf Town Birmingham Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/12/2025 23:59

Band 7 Children’s Safeguarding Practitioner

Band 7

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Practitioner to join the established Safeguarding Children Team within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills and competence as a Children’s Safeguarding Practitioner, working across the Birmingham and Solihull Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs. This role involves close partnership working with other health colleagues, the police, and social workers.

Main duties of the job

The Children’s Safeguarding Practitioner will work as a committed and expert member of a specialist team, delivering a high-quality safeguarding service. This includes providing expert advice on the day-to-day management of children and their families, participating in risk assessments, and delivering specialised safeguarding supervision. The post holder will also support frontline practitioners in developing reports and forming safeguarding plans. While this role requires clinical knowledge, it does not involve direct patient care.

The post holder will hold responsibility and professional accountability as a Safeguarding Practitioner for safeguarding children, including contextual safeguarding, which encompasses child exploitation.

As part of the specialist team, the practitioner will ensure that quality training, supervision, audits, and expert advice are available to enable the Trust to meet its statutory responsibilities for safeguarding children.

The role requires specific expertise in children’s and adults’ health needs, identifying and responding to maltreatment, and understanding local safeguarding arrangements. The post holder will operate within the Think Family approach and the contextual safeguarding agenda, ensuring coordinated and effective protection for children and vulnerable adults.

Working for our organisation

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Be Part of Our Team

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) employs over 5,000 staff across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. We deliver more than 100 clinical services in people’s homes, health centres, clinics, and inpatient facilities.

Our services cover children, young people, parents, and families, as well as adults and community services. We also provide care through two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

All of this is delivered with a commitment to integrated, personalised care rooted in our local communities. BCHC aims to provide outstanding, integrated care as one of the leading NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want tobe part of our team and work with a Foundation Trust that continuously strives for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Line Management and Financial Responsibility

The post holder will not have any line management or financial responsibility.

Specialist Safeguarding Role

Deliver specialist safeguarding supervision to health professionals on issues related to safeguarding children, facilitating reflective and critical analysis against agreed outcomes.

Act as an advocate for children and young people, raising awareness of their needs and promoting the philosophy of placing children at the centre of care.

Ensure expert advice and support is available for the day-to-day management of children and families where there are safeguarding concerns.

Multi-Agency Work

Rotate into the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) across Birmingham and Solihull, working as part of a co-located multi‑agency team including police officers, social workers, and other providers.

Participate in MASH risk assessments to inform case management of children at risk of harm, advising partners on health issues and challenging decisions as appropriate.

Participate in Contextual Safeguarding forums to inform case management of children at risk of exploitation, advising partners on health issues and challenging decisions as appropriate.

Work with key professionals and agencies to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of services designed to protect children and promote their welfare.

Training and Development

Develop, facilitate, and evaluate training packages within the organisation and, as needed, in partnership with other agencies for multi‑agency training.

Participate in relevant local, regional, and national continuing professional development to maintain named nurse competencies.

Casework and Legal Support

Support frontline practitioners in developing and/or analysing case chronologies to clearly identify risks and mitigate recurrence.

Assist practitioners in producing factual reports to safeguard children and young people, including statements for court proceedings.

Analyse prepared statements for court and support practitioners to attend and give evidence as required.

Provide support to staff during police interviews when they are giving evidence for child protection investigations.

Handle highly complex and sensitive information relating to child safeguarding and communicate this appropriately to internal and external parties.

Policy, Audit, and Governance

Practice in accordance with professional, ethical, and legal codes (Nursing and Midwifery Council) and Trust policies, protocols, and guidelines.

Meet the organisation’s statutory and mandatory training requirements.

Review and implement safeguarding policies and procedures; update Trust policies within own area.

Undertake audits, produce factual reports based on findings, and ensure action plans and learning are shared with the appropriate management team.

Act as an autonomous practitioner when advising and supporting decision‑making.

Actively participate in investigations where a child has died or sustained life‑threatening injuries due to abuse or neglect, ensuring adherence to statutory guidelines.

Commit to keeping up‑to‑date with current research and evidence, considering its implications for local safeguarding practice.

Personal Development and Wellbeing

Engage with regular safeguarding supervision and reflective practice.

Recognise the potential personal impact of working in safeguarding/child protection on self and others, seeking support when necessary.

Future Service Development

Support the Trust’s developments as a major provider in community and primary care services, taking responsibility for relevant areas within any future service developments.

Other Duties

Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade of the post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Person specification

Qualifications / training

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration
• Evidence of recent post basic training and on‑going personal development
• Teaching qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of on‑going training and relevant courses in safeguarding

Experience

• Extensive experience of managing a complex caseload involving child protection issues.
• Extensive experience in a nursing environment
• Demonstrates significant experience in developing and /or delivering training packages.
• Mental health or Acute provider hospital experience

Skills/knowledge

• Highly developed specialist knowledge and understanding of government legislation relevant to vulnerable children, children in need and children in need of protection and its application.
• Good verbal/written communication skills required to communicate highly sensitive, contentious and complex information with empathy.
• Excellent time management skills to be able to plan and prioritise own workload where there may be competing demands on time.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Ability to facilitate and manage change.
• Ability to lead and motivate others
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload and manage time effectively.
• Ability to travel to dispersed sites in a timely manner.
• Highly developed risk assessment and risk management skills
• Evidence of previous safeguarding experience.
• Evidence of previous supervision experience.
• Experience of delivering training packages.
• Experience of multi‑agency working
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• To be highly motivated.
• Reliable.
• Self‑awareness and an ability to develop good working relationships internally and externally.

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non‑clinical roles and Band 3 Non‑Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non‑clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non‑clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.

We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under‑represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under‑representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under‑represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under‑represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

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Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well‑being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.