Deputy Named Nurse

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; North Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a Deputy Named Nurse to lead safeguarding initiatives for children and young people. This role focuses on promoting safety, providing specialist advice, and working alongside various agencies to ensure effective safeguarding practices. Candidates must be NMC registered nurses with relevant experience and excellent communication skills. The position offers opportunities for training development and a chance to improve safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in safeguarding.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist safeguarding guidance to staff.
• Assist in developing and delivering safeguarding training.
• Act as a role model and uphold Trust's values.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Teamwork

Research skills

Analytical skills

Education

NMC registration

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

The Deputy Named Nurse will contribute to the strategic development and operational implementation of the safeguarding agenda across The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will support and work closely with the Named Professionals and multiagency partners to provide specialist advice on the management of safeguarding children, ensuring that children and young people and unborn babies who encounter services at the Trust are safeguarded and their welfare promoted in accordance with Department of Health guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Laming Inquiry and the National Service Framework for children and relevant national recommendations and guidelines. The post holder will form part of a larger team of specialist safeguarding staff which includes Mental health, MCA and DOLs, adult safeguarding and learning disabilities, who work to support children and families within the Hillingdon Borough and bordering locations.

Responsibilities

• Work in direct accordance with NMC Standards, Policies and Procedures alongside The Hillingdon Hospital trust guidance, polices and procedures.
• Provide specialist knowledge and advice and guidance and be a point of contact regarding safeguarding Children and Young People and unborn aged 0-17 across the organisation, working in partnership with outside agencies such as CAMHS and Children's Social Care to ensure the best outcomes for children and families.
• Assist staff across the trust in recognising and acting on their duty of care to protect children, young people and unborn who are at risk of potential or have suffered significant harm.
• Raise awareness of the needs specific to adolescents, promoting recognition of differences in care in relation to adults.
• Facilitate and provide safeguarding children case supervision in line with trust policy across the trust.
• In collaboration with the Named Professionals, design, develop & deliver safeguarding children training based on training needs analysis and in accordance with legislation, national policies, and guidance.
• Monitor, audit and evaluate multi-disciplinary child protection practice.
• Support the process of ongoing research of safeguarding practices within the trust.
• Contribute to Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews including reports, policies and guidelines ensuring learning is disseminated and recommendations for the trust are implemented.

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount. We are addressing infection prevention and control and are progressing by working with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated Care System, ensuring we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on high quality, safe and compassionate care while building the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 staff and serve nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services to provide the best care where needed.

Responsibilities (continued)

• Provide specialist safeguarding guidance, knowledge, and advice regarding safeguarding children, young people, unborn children, and adults, supporting all staff to manage safeguarding concerns/cases with robust, current guidance and high-quality evidence-based practices.
• Ensure clear plans to manage safeguarding of children, young people, and unborn children, including recognising safeguarding concerns, referring to other agencies where necessary and adequate discharge planning.
• Assist staff with their roles in responding to children, young people, and unborn babies at risk of harm by supporting, empowering, and promoting their development, competence, and confidence.
• Work with staff to support professional challenges where safeguarding concerns have not been adequately addressed in line with trust policy.
• Ensure the rights of children are upheld and their voices are heard.
• Maintain an overview of all cases and referrals where safeguarding concerns have been identified, promoting safety and well-being.
• Promote clear and accurate documentation and maintain comprehensive and contemporaneous records of care.
• Assist with data collection as required in serious case reviews and in compiling the chronology of such children and families as delegated by the Named Nurse.
• Identify to the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children any practice areas or systems that may put patients or the Trust at risk and contribute to the setting and monitoring of standards in line with the National Service Framework for Children, Young People, unborn children and adults, ensuring alignment with NHS Improvement and CQC Essential Standards of Quality and Safety Assurance Framework.
• Ensure personal practice is safe, within scope of competence and in line with NMC regulations.

Managerial Responsibilities

• Act as a role model for all staff in promoting safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people; uphold and demonstrate the Trust's CARES values.
• deputise for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children as appropriate.
• Provide guidance and advice to staff involved in safeguarding processes, including attendance at case conferences, strategy meetings, professionals' meetings and interagency meetings as directed by the Named Nurse.
• Be an active member of the Trust Safeguarding Children Committee.
• Assist with the compilation of the Trust's Operational and Annual Safeguarding Reports.
• Support the effective use of resources and contribute to the delivery of the quality and operational agenda of the Trust.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of a Trust-wide safeguarding children training programme in accordance with legislation, national policies and guidance.
• Provide and record safeguarding supervision to staff working with children in line with Trust policy and national guidance.
• Ensure learning from safeguarding incidents and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews is disseminated; oversee action plans to implement recommendations.
• Maintain own professional and clinical knowledge; maintain active NMC registration and up-to-date statutory and mandatory training.

Communication

• Facilitate, enhance and promote clear communication between professionals involved in cases by effective verbal and written methods.
• Communicate detailed health and welfare information to children, young people, families, and carers in an understandable way.
• Communicate highly complex, personal, and sensitive information across professional and organisational boundaries in line with the Data Protection Act.
• Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

Information Management

• Utilise recognised information management systems to collect, analyse and report safeguarding activity to identify trends, workload, priority issues and future planning.
• Contribute to safeguarding performance indicators, internally and to external agencies.
• Be compliant with information governance policies and regulations.

Research and Service Development

• Contribute to setting and monitoring standards for safeguarding children; audit processes against standards and facilitate changes in practice.
• Use local and national data to inform practice, e.g., lessons from Serious Case Reviews.
• Assist the Named Professionals in developing policies and guidelines to support effective safeguarding of children.

General

This job description may change as the post develops, but changes will be with consultation between the post holder and their manager. The post is subject to annual performance review with objectives set annually between the post holder and the Lead Nurse Safeguarding Children.

Important Information Regarding Applications

At The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our recruitment processes identify candidates with the right skills and values to support high-quality care. Please note the use of AI tools in applications is monitored. Applicants must declare any AI use prior to submitting their application. Where a sufficient number of applications are received, the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing date. All contracts are issued under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions of employment and posts are subject to appropriate job matching or evaluation. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce reflects the population. Candidates at risk in London and going through NHS London Redeployment will be given priority where criteria are met. If you do not meet requirements or lack required registration, your application will be rejected. If you do not hear within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you are unsuccessful. The Trust will use the information provided primarily for managing your employment.