Deputy Named Nurse

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Deputy Named Nurse to work across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough within the Think Family Safeguarding Team. The post involves safeguarding children and adults with accountability as a specialist practitioner, and the ability to engage multi-disciplinary partners to improve outcomes for those at risk.

The role requires leadership of safeguarding practice, supervision of practitioners, and collaboration with safeguarding colleagues,

Job description

If successful, you will work across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough supporting the wider safeguarding team as a Deputy Named Nurse. You will be part of a friendly, passionate safeguarding team who are always looking for ways to improve the outcomes for children. East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, Deputy Named Nurse who would like an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, friendly & supportive Safeguarding team. If you'd like to be part of a team that plays a crucial role in supporting safeguarding leads & health practitioners across multiple disciplines to ensure they can safeguard children & young people, this is the role for you. Should we receive a high no. of applications, we reserve the right to closethisvacancyat any point after 27.10.26 The post holder will work as part of the East of England Think Family Safeguarding Team with responsibility and professional accountability as a specialist professional for safeguarding children and adults. The post holder will maintain their expert specialism of either adult or child safeguarding, however there is an expectation the post holder can safeguard people of all ages and will seek support from the wider child or adult safeguarding team as needed to enable this. A working knowledge of the Working Together 2026 and knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable families and multi-agencies would be an expectation of a practitioner applying for this role. Deputise for the Named Professionals when appropriate, regarding safeguarding children and adults and to actively contribute to the development of links with other agencies. Promote awareness within the Trust of everyone's responsibility to safeguard children and adults at risk and promote their welfare. Deliver specialist safeguarding supervision to practitioners on issues related to safeguarding children and adults at risk, facilitating reflective and critical analysis against agreed outcomes and using a Think Family approach to guide and support clinical practice. This role is based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. There is an expectation of travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details. If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible. Job Purpose: The post holder will work as part of the East of England Think Family Safeguarding Team with responsibility and professional accountability as a specialist professional for safeguarding children and adults. The post holder will maintain their expert specialism of either adult or child safeguarding, however there is an expectation the post holder can safeguard people of all ages and will seek support from the wider child or adult safeguarding team as needed to enable this. The post holder will be a committed, expert practitioner working in the Think Family Safeguarding Team, delivering quality training; supervision; and expert advice to ensure the trust meets its statutory responsibilities in safeguarding children and adults. Deputise for Named Nurse on Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, Serious Violence Reviews, LeDeR and internal incidents will be a significant element of the work of the Deputy Named Nurse, as will supporting the health aspect of partnership working. Main Duties and Responsibilities Deputise for the Named Nurses when appropriate, regarding safeguarding children and adults and to actively contribute to the development of links with other agencies. Promote awareness within the Trust of everyone's responsibility to safeguard children and adults at risk and promote their welfare. Deliver specialist safeguarding supervision to practitioners on issues related to safeguarding children and adults at risk, facilitating reflective and critical analysis against agreed outcomes and using a Think Family approach to guide and support clinical practice. To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by the Named Nurse and Head/Assistant Director of Safeguarding. To support practitioners to embed 'Think Family' across the Trust. To lead the locality Safeguarding Team in working collaboratively with partners by supporting effective timely communication and information sharing both internally and externally which supports multidisciplinary/interagency working. Provide expert advice support and guidance to all staff within East of England NHS Trust in relation to safeguarding children and adults at risk. Encourage practitioners to listen to and act on the 'voice of the child' and the voice of the adult within their practice, record keeping and reports. Encourage practitioners to consider all individuals in the family/community they work with and reflect this within their practice, record keeping and reports. To elevate complex safeguarding cases with partner agencies where appropriate. To assist the Named Nurses to undertake Safeguarding Child Practice Reviews, Serious Violence Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews. LeDeR and any other reviews identified and identify and disseminate learning. To support the Digital Platform from a safeguarding perspective. To be available to support staff as required when dealing with the complexities of safeguarding. To support staff dealing with the emotional trauma that safeguarding work can evoke and be able to recognise the potential personal impact of working in safeguarding on self and others and seek support and help when necessary. Support staff to ensure they have access to appropriate legal advice when required. Support practitioners in the development and/or analysis of case chronologies that support the analysis of risk and resilience in families and agree actions that drive forward safeguarding practice. Support practitioners to produce high quality reports to present as evidence in courts to safeguard children and adults at risk. Engage with the receipt of regular safeguarding supervision and undertake reflective practice. Act as an autonomous practitioner when advising and supporting decision making. To work with staff to promote best practice, identify risk factors and initiate or elevate appropriate action to safeguard children and adults at risk. To represent East of England NHS Trust at any multi-agency strategic groups as allocated by the Named Nurse, these could include Safeguarding Children Partnership or Safeguarding Adult's Board meetings and workstreams. To contribute to collaborative interagency working and quality assurance frameworks for safeguarding. To assist the Named Nurse to meet locality and Trust wide assurance by providing data in relation to, Statutory self-assessments, and other information as requested by the wider Trust or partner agencies. Support the locality Safeguarding Team to plan, develop, facilitate and evaluate training packages within the organisation and as needed in partnership with other agencies where multi agency training is provided. Lead and ensure completion of related Safeguarding Clinical Audit programme under the direction of the Named Nurse. Support the organisation Lead for Prevent. Provide point of contact for advice and guidance on all matters relating to Prevent within your scope of accountability and skills. Support the organisation Lead for Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Provide point of contact for advice and guidance on all matters relating to MCA and DoLS within the scope of your accountability and skills. Communication To support staff with the communication of complex and sensitive information effectively with children, adults at risk and their families. Maintain good relationships with other professional leads and all members of staff, thus developing professionalism through the organisation. Key relationships

• Service Directors
• Chief Nurse
• Assistant Director for Safeguarding
• Head of Safeguarding.
• Named Nurses/Deputy Named Nurses.
• Safeguarding Team
• Senior Leadership Locality Team
• External agency leads for Safeguarding related work.

• has knowledge & experience of working within the safeguarding arena and can work autonomously
• is competent in supporting others to assess suspected abuse & neglect
• can work as part of a wider safeguarding system to improve outcomes for children