Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children (XR07)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in Leeds to oversee crucial safeguarding practices. This role involves supporting the safeguarding team, developing training, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. Join a dedicated team committed to delivering effective care for vulnerable children across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife or Nurse with significant safeguarding experience.
• Recognised teaching qualification required.
• Masters level education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide guidance to safeguarding team.
• Deliver training and monitor safeguarding practices.
• Deputise for Named Nurse in their absence.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife

First Level Degree Education

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Masters Level Degree Education

Job description

Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children (XR07)

LeedsTeaching Hospitals, one of the largest Acute Trusts in the country has anexciting opportunity for an, exceptional professional to apply for the postof Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. As a Trust we are committedto delivering safe, effective and compassionate care to our patients anddelivering excellence in safeguarding practice. Our Children and MidwiferySafeguarding Team are looking for an exceptional individual with passion andcommitment to join the team.

Main duties of the job

Weare looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated senior registered nurse ormidwife with post registration safeguarding experience with a keen desire toimprove the outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and theirfamilies, to join our team.

Supportingthe Named Nurse for Children to drive forward the safeguarding childrenagenda, key responsibilities of the role will include providing support,guidance and expert advice to the safeguarding team and frontline staff;developing and delivering training and safeguarding supervision; supportingwith monitoring practice and progression of improvement plans. The postholder will deputise for the Named Nurse for Children, providing thesuccessful candidate with the opportunity to contribute to multidisciplinaryand multi-agency safeguarding children activities and supporting theoperational management of the Children and Midwifery Safeguarding Team.

Thesuccessful candidate will need to demonstrate robust knowledge and experiencein the field of Safeguarding Children, possess excellent organisationalskills, effective communication skills, experience in teaching, supervisionand the confidence to provide positive professional challenge and support toeffect change.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals, one of the largest Acute Trusts in the country has anexciting opportunity for an, exceptional professional to apply for the post ofDeputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

JOBDESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Reports to: Named Midwife/ Nurse forSafeguarding children

Accountable to: Head of Safeguarding

Band: 7

Unit/Department: Safeguarding

CSU Directorate:

Location : SJUH/LGI

AfC Job No: 3466(a)

2. JOB PURPOSE

Thepost holder will undertake the role of the Deputy Named Nurse forSafeguarding, acting as a senior Safeguarding Nurse within the Trust with theNamed Nurse for Safeguarding providing day to day management of the Childrenand midwifery safeguarding team and acting as a central point of contact for,health professionals and partner agencies that have safeguarding children andchild protection concerns.

Thepost holder will work in partnership with the Head of Safeguarding, NamedNursefor Safeguarding and the other Named Safeguarding Professionals inensuring that the safeguarding children statutory requirements are met withinas of the Children Act 1989/2004.

Thepost holder will demonstrate advance skills and competencies to influence thepathways of care in the safeguarding in children services. They ensure thatevidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care. The role requires a comprehensive and soundknowledge base of legal literacy of Children Act and family law thatinterface with the safeguarding children agenda.

Thepost holder will in partnership with the Head of Safeguarding, Named Nursefor Safeguarding, Head of Children / management team lead in the developmentand delivery of high quality, evidence based services to children and theirfamilies identified as having safeguarding concerns.

Jobsummary:

To ensure the highest standards ofsafeguarding practice are delivered to the children and their families inpartnership with all members of the internal and external multi-disciplinaryteam

To have responsibility forsupervision of staff in relation to the delivery and maintenance ofsafeguarding children standards across the children department covered byLTHT.

Foster and maintain excellentcommunication links with other external agencies and professionals inrelation to safeguarding children.

Be responsible for the audit ofsafeguarding practices within the children setting

3. JOB DIMENSIONS

Thepost holder will work closely with the Leeds Children Hospital, transitionalservices within the Trust and other services from across the region for allchildren and young people.

To participate in specialisteducation and training in relation to safeguarding to clinical andnon-clinical staff across all teams caring for children and young people.

To provide professional andmanagerial leadership and evidence-based support to all staff caring forchildren and young people in relation to safeguarding.

To be knowledgeable of the NMC codeof conduct and to be accountable for practice in accordance with that code,along with the Roles And Competencies For Healthcare Staff (2014)

To support the Named Nurse andother Named and Link Professionals in issues relating to safeguardingchildren.

Deputise for the Named Nurse forSafeguarding in their absence through attendance at meetings.

Support the Named Nurse forSafeguarding Children where necessary to represent the Trust at LocalSafeguarding Children Partnership LSCPs including attending LSCPsub-committees as appropriate.

4. ORGANISATIONAL CHART

5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEREQUIRED

Qualifications

Registered Midwife or Nurse.

Recognised teaching/assessingqualification

First Level Degree Education/Equivalent academic experience

Masters Level Degree Education(desirable)

Evidence of commitment tocontinuing professional development

Experience

Significant experience at seniorlevel.

Extensive knowledge and experienceof safeguarding practice and management at a senior level equivalent.

Experience of developing andcontribution to audit processes and developing and implementing action plans.

Experience of standard setting inorganisations

Significant experience of workingin partnership with other external agencies to develop, implement andevaluate policies and strategies, including managing change.

Evidence of on-going professionaldevelopment

Delivery of education and trainingwithin the clinical area, including innovative learning styles to enhanceskills

Evidence of successful managementof change

Skills

Possess and demonstrates stronganalytical skills, literacy and numeracy.

Ability to evaluate information anddata and interpret into reports.

High Quality monitoring /auditskills.

Ability to communicate acrossorganisational and professional boundaries including challenging anddifficult circumstances.

Negotiation and influencing skillsand diplomacy.

Be able to confidently challengepractice of all disciplines and support colleagues in challenging perceivedviews offered by other professionals.

Be confident in conflict resolutionand have an ability to think laterally.

Able to influence and developeffective working relationships within and beyond employing organisation.

Ability to give high levelpresentations to a variety of audiences and evaluate these and thepresentations of others in the team.

Possess and demonstrate high levelorganisational skills

Competent and accurate IT skills.

Quality leadership skills and teammanagement skills.

Ability to participate in, or leadresearch relevant to safeguarding.

Ability to interpret legalframeworks surrounding safeguarding.

Ability to develop policies andprocedure, and good practice guidance as part of a team.

Ability to develop training in linewith LSCP guidance and procedures

Evidence of clinical leadership.

Ability to support and advise theSafeguarding Governance Groupon safeguarding .

Ability to contribute to (via theSafeguarding Governance Group) the planning and strategic organisation ofsafeguarding services.

The post holder will have skills inthe gathering and evaluation of evidence in order to safeguard vulnerablepeople.

The post holder will disseminatecourt skills and knowledge, where needed, through accessing Trust legalservices and facilities

Knowledge:

Extensive and specialist knowledgeof the Multi-Agency safeguarding children procedures as identified within theWest Yorkshire Consortia Procedures

Confident with the Children Act1989 & 2004, and able to confidently advise staff as to the appropriatemanagement of safeguarding issues.

Confident with the guidancedocument Working Together to Safeguard Children ( 2023)

Extensive knowledge of clinicalgovernance and risk management.

In depth knowledge of latestsafeguarding research perspectives and implications for practice in thehospital setting.

Advanced understanding of the DataProtection Act (2018) regarding confidentiality and consent in safeguardingsituations.

Understanding of forensicprocedures relating to safeguarding incidents.

In depth understanding of qualityassurance processes and ability to implement these.

Knowledge of relevant legalisationin relation to safeguarding children.

Understanding and knowledge ofappropriate legislation that relates to safeguarding children and adults howthis can be operated within a health care setting.

PersonalAttributes:

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to monitor, maintain andlead on improvements to service delivery

Enthusiastic Motivator

Flexibility, adaptable and capableof lateral thinking

6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Ourvalues are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see thisas a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by ourstaff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Allour actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

Additionallythe following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to ensuring thatpatients within LTHT are appropriately safeguarded.

Commitment to providing advice andinformation to patients and carers with regards to issues relating tosafeguarding

Commitment to the clinical area,valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive andcreative working environment

Commitment to maintaining safe anddignified care for all patients.

Commitment to working closely withservice users and their families/carers

Professional image and positiveapproach to problem solving.

Maintain positive workingrelationships with others at all times.

Honest and fair minded.

Commitment to working across allinternal disciplines and relevant outside agencies

Willingness and ability to travelaround and between Trust sites and to key stakeholders across Leeds

Promotes a culture of equality,mutual respect and diversity.

Is regarded as having knowledge,integrity and trusted by others

Commitment to own personal andprofessional development and to the development of others within the team

7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Highly developed, effectiveteaching and assessment skills.

High level communication skills.

Highly developed, effectiveorganisational & time management skills.

Ability to manage conflicteffectively.

Uses initiative to resolve issueswithin own control.

Highly developed audit /benchmarking skills.

Strategically aware within ownsphere of practice and the implications of this more widely in theorganisation and beyond.

Effective team player.

Ability to act professionally atall times.

Highly developed conflictmanagement.

Ability to manage stress.

Uses initiative to resolve issueswithin own control.

Ability to act professionally atall times.

8. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERS

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Computer literate with accuracy
• Analytical skills
• Management of staff skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop and support team members

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife/Nurse
• First Level Degree Education / Equivalent academic experience
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Masters Level Degree Education
• Public Health Practitioner (SCPHN) Health Visitor or School Nurse
• Willingness to undertake further training in line with requirements of role
• Experience of involvement in child protection education, training & development

Skills & behaviours

• Detailed knowledge of current midwifery practice
• Knowledge of current professional, local and national policies in relation safeguarding children, data protection and information sharing.
• Knowledge of key legislation, National reports and documentation relating to safeguarding.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Experience of undertaking audits
• Knowledge of clinical governance & risk management
• Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills.
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Excellent communication skills and organisational skills.
• Ability to work alone, in a team and under pressure.
• Flexible and adaptive to changing circumstances.
• Expert level of knowledge and experience of child protection practice and research
• Experience of both inpatient, outpatient & community services.
• Knowledge of both the Trust Safeguarding Committee and Leeds Safeguarding Childrens Partnership policies & procedures

Experience

• In depth experience of working with complex safeguarding children cases.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• Significant experience in audit and standard setting experience
• Experience of managing investigations, including root cause analysis and complaints
• Knowledge of the legislation surrounding safeguarding children and safeguarding adults.
• Knowledge of clinical governance & risk management
• Significant experience at a senior level
• Delivery of education and training within clinical area Audit & Standard setting
• Experience of managing allegations against staff

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.

Named Nurse and Deputy Head of Safeguarding