Deputy Named Nurse | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Hillingdon Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Deputy Named Nurse to oversee safeguarding for children and young people. This role involves providing specialist advice, facilitating training, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in safeguarding practices and be an effective communicator. This position offers opportunities to work within a dedicated safeguarding team in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Inclusive and supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse status with NMC.
• Experience in safeguarding children.
• Knowledge of legislation regarding safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Advise on safeguarding children and young people.
• Facilitate safeguarding training within the Trust.
• Promote clear documentation of care.

Skills

Specialist safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

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 working in partnership to provide specialist advice on the management of safeguarding children, ensuring that children and young people and unborn 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, policies and procedures.
• Provide specialist knowledge and advice 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.

The Trust

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 of our staff is paramount. We are improving infection prevention and control and working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system to listen and work with our local population. We are focused on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care while developing the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 staff dedicated to caring for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships and transforming services.

Clinical and Professional Responsibilities

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

Education and Training

• Contribute to the design and delivery of Trust-wide safeguarding children training based on training programmes 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.
• Disseminate learning from safeguarding incidents and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews; oversee progress of action plans to implement recommendations.
• Maintain active registration status on the NMC register and keep statutory and mandatory training up to date.

Communication

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

Information Management

• Utilise information management systems to collect, analyse and report safeguarding activity to identify trends and inform 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 safeguarding standards; audit child protection processes against appropriate standards.
• Use local and national data to inform practice and lessons from Serious Case Reviews.
• Assist in developing policies and guidelines to support safeguarding of children.

General

This job description may change as the post develops, with consultation between the post holder and manager. The post is subject to annual performance review with objectives agreed between the post holder and the Lead Nurse Safeguarding Children (Named Nurse).

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025