Lead Named Nurse - Safeguarding Children

MFT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (Band 8a) for a 12-month fixed term/secondment. The post is based at the Old Chest Clinic, Denmark Road, Manchester, with safeguarding leadership across the Trust.

You will lead safeguarding activity, supervise safeguarding specialists, and work with multiagency partners to ensure safe and effective services for children and vulnerable adults across community and acute services.

Qualifications

• First level registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Relevant degree or working towards a relevant degree.
• Evidence of study in management and leadership.
• Teaching qualification or experience of teaching.
• Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing/Health Visiting/School Nursing (or equivalent).
• Completion of adult and child safeguarding modules.
• Evidence of study at master’s level.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for safeguarding children/the safeguarding team.
• Establish and monitor safeguarding arrangements and training programmes.
• Collaborate with multiagency partners to drive safeguarding governance.
• Lead operationalisation of statutory safeguarding duties across the Trust.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership

Safeguarding expertise

Education

NMC registered nurse

Management and leadership study

Teaching qualification or experience

Specialist safeguarding practitioner (Public Health/School Nursing)

Master’s level study

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (Band 8a) for a 12-month fixed term/secondment. The post is based at the Old Chest Clinic, Denmark Road, Manchester, with safeguarding leadership across the Trust.

You will lead safeguarding activity, supervise safeguarding specialists, and work with multiagency partners to ensure safe and effective services for children and vulnerable adults across community and acute services.