Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; Presencial; GBP 45 000 - 60 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. The post holder will assist the Safeguarding Lead, provide strategic leadership, and contribute to long-term safeguarding plans across the Trust.

The role includes policy development, staff education, supervision processes, and collaboration with Designated Professionals and partner agencies to ensure high standards of care and compliance with relevant acts and guidance.

Qualificações

• 3+ years in a safeguarding specialist role or equivalent
• Experience delivering safeguarding training to staff across the Trust
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation and interagency working
• Experience delivering and participating in safeguarding supervision and audits
• Experience in both acute and community settings and in policy development

Responsabilidades

• Provide expert safeguarding advice and support Trust-wide
• Assure Chief Nurse and Head of Safeguarding on safeguarding matters
• Support policy development and safeguarding training delivery
• Lead collaborative work with partner agencies and interagency forums
• Oversee CSAAS management and liaise with other safeguarding leads as required

Conhecimentos

Safeguarding leadership

Audit experience

Communication skills

Team leadership

Teaching/training

Child protection medicals

Formação académica

NMC registration

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

The closing date is 10 November 2026

The post holder will undertake the role of Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children for Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

The post holder will support the Trust Safeguarding Lead to provide leadership in working strategically across the Trust facilitating safeguarding service development, education and training to all Trust staff. The post holder will significantly contribute to the review, development and delivery of the long-term strategic plan for safeguarding children in line with Trust values.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will offer expertise and specialist advice and support staff Trust wide, regarding safeguarding issues.

The post holder will provide assurance to the Chief Nurse and Head of Safeguarding on matters relating to safeguarding children and the Trust's organisational responsibility with regard CQC and Section 11 responsibilities (Children Act 2004).

The post holder will support Trust wide policy development in key areas of practice e.g. child protection supervision that relates to Safeguarding of Children.The post holder will work closely with the Designated Professionals and partner agencies, contributing to the development of the wider safeguarding agenda.

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Adults in relation to allegations against staff and the Named Midwife in relation to highly complex midwifery cases.

The post includes the role and responsibilities of the Named Nurse as detailed in "Working Together to Safeguard Children" (2026), The Children Acts (1989 and 2004) and "Safeguarding Children and Young People, Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff" (2006). This includes working to implement safeguarding partnership strategy for the safeguarding of children representing the Trust in interagency forums.

The role holder will manage the Child Sexual Assault Assessment Service (CSAAS) which is co-located with the Safeguarding Children Team. This management role is currently under review due to NHSE contract changes.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Person Specification

Professional registration/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Educated to a degree level or evidence of working at this level
• Educated to a Masters degree

Training and skills

• Safeguarding Children Training Level 3 or higher
• Leadership training and development
• Accredited teaching and/or training module
• experience of audit or research
• Safeguarding supervision training
• Training in child protection medicals including sexual assault assessments

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of 3+ years within a safeguarding specialist role and workload
• Delivery of safeguarding children's training including trauma informed practices
• Experience of working in both acute and community settings
• Experience of delivering and participation in safeguarding supervision

communication and interpersonal skills

• Evidence of leading a team
• Evidence of forming relationships with partner agencies, organisation's colleagues and wider services

communication

• excellent presentation skills

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust