Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Wwl; Wigan; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and forward-thinking NHS Trust is seeking a passionate Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. This full-time role offers the opportunity to lead safeguarding initiatives, provide expert advice, and oversee a dedicated team committed to protecting vulnerable children. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of safeguarding legislation, and a commitment to multi-agency collaboration. Join a supportive organization that values staff engagement and places patients at the heart of its mission. This is a chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and families in need of safeguarding intervention.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration and experience in safeguarding children.
• Strong leadership and governance skills required.
• Experience in multi-agency working essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and safeguarding supervision.
• Manage the Safeguarding Children Team effectively.
• Ensure compliance with national safeguarding guidance.

Skills

Safeguarding Children

Leadership

Communication Skills

Multi-agency Working

Clinical Governance

Emotional Resilience

Training and Development

Planning and Organisational Skills

Education

Current NMC Registration

Degree Level Education

Post Graduate Safeguarding Course

Tools

IT Systems

Job description

Would you like to work as part of a friendly, passionate, and caring safeguarding service?
Then this post could be for you!
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and skilled safeguarding professional to apply for the role of Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children. This is a full-time permanent post working in an innovative and forward-thinking ‘Think Family’ Safeguarding Service at
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking a highly knowledgeable proficient professional with advanced skills in protecting children from neglect and abuse. You must have a genuine commitment to safeguarding under a whole family strategy. The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will provide expert advice, safeguarding supervision, intervention, and direction regarding children at risk in line with the Trust safeguarding responsibilities under the Care Act (2014), The Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Trust Think Family Safeguarding Policy.

Main duties of the job

You must have strong professional leadership, governance, assurance, and workforce skills and will be required to oversee the delivery of care and safeguarding interventions in line with our Trust values. Experience of working within or closely with NHS services is essential alongside being able to demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding children at risk.
The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will also be managerially responsible for the Safeguarding Children Practitioners within the wider Think Family Safeguarding Service.
Candidates are required to show evidence of their original certificates for qualifications to the interview panel.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive and asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognized track record in staff engagement and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is identified as the clinical specialist for “Safeguarding Children” across the Trust providing operational leadership, advanced knowledge and skills alongside provision of safeguarding advice, support and expertise.

The post holder will work closely with the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding, Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults, Named Midwife Safeguarding and Named Nurse for Children in Care and in partnership with Named and Designated Professionals, to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to practice when supporting children and families in need of safeguarding intervention.

The post holder will support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard/protect children and young people as set out in national guidance.

The post holder will also manage the Safeguarding Children Team as part of the wider Think Family Safeguarding Service.

The post holder will deputise for the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration
• Specialist Practitioner or equivalent experience in Safeguarding Children and multi-agency working
• Educated to degree level or equivalent academic achievements / or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Completion of post graduate safeguarding course or working towards or willing to undertake.
• Leadership or Management qualification or evidence of considerable experience in this area
• Safeguarding Supervision Qualification
• Training the Trainer qualification or willing to undertake

Experience

• Experience of working at a senior level in a safeguarding environment in relation to children, young people and families who are at risk
• Currently working in a safeguarding children role
• Experience of working in a senior role including management or team leadership
• Experience of undertaking audits in relation to safeguarding
• Clinical/vocational experience relating to safeguarding and protecting children and escalating concerns
• Experience of partnership work with children and families
• Experience of multi-agency working and ability to work co-operatively
• Experience of contributing to the local Safeguarding Children Partnership Sub-groups and associated workstreams
• Experience of representing the organisation at safeguarding meetings
• Knowledge of all safeguarding legislation, strategies, policies, procedures and wider practice
• Knowledge of the wider safeguarding agenda including (but not exclusively) Prevent, MCA & DoLS/LPS, Modern Slavery, Harmful Practices, Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence, LeDER, Child Death
• Experience of working with Children who have been Exploited /Abused and experience of promoting positive emotional health
• Ability to present to large and senior audiences
• Experience of planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of training sessions
• Experience of leading innovative practice and service/change management
• Experience of developing and implementing quality assurance systems including monitoring staff performance
• Experience of managing and challenging situations and the ability to find meaningful resolutions
• Experience of implementing national policy/research and legislation relating to the safeguarding children agenda
• Experience of working in a health care organisation

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including ability to prepare reports and complex papers
• Ability to work autonomously and with minimal supervision
• Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to adjust plans to meet demands of service
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate confidence in dealing with highly sensitive, emotive and emotionally challenging information
• Computer literacy and ability to devise and maintain IT or paper-based systems
• Excellent teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to an unpredictable workload within a highly stressful environment
• Ability to identify, analyse safeguarding risks within the organisation and clinical areas offering appropriate advice and guidance and initiate strategies to promote and improve health safeguarding outcomes
• Ability to lead with compassion and authority
• Ability and expertise to co-ordinate health input to various safeguarding reviews inclusive of Children Safeguarding Practise Reviews and progress action plans and embed learning to improve practice and outcomes
• Ability to provide safeguarding and clinical supervision to individuals and groups
• Ability to manage a team and service
• Ability to apply theoretical principles/legislation to practice
• Ability to demonstrate emotional resilience with regards to the nature of safeguarding work and complex cases
• Works with Stakeholders to develop performance plans promoting innovation
• Clinical credibility demonstrated through experience in safeguarding children
• Ability to manage personal stress and that of others in highly emotive and distressing circumstances
• In depth knowledge of National and Local Safeguarding policy and Strategic Safeguarding priorities
• In-depth knowledge of clinical governance
• Up to date expertise in and specialist knowledge of the safeguarding agenda.
• Comprehensive knowledge of legislation relating to Safeguarding and Exploitation and the implications for practice arrangements
• Understanding of the impact domestic abuse, child/adult mental ill health, substance misuse and adverse childhood experience
• Knowledge of leadership strategies/models and how to influence change
• Knowledge and awareness of research methodology and audit techniques
• Input to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams

Additional

• Evidence of continued professional development and experiential learning
• Able to travel across Trust independently
• Flexible to meet service demand
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
• Flexible and motivated team player approach

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.

We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Carlene Baines Job title Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 03007074858

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