Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health trust is seeking an enthusiastic Trusts Named Nurse for Child Safeguarding to lead on safeguarding responsibilities. This is a fixed-term role until September 2026, requiring proven child safeguarding experience and a nursing qualification. The successful candidate will oversee safeguarding practices, support staff, and ensure compliance with statutory duties, while enjoying staff benefits may include competitive annual leave and wellbeing programs.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Current nursing qualification with demonstrable post registration experience in child safeguarding.
• Significant experience of leadership role for child safeguarding.
• Multi-agency working and knowledge of NHS national agenda.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the child safeguarding agenda for the Trust.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding statutory duties.
• Promote effective practice among staff for identifying child safeguarding concerns.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Leadership for child safeguarding

Negotiation skills

Flexible working

Education

Registered practitioner (RMN, RGN, LDN, SCPHN)

Evidence of post registration education relevant to safeguarding children

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated individual to join the GMMH Corporate Safeguarding Team as the Trusts Named Nurse for Child Safeguarding. The post will be a Secondment Cover/Fixed Term Contract until the 30th September 2026.

The postholder will lead on the child safeguarding agenda and be responsible for ensuring that the Trust carries out its statutory duties in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The post holder must hold a current nursing qualification and have demonstrable post registration experience in child safeguarding.

Main duties of the job

• To share learning from both national and local case reviews, complaints, incidents or near misses related to the safeguarding of children.
• To provide specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, that is consistent with the requirements of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 and related guidance and relevant Local Safeguarding Children's Partnerships.
• To continually raise the profile and staff awareness of child safeguarding issues for staff who work with adults, children and young people affected by mental health and/or substance misuse issues, including Tier 4 CAMHS services.
• To promote effective practice that enables staff to identify child safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately.
• To operationally manage and provide leadership to the Deputy Child Safeguarding Lead.
• FGM Lead for the Trust.
• To support the Named Nurse/Professional for Adult Safeguarding to ensure compliance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• To promote and support the Serious Youth Violence agenda across the Trust in conjunction with system partners.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Details

Date posted: 24 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 10 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 437-7631177

Job locations:

• GMMH Knowsley Building – Prestwich site, Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 3BL

Job responsibilities

Staff benefits:

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience – Essential

• Registered practitioner e.g. RMN, RGN, LDN, SCPHN, Significant experience of leadership role for child safeguarding, Multi‑agency working, National agenda for the NHS, Clinical Governance

Qualifications/Experience – Desirable

• Teaching qualification, Childcare Law, policy and practice

Personal Development – Essential

• Evidence of post registration education and development relevant to safeguarding children, child development and welfare. Able to provide evidence of continuous professional development

Skills – Essential

• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills. Standard keyboard skills and use of training equipment and materials including designing and delivering training via Teams and PowerPoint. Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration whilst also experiencing regular and unpredictable interruptions and work patterns - possessing an ability to change from one activity or priority to another quickly and efficiently. Flexible working to meet the needs of the service. Interpersonal, negotiation and risk assessments skills

Skills – Desirable

• IT skills (ECDL or equivalent), Research skills , Influencing skills

Specialist Knowledge – Essential

• Highly specialist knowledge and understanding of working with complex family situations, mental health, substance misuse in relation to safeguarding children, highly specialist knowledge of the recognition and assessment of children at risk of significant harm, Understanding of the National agenda for Child Safeguarding/Children in Need, Legal literacy – child safeguarding.

Specialist Knowledge – Desirable

• Specific expertise in children’s health and development, child maltreatment and local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, In‑depth knowledge on Childcare Law, policy and practice

Disposition and Attitude – Essential

• Able to use own initiative, interpret policy, provide advice and act independently. Able to recognise the need for and seek personal support/professional supervision. Able to work effectively as part of a team and to recognise and support the needs of others in a sensitive and effective manner. Confident, approachable and able to work under pressure with a positive attitude to dealing with change. Highly motivated and reliable with attention to detail and completes work on time to a high standard. Demonstrates anti‑discriminatory behaviour and values differences

Other – Essential

• Ability to travel across a variety of locations within Greater Manchester.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address: GMMH Knowsley Building – Prestwich site, Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 3BL

Employer's website: https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)