Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

MFT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is recruiting a Named Nurse Safeguarding Children to lead safeguarding across the Trust footprint. The role focuses on robust safeguarding arrangements, training, governance and multi‑agency collaboration with community and acute services.

Based at Rusholme Health Centre, the post interacts with complex safeguarding pathways. You will drive leadership and strategic safeguarding initiatives, ensuring safe and effective services for vulnerable

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC registration.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; working towards degree.
• Evidence of study in management and leadership.
• Teaching qualification or experience in 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 professional accountability for safeguarding children across the Trust.
• Lead safeguarding arrangements, training, and governance.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to drive safeguarding activity.
• Lead operationalisation of statutory safeguarding functions across the Trust.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Governance & reporting

IT literacy (PowerPoint, Excel)

Education

NMC registered nurse

Relevant degree or near-completion

Management/leadership studies

Teaching qualification/experience

Specialist practitioner in safeguarding (public health nursing/health visiting/school nursing)

Adult and child safeguarding training

Master’s level study

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

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Manchester Foundation Trust is a leading provider of community, acute tertiary and specialist healthcare services in Manchester. We are currently recruiting to a full time Named Nurse Safeguarding Children within the MFT Safeguarding Team. The role will be based at Rusholme Health Centre however the post will cover the MFT footprint.

This post is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced safeguarding practitioner to lead and drivesafeguarding activity within the organisation. You willbe a key leader inthe safeguarding team that consists of Named Nurses (community, acute, adult and midwifery services), Specialist Nurses for Safeguarding, Looked After Children, Multi Agency Safeguardingand Complex Safeguarding Hub Specialist Nurses and Administration staff.

To succeed, you will need to be highly motivated to ensure safe and effective services for safeguarding vulnerable children and adults remains a priority for all staff working with the organisationacross community and acute services.

There is a requirement for flexibility in being able to work across the safeguarding team, though this post is based at Rusholme Health Centre. You will be required to lead safeguarding health partnership working across Manchester working closely with multi agency partners.

Main duties of the job

The Named Nurse Safeguarding Children is professionally accountable to the Head of Nursing- Safeguarding and Assistant Chief Nurse – Safeguarding. The post holder will ensure the key functions of the Named Nurse for safeguarding children are undertaken for the Trust through:

• Effective leadership
• The setting, monitoring and maintenance of robust safeguarding arrangements and training programmes
• Collaborative interagency working
• Contributing to safeguarding governance.

The primary focus of this post is the leadership of operationalisation of the organisations statutory functions, as defined within the Children Act (1989/2004)across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career.
We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.

You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.

MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You’ll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.
We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation’s success.
Join us and help shape the future of our Trust—make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

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As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

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

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Expert knowledge of relevant legislation relating to safeguarding children
• Evidence of current knowledge of local and national policies relating to safeguarding children and relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives
• Demonstrates in depth knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports for safeguarding children procedures
• Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations
• Ability to analyse and critically evaluate information and record in a concise and accurate manner
• The ability to practice as an expert practitioner in relation to safeguarding children
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to communicate across organisational boundariesCompletion of audits and reports within timescale
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, work flexibly and to tight deadlines
• IT skills relating to Power Point, Excel

Experience

• Experience in a senior clinical position at Band 7 or above with proven ability to manage a team
• Evidence of direct significant safeguarding children experience
• Evidence of direct significant safeguarding adult experience
• Evidence of successfully managing the implementation of change
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
• Evidence of developing/ providing education programmes for the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of multiagency working and case escalation regarding health management of individuals.
• Evidence and experience of implementing and coordinating safeguarding procedures within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience and knowledge of multidisciplinary audit
• Experience of working in the realms of Children Act, Working Together to Safeguard Children, MCA/DOLs
• Experience of contributing to Serious Case Reviews (SCRs), Serious Adult Reviews (SARs) and Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR’s)
• Experience of business planning
• Experience of research activity
• Experience of contributing to local Safeguarding Children Partnership subgroups and associated work streams

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.