Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

Transformation Unit; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to lead safeguarding across the cross-site organisation. You will provide expert advice, drive education and supervision, and work with multi‑agency partners to embed child-centered safeguarding practice.

You will collaborate with the safeguarding team, ensure compliance with the Children Act and participate in audits and continuous improvement to protect children and families across

Qualifications

• Be registered on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Have completed safeguarding supervision / training
• Have a teaching qualification
• Be able to demonstrate audit and report writing knowledge

Responsibilities

• Provide robust, expert safeguarding advice across the trust in line with legislation and best practice.
• Receive, interpret and convey highly complex information to a wide range of professionals locally and regionally.
• Contribute to Section 11 audits to ensure governance alignment.

Skills

Safeguarding leadership

Inter-agency collaboration

Communication skills

Education

NMC Part 1 registration

Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Post‑registration safeguarding training

Teaching qualification

Job description

Employer Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross site Scunthorpe/Grimsby Town Scunthorpe/Grimsby (Working Cross-Site) Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Band 8a

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to join our supportive and dedicated safeguarding team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about safeguarding and committed to making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Working in collaboration with the other Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children you will provide cross site, visible, compassionate and professional safeguarding leadership across the organisation, offering expert advice, guidance and support to colleagues at all levels. Working closely with clinical teams, senior leaders and our multi-agency partners, you will help ensure that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and that children and young people remain at the heart of our practice.

You will also play an important role in developing safeguarding practice through education, supervision, learning from reviews and continuous improvement.

If you are an enthusiastic professional who enjoys working collaboratively, embraces new ideas and is passionate about delivering high-quality, child-centered safeguarding practice, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will give robust, consistent expert advice, reinforcing the need to deliver high quality safe service in line with legislation and best practice across the trust.
• Receive, interpret and provide highly complex information to a wide range of people and professionals across health and social care locally and regionally
• Ensure the Trust complies with the Children Act 1989 / 2004 through contribution to the Section 11 audits

Supervision

The post holder will lead and deliver safeguarding children supervision with health professionals as required to ensure consistency, safe practice and good outcomes for children and their families

Inter Agency Working

Be the Trust Lead in the participation, as required, in committees and working groups for the co-ordination and improvement of services in the prevention of child harm and promotion of the well-being of children and their families.

Education and Training

Assist in the design, development and delivery of effective and research based training to all health staff within the Trust ensuring equal access to training at all sites.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

"We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers"

"Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role."

We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience.

AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used.

Person specification

Education / Qualifiactions

• Be registered on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Have completed specific post registration training relevant to safeguarding children
• Have completed a management programme with a focus on leadership and change management or willingness to undertake
• Have completed a safeguarding supervision course
• Have a teaching qualification
• Have knowledge and skills in audit and report writing

Occupational Experince and Abilities

• Have a minimum of three years experience relating to the care of babies / children and young people
• Relevant and recent experience of safeguarding children
• Recent experience of caseload or line management
• Can demonstrate an up to date knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures
• Can demonstrate an up to date knowledge of local and national safeguarding issues
• Can demonstrate knowledge and clinical experience of The Children Act 1989 / 2004
• Be competent with IT, computer skills, health data bases, e.g. SystmOne, Web V, or similar
• Willing to demonstrate knowledge, skills and competencies to Level 4 of the Intercollegiate Document 2023
• Evidence of multiagency working in the area of safeguarding children
• Have knowledge of local and national safeguarding developments
• Have experience and skills of undertaking staff one to ones and group supervision
• Have experience and knowledge in undertaking audit
• Have experience in the development and delivery of training
• Have knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
• Demonstrate an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines

Personal Qualities

• Committed to high professional standards and able to act as a role model
• Be able to work in a stressful environment with highly sensitive information
• Must have enthusiasm and able to motivate others
• Be a team player
• Be reliable and flexible
• Have the ability to prioritise their own workload

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 Lynn Benefer Job title Deputy Head of Safeguarding / Named Nurse Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07526085892

Additional information

Victoria Thersby

Head of Safeguarding

[e-mail]

03033 305181