Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Sheffield seeks a Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to support the Head of Safeguarding in fulfilling safeguarding requirements. The role involves providing specialist advice, developing policies, and offering supervision and training related to safeguarding processes. Ideal for passionate individuals dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Safeguarding in fulfilling statutory safeguarding requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support regarding safeguarding children and young people.
• Develop and review safeguarding policies and guidance.
• Deliver specialist child safeguarding supervision and training packages.
• Monitor performance and manage data related to safeguarding processes.

Job description

Overview

The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will support the Head of Safeguarding to ensure that the Trust fulfils its statutory requirements to safeguard Children and Young People in line the Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023), the Intercollegiate Document for the Roles and competencies for healthcare staff (2019), local and national guidance.

As SHSC is a primarily an adult Trust there is an expectation that The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children will also support the Head of Safeguarding and the wider Safeguarding Team to ensure delivery of safe and effective care for adults in line with the Care Act (2014), the Mental Capacity Act (MCA, 2005) (including Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards), Human Rights legislation and the Prevent Duty. The post holder will be required to provide specialist advice and support to Trust staff regarding the safeguarding of children and young people. This includes supporting practitioners in raising safeguarding concerns for all forms of child abuse and neglect including criminal and sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, mental capacity assessments and Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards (DoLS) applications and following relevant age-related safeguarding processes.

The post holder will support the development and review of Trust children and young people related safeguarding polices and guidance in line with relevant guidance.

The post holder will support the development, review and delivery of both Child and Adult training packages in line with relevant legislation, Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff 2019 and Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff 2018.

The post holder will deliver specialist child safeguarding supervision to relevant others within the Trust and support delivery of the wider Safeguarding Supervision Policy.

The role will include performance monitoring, internal and external reporting and assurance, and the management of data collection systems relating to safeguarding children and young people\'s processes and multi-agency decision making.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we\'re looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it\'s all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It\'s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you\'re interested in developing your career, you\'ll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people\'s lives each and every day and if that\'s something that you\'d like to be part of we\'d love to have you with us.