Named Nurse Safeguarding Children | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a passionate Named Nurse for Child Safeguarding to lead the safeguarding agenda and ensure compliance with statutory duties. This role involves managing responsibilities related to child safeguarding, providing leadership, and advocating for effective practices. The position offers 27 days of annual leave, excellent pension benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment. This role is a secondment cover/fixed term until September 30, 2026.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable post-registration experience in child safeguarding.
• Ability to promote effective practices for safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the child safeguarding agenda for the Trust.
• Operationally manage and provide leadership to the Deputy Child Safeguarding Lead.
• Promote the Serious Youth Violence agenda across the Trust.

Skills

Child safeguarding knowledge

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Current nursing qualification

Job description

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.

Key responsibilities

• Share learning from both national and local case reviews, complaints, incidents or near misses related to the safeguarding of children.
• 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.
• 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.
• Promote effective practice that enables staff to identify child safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately.
• Operationally manage and provide leadership to the Deputy Child Safeguarding Lead.
• FGM Lead for the Trust.
• Support the Named Nurse/Professional for Adult Safeguarding to ensure compliance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Promote and support the Serious Youth Violence agenda across the Trust in conjunction with system partners.

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.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

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 schemeSalary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.