Safeguarding Children Advisor/Practice Development Lead

West London NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking an experienced safeguarding professional to lead safeguarding children practice development across the Trust, with a focus on Hounslow services. The role involves supervision, expert advice and cross-agency collaboration to improve safeguarding outcomes.

The post is a 2-year fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity for current West London NHS Trust staff, subject to managerial approval.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with safeguarding children expertise.
• Degree-level education and professional registration.
• Experience in teaching, supervision and safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safeguarding children supervision per Trust policy.
• Provide expert advice on complex child protection cases.
• Support multi-agency safeguarding with schools, social care and police.
• Contribute to safeguarding training, audits and service development.
• Learn from safeguarding reviews to improve practice.

Skills

Safeguarding Children

Leadership

Communication

Supervision

Training

Multi-agency working

Education

Registered Nurse or equivalent (incl. Social work)

Degree-level education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Safeguarding supervision/Teaching qualification

Job description

We are looking for an experienced safeguarding professional to join our Safeguarding Children Team as a Safeguarding Children Practice Development Lead.

This opportunity is available as a 2-year fixed-term contract or a 2-year secondment opportunity for substantive West London NHS Trust staff, subject to managerial approval.

Working closely with the Named Nurse and Deputy Named Nurse, you will provide expert safeguarding advice, supervision, training and support to practitioners across the Trust. The role has a particular focus on Hounslow Services, while contributing to safeguarding activity across West London NHS Trust.

What we're looking for

• Registered Nurse, Midwife or Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner.
• Significant safeguarding children experience, including child protection and complex family work.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.
• Excellent leadership, communication and supervision skills.
• Commitment to reflective practice, learning and service improvement.

For an informal discussion, contact Rebecca Heorton, Deputy Named Professional Safeguarding Children and Young People.

Main duties of the job

Deliver safeguarding children supervision in line with Trust policy.

Provide expert advice and support to staff managing complex safeguarding and child protection cases.

Support multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, including partnership working with Children's Social Care, education and police.

Contribute to safeguarding training, audits, quality improvement and service development.

Support learning from safeguarding reviews, incidents and audits to improve practice.

Deputise for the Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Young People when required.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or other professional qualification eg. Social work
• Educated to degree level
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification
• Teaching Qualification or Safeguarding supervision course

Knowledge & Experience

• Substantial experience working with children and families
• Working across agency boundaries
• Experience of working with vulnerable families
• Supervision of staff
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Involvement in child protection procedures
• Teaching experience
• Working in the community
• Experience of providing safeguarding children supervision

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Commitment to safeguarding and Promote the welfare of children
• Knowledge of legislation relating to safeguarding
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Ability to autonomously, motivate self and plan workload
• Team Working
• Experience of using of electronic recording system
• Experience in training and groupwork
• Clinical audit
• Experience of using of electronic recording system

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.

£55,524 to £62,652 a yearPer annum inc HCAS