Safeguarding Children Lead

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire); Peterborough; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) is seeking a Band 7 Safeguarding Lead to support safeguarding activities across the Peterborough locality. The role focuses on leading defined safeguarding practice areas and providing expert supervision to staff working with children and families.

The post requires a degree‑qualified SCPHN and substantial safeguarding experience, with travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse registered with NMC and safeguarding training.
• Experience in safeguarding children and working with families.
• Demonstrates ability to lead safeguarding practice and multi‑agency collaboration.
• Experience in Think Family approach and safeguarding governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of safeguarding practice areas as directed by Named Nurse/Head of Safeguarding.
• Provide safeguarding supervision and guidance to frontline staff.
• Collaborate with MASH and multi‑agency partners to safeguard children and families.
• Contribute to safeguarding training programmes and audits.
• Support Think Family approach across trust and locality teams.

Skills

Safeguarding leadership

Communication

Clinical governance

Education

Nurse registration (RN)

NMC Specialist Public Health Practitioner in school nurse/health visitor

Safeguarding training/education

Safeguarding supervision training (NSPCC)

Teaching qualification

Job description

Employer East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) Employer type NHS Site 2 Phorpres Close Town Hampton Peterborough Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026

Band 7

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Job overview

Are you a Degree-qualified SCPHN with knowledge, skills and experience within the safeguarding arena?

Do you want to develop further skills and experience within safeguarding, supporting practitioners, families and the wider safeguarding system?

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, Safeguarding Lead who would like an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, friendly and supportive Safeguarding team.

Would you like to be part of a strong team of safeguarding leads who are embedded within the wider diverse leadership team within the Healthy Child Programme?

We are looking for a practitioner who:

• has knowledge and experience of working with children and families within the safeguarding arena and can work autonomously
• be competent in assessing suspected abuse and neglect
• can work as part of a wider safeguarding system to improve outcomes for children

If successful, you will work within the Peterborough locality with the expectation of supporting the wider safeguarding team when required. You will be part of a friendly, passionate safeguarding team who are always looking for ways to improve the outcomes for children.

If you would like to be part of a team that plays a crucial role in supporting health practitioners across multiple disciplines within their practice to ensure they can safeguard children and young people, this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by the Named Nurse and Head of Safeguarding.

To provide support and leadership within and across East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) on all matters relating to safeguarding children and identifying when adults are at risk.

To embed the Think Family approach and to liaise with the expertise of the adult safeguarding team when working with adults at risk within the family environment.

A working knowledge of the Working Together 2026 and knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable families and multi-agencies would be an expectation of a practitioner applying for this role.

This role is based in the Peterborough area. However, there is an expectation of travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Should we receive a high no. of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 29.10.26

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.

We encourage you to report any suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Summary

To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by the Named Nurse and Head of Safeguarding.

To provide support and leadership within and across East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) on all matters relating to safeguarding children and identifying when adults are at risk.

To embed the Think Family approach and to liaise with the expertise of the adult safeguarding team when working with adults at risk within the family environment.

To contribute to the design and implementation of the Think Family approach, promoting evidence-based practice in safeguarding within East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

To support the robust and effective clinical governance of safeguarding children and adults at risk processes in place.

To provide safeguarding advice, support and safeguarding supervision to frontline staff working with children, young people and their families and to signpost to the adult safeguarding team when adults at risk have been identified.

To support the safeguarding team in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), ensuring effective, timely communication and information sharing both internally and externally which supports multidisciplinary/interagency working.

To be an integral part of the Locality leadership team, working alongside other Band 7 colleagues in the office environment under the leadership of the Named Nurse’s to promote a high quality, efficient and effective service

To participate in the design, implementation and delivery of the Trust’s safeguarding training strategy and the safeguarding audit programme.

To participate and represent the safeguarding team on identified multi-agency sub-groups and meetings and work with partner agencies to facilitate the learning from multi-agency review.

To support and provide safeguarding advice within the single point of access.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To work with Trust staff to promote best practice, identify risk factors and initiate or elevate appropriate action to safeguard people or suffering from abuse and neglect.

To contribute to collaborative interagency working and quality assurance frameworks for safeguarding children

To provide robust and reflective safeguarding supervision to health practitioners on a one-to-one or group session as set out by the safeguarding supervision policy.

To provide safeguarding specialist advice and support to staff on a day-to-day basis on issues relating to the safeguarding agenda.

To maintain records and support staff to maintain records as per the professional and Trust requirements

To assist the Named Nurses in the development, implementation and delivery of the safeguarding training programme and to participate in learning needs analysis as required.

To assist the Named Nurses and Safeguarding Team in the production of the Safeguarding Annual Report, provide data in relation to Quality Key Performance Indicators, Section 11 Self assessments and other information as requested by the wider Trust or partner agencies

To contribute, with support from the Named Nurses to Statutory Safeguarding Reviews and Internal PSIRF processes

To ensure that recommendations and action plans from Statutory Safeguarding Reviews and Internal PSIRF reviews are implemented appropriately and that any learning from these are incorporated into training and disseminated across the Trust.

To assist the Named Nurses in the audit programme and support staff where necessary in undertaking safeguarding audit.

To ensure appropriate action is taken when clinical risks are identified by self, or a team member and that the escalation process is followed appropriately.

To provide clinical leadership and professional support to staff and team members; this includes active participation in team meetings and deputising for the Named Nurse’s where appropriate.

To assist with development of relevant policy documents that guide practice.

To undertake clinical practice duties as determined by Named Nurse’s.

To support staff dealing with the emotionality of safeguarding and access emotional support for self when dealing with safeguarding issues if required.

To support the work in the Single Point of Accesses.

Area of expertise:

To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by Named Nurses and Head of Safeguarding

To provide support and leadership within and across East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust on all matters relating to safeguarding people

Communication

To support staff with the communication of complex and sensitive information effectively with children, young people, and adults.

Maintain good relationships with other professional leads and all members of staff, thus developing professionalism through the organisation

Key relationships

• Director Cambridgeshire and Peterborough children and Young People’s Services
• Assistant Director for Safeguarding
• Head of Safeguarding.
• Named Nurses.
• Safeguarding Team
• Operational Leads
• Trust Staff
• External agency leads for Safeguarding Children related work

Research and Development Activity

Required to undertake regular R&D activity as appropriate.

Clinical and Practice Governance

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/ records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.

Be aware of and adhere to Trust infection control policies and procedures.

It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with an appropriate Professional Body and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.

Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required.

Participate in clinical and management supervision on a regular basis.

The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• First level Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registered Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner in school nursing or health visiting
• Evidence of further training/education in Safeguarding Children
• NSPCC or other Trust accredited safeguarding supervision training or other relevant training
• Recognised professional teaching qualification

Experience

• Relevant post-qualification experience working in a specialist practitioner role
• Experience of working autonomously in their role working with children and young people
• Relevant experience of safeguarding children and working with families
• Demonstrates a good understanding of the Think Family model and can identify adults at risk
• Demonstrates a good understanding of Legislation and National Guidelines that drive safeguarding policy and practice
• Experience of working in MASH or multi-agency setting
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring
• Experience of managing clinical audit
• Awareness of patient/public involvement in service development

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrates an ability to identify and manage safeguarding concerns within current practice
• Demonstrates an ability to remain child focused and facilitate the Think Family approach with health practitioners
• Demonstrates an ability to advise other agencies regarding the health needs of people
• Demonstrates professional curiosity and the ability to manage appropriate professional challenge in safeguarding work
• Supervision skills both individual and group facilitation skills

Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.

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Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.

Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.

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Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.

Closing and Interview Dates - This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.

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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 Cecilia Dzingeni Job title Safeguarding Children Lead - Peterborough Locality Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07783 886121 Additional information

Ami Utting, Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

[e-mail] 07514 720940

(available from 3rd November 2026)

or

Fran Henderson, Team Manager 0-19 HCP
[e-mail]
07773 582244