Safeguarding Children Nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Oxford seeks a Safeguarding Children Named Nurse. This role demands expertise and provides specialist support for safeguarding children. Responsibilities include collaborating with child protection teams, assisting in risk assessments, and offering clinical advice on maltreatment. Qualified candidates should be registered nurses with relevant postgraduate experience in safeguarding practices. A competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 is offered, pro rata, within an organization focused on compassionate excellence.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with relevant experience and qualifications.
• Knowledge and expertise in safeguarding children.
• Demonstrable postgraduate level working experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with child protection and safeguarding teams.
• Support staff in risk assessments for children and families.
• Provide guidance on maltreatment and prevention practices.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Clinical advice

Risk assessment

Education

First level degree in nursing or equivalent

Masters level qualification

Specialist post basic programme

Job description

Safeguarding Children Named Nurse

The closing date is 05 February 2026

The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise in relation to safeguarding children and provide specialist advice, education, supervision and support to health professionals.

The post holder is able to work autonomously making high level decisions and work closely with partner agencies to develop a seamless service for children and their families.

This post will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research, audit and the development of policies, protocols and guidelines to contribute to service developments in collaboration with multi-disciplinary colleagues.

The post supports the Head of Safeguarding & Safeguarding Children Operational Manager, working in partnership with the Safeguarding Team and Named Doctors to ensure comprehensive and robust arrangements are in place for safeguarding children and young people across the OUH.

Main duties of the job

1. Work as a member of the organisation's safeguarding/child protection team.
2. Support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities to safeguard/protect children and young people.
3. Support staff in the assessment and analysis of risk for children, young people and families, contributing to formal reports as directed attending conference/strategy meetings to ensure information needed to protect is shared.
4. Provide advice (direct and indirect) to colleagues on the assessment, treatment and clinical services for all forms of child maltreatment including neglect, emotional and physical abuse, Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII), child sexual abuse, honour-based violence, trafficking, FGM, and child sexual/drug/, exploitation.
5. Act as an advocate for service users to ensure a child orientated approach to the delivery of care in order to meet standards within the child protection legislation and guidelines.
6. Assess and evaluate evidence, write reports and present information to child protection conferences and related meetings.
7. Provide advice and signposting to other professionals about legal processes, key research and policy documents.
8. Support the Safeguarding Liaison service to ensure information is shared with primary care and children social care when children and families attend the emergency department when safeguarding concerns are identified.
9. Be responsible to and accountable within the managerial framework of the employing organisation.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for the full details of the current job role- Safeguarding Children Named Nurse.

Person Specification

Registered nurse (part 1, 8, 12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice)

• Registered nurse (part 1, 8, 12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice)
• First level degree (HEI level 5 or 6) in nursing, midwifery or equivalent
• Demonstrable post graduate level working.
• Relevant specialist post basic programme
• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in safeguarding children and good practice guidance
• Completed or completing Masters level (HEI level 7) qualification
• Specialist Public Health Practitioner

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata