Safeguarding Nurse/Midwife

Public Health Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Wales is seeking a registered practitioner with safeguarding experience to join the Sexual Health Team within the Health Protection Division on a fixed-term basis for 6 months. The post involves promoting safeguarding practice and collaborating with partners to protect adults and children and ensure statutory responsibilities are met.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues and stakeholders, delivering high-quality safeguarding activities and building effective working

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with safeguarding experience.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholder agencies.

Responsibilities

• Promote effective safeguarding practice within the Sexual Health Team.
• Support compliance with statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
• Build relationships with partner agencies and safeguarding professionals.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Registered practitioner

Job description

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to funding

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Communicable Disease and Inclusion Health Programme within the Health Protection Division at Public Health Wales, supporting the delivery of safeguarding arrangements within the Sexual Health Team.

The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholders to promote effective safeguarding practice, helping to ensure that adults and children are protected while supporting compliance with statutory safeguarding responsibilities.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic registered practitioner with safeguarding experience and knowledge. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to delivering high-quality safeguarding practice and building effective working relationships with colleagues, partner agencies and safeguarding professionals to support positive outcomes for individuals and communities.

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales’. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosemary Jones Job title: Lead Health Protection Nurse Email address: [e-mail]