Safeguarding Nurse

NHS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer to support safeguarding practices across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant nursing degree and current registration, alongside strong interpersonal and clinical leadership skills. You will work 37.5 hours per week, promoting a culture of safeguarding and supporting training for staff. This varied role involves collaboration with healthcare teams to ensure the safety of vulnerable populations.

Benefits

Fitness Centre access

Career progression opportunities

Compassionate working environment

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration (Level 1 adult nurse, children, mental health).
• Evidence of relevant continuous professional development.
• Knowledge of legislation and National Guidelines for safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Promote good safeguarding practices within the Safeguarding Team.
• Provide advice on safeguarding within the Trust.
• Support staff access to safeguarding training.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Clinical leadership

Time management

Ability to work without supervision

Education

Degree in nursing studies or health/social care

Current NMC or HCPC registration

Mentor certificate or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Are you an enthusiastic team player with excellent interpersonal communication skills looking to develop your skills within safeguarding? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced nurse, AHP or Social Worker to join our safeguarding team as a Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer.

You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

This is a varied and rewarding role for hard‑working individuals who can demonstrate passion and commitment to safeguarding. You will assist the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults to deliver proactive safeguarding services, ensuring that all adults at risk of harm are effectively safeguarded.

You will need to be flexible and able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of safeguarding issues within a busy acute hospital, community setting and the wider health economy.

You will be required to work across all sites, working closely with the Safeguarding Children’s Advisors to promote a culture of Think Family.

The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and thus a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and competencies outlined in the job description and wish to discuss the role further, please contact Tracy Dawson, Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults, on 0191 5410555 or email [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work across all Trust sites and partner agency sites, including Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside District Hospital and Durham Road Children’s Centre.

As a Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) you will:

• Hold a supportive role in promoting good professional safeguarding practice within the Safeguarding Team at STSFT.
• Be a highly visible Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer and support the Safeguarding Adult Advisor and Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults (and wider safeguarding team across STSFT) in providing advice and support regarding safeguarding within the Trust.
• Support the delivery of training and supervision.
• Support the Safeguarding Advisor / Named Nurses and other members of the team with statutory, voluntary and healthcare agencies meetings such as CARM, MARAC, MATAC, MAPPA, PREVENT and MSET / PREM.
• Support with collection and collating of safeguarding audit data.
• Participate in regular audits to ensure assurance can be given that care delivery from a safeguarding perspective adheres to STSFT policies and procedures as well as national legislation and statutory guidance.

About us

One Team One Trust – There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and particularly those from under‑represented groups. Looking after our workforce health and is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits – Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co‑ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

Hold a supportive role in promoting good professional safeguarding practice within the Safeguarding Team at STSFT. To be a highly visible Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer and support the Safeguarding Advisor and Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults (and wider safeguarding team across STSFT) in providing advice and support regarding safeguarding within the Trust. To support the Safeguarding Advisor in ensuring all staff have access to safeguarding training and supervision to their role, enabling the organisation to fulfil its statutory responsibilities for training. Support with collection and collating of audit data. To support and facilitate the delivery of safeguarding group supervision for staff. To support the Safeguarding Advisor / Named Nurses and other members of the team with statutory, voluntary, and healthcare agencies groups such as Multi‑Agency Public Protection Agency (MAPPA) requests, Prevent requests, Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) and Missing Sexually Exploited and Trafficked (MSET) / Partnership Reduction Exploitation and Missing (PREM) research including attendance at local meetings. To support the MCA/DoLS Advisor with Mental Capacity Assessment (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) advice and support to STSFT staff. To comply with the trusts vision, values and behaviour compact.

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Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Thorough understanding of contemporary issues appropriate to the post.
• Demonstrates a good understanding of legislation and National Guidelines that drives safeguarding adult policy and practice.
• Knowledge of current professional and Clinical Governance issues.
• Evidence of relevant continuous professional development.
• Knowledge of and participation in research and/or clinical audit.
• Evidence of being up to date with current issues and research in specialist area.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft office packages.
• Clinical leadership and organisational skills
• Able to work without supervision.
• Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships and interpersonal dynamics.
• Time management and ability to prioritise own workload
• Counselling and appraisal skills.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration (Level 1 adult nurse, children, mental health, Learning Disability) or HCPC registration (AHP) or Social Work England (Social Worker) registration.
• Degree in nursing studies or health / social care related subject or evidence of currently working towards this (UK equivalent).
• Evidence of further study in safeguarding adults and children
• Mentor certificate/Practice Assessor training / PEAP certificate or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Management and leadership training.
• Safeguarding supervision course

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience of working with adults, children and families adopting a Think family approach, including participation in adult safeguarding procedures.
• Evidence of practice development and quality improvement.
• Experience of change management and innovation in practice.
• Evidence of being able to manage own workload.
• Experience in the development of others.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a safeguarding role or transferable experience within the acute / community setting.
• Participated in safeguarding supervision

Physical skills

• Car driver with access to a car

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust