Safeguarding Nurse Specialist

NHS; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent Welsh health board seeks a Safeguarding Nurse Specialist to join its corporate safeguarding team. The role involves providing specialist advice on safeguarding practices, facilitating inter-agency communication, and ensuring adherence to national safeguarding standards. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in safeguarding and effective communication. Located in a diverse region of South Wales, the post offers opportunities for professional growth and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Generous leave

Flexible work options

Career growth opportunities

Ongoing learning and development access

Leading pension scheme

Qualifications

• Understanding of professional and current issues in safeguarding.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on child protection, adults at risk, and domestic abuse.
• Support revision and oversight of safeguarding processes.
• Represent in multi-agency forums to ensure appropriate information sharing.
• Chair safeguarding meetings requiring multi-disciplinary collaboration.
• Support delivery of national safeguarding frameworks and strategies.

Skills

Expertise in safeguarding

Communication skills

Leadership

Presentation skills

Education

Master’s Level or equivalent skills

Job description

Safeguarding Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 09 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to professionally develop within a safeguarding and public protection role by joining the corporate safeguarding team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This specialist post will support the statutory safeguarding functions of the health board, demonstrating professional leadership and contributing to meeting Health and Care Standards in relation to safeguarding.

Working with the Corporate Safeguarding Team to provide a high level, consistent and co‑ordinated approach to safeguarding practice across the organisation in accordance with local and national guidance and legislation relevant to safeguarding.

The successful applicant will be aligned to CTMUHB School Nursing service, however will be required to work across all areas of safeguarding within the health board, including the Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Bridgend, Duty Desk at Ynysmeurig House and Child Protection Medical Hub at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. In addition, support and advise colleagues across health services for the purposes of safeguarding children and adults at risk.

This role requires someone who is committed to working in partnership to protect those who are vulnerable or at risk of abuse or neglect. Demonstrating versatility and flexibility to meet the needs of those that require support.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work as part of the UHB Safeguarding Team to provide specialist advice and support in relation to child protection, adults at risk and domestic abuse to all staff within CTMUHB.
• Support and facilitate the revision, development and oversight of safeguarding children, adults at risk, DoLS and domestic abuse processes for the UHB.
• Represent CTMUHB in multi‑agency forums such as strategy meetings, conferences, core groups to ensure appropriate and proportionate information is shared to safeguard children and adults.
• Where necessary act as chair for safeguarding meetings where a multi‑disciplinary/multi‑agency approach is required to safeguard children and adults.
• Support the delivery of national safeguarding frameworks, strategies, policies and guidance.

Welsh Skills Desirable:

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team‑oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Master’s Level or equivalent skills, experience or knowledge
• Understanding of professional and current issues in Safeguarding

Experience

• Experience of managing and investigating incidents.
• Evidence of delivering presentations to large multi‑professional, multi‑agency groups.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board