Safeguarding Practitioner

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Salary sacrifice discounts

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner (Band 6) to provide specialist safeguarding advice and lead training across the Trust. The role focuses on the think family approach, working with the Named Midwife and Named Nurse to ensure robust policies and dissemination of information.

You will be accessible across Trust areas, supporting risk escalation and multi‑agency collaboration, while contributing to safeguarding standards and

Qualifications

• Specialist advice and support on safeguarding children for Trust colleagues.
• Development, maintenance and evaluation of safeguarding training programmes.
• Support for complex safeguarding cases to develop staff competence.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on Safeguarding Children across the Trust.
• Develop, maintain and evaluate safeguarding training programmes.
• Support colleagues managing complex safeguarding situations.
• Provide operational support to the Domestic Abuse agenda and line manage Domestic Abuse liaison officers as delegated.
• Access legal advice when appropriate and ensure case escalation is shared with the Named Midwife/Nurse.
• Undertake regular audit activity as directed.
• Participate in committees and forums identified by safeguarding leads.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Multi-agency working

Teaching experience

Policy knowledge

Domestic Abuse awareness

Audit experience

Research & development

Pregnant person safeguarding

Communication skills

Education

NMC registration

Safeguarding education

Teaching qualification/training

IT literate

Tools

None

Job description

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Main area Safeguarding Practitioner Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 272-8217435

Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Safeguarding team as a Safeguarding Practitioner within the Trust. The focus on the work will be to provide Specialist advisory, supportive and educative services to colleagues across the Trust with a focus upon the think family approach to Safeguarding Children.

The post holder will contribute to the Safeguarding Children’s work streams within the Trust and facilitate multi-professional / interagency working and training .

The post holder will work with the Named Midwife and Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to ensure that there are robust internal policies and guidance in place, and will act as a focal point for the dissemination of information in relation to policy, procedures and training. They will assist the Named Midwife and Named Nurse for Children to develop professional safeguarding standards and promote best practice. They will be accessible and visible across Trust areas and support colleagues with accurate and relevant information to enhance safeguarding knowledge and support risk escalation.

They will act as a point of contact in order to provide advice and specialist knowledge for Trust colleagues and be the wider link for partners across the multi-agency network.

Main duties of the job

Refer to full job description and person specification for further details on duties:

To provide specialist advice and support on Safeguarding Children matters for all colleagues across the Trust.

To develop, maintain and evaluate a training programmes

To support colleagues managing complex safeguarding situations to enhance their development, competence and confidence in the management of Safeguarding children cases.

They will also provide operational support to the Domestic Abuse agenda and support line management of the Domestic Abuse liaison officers as delegated by the Head of Safeguarding.

To access legal advice when appropriate and ensure all case escalation are shared and discussed with the Named Midwife or Named Nurse.

Undertake regular audit activity as directed.

Participate in committees, forums and meetings as identified by the Named Midwife or Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organization that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant post registration experience at Band 5 or above
• Knowledge of Safeguarding underpinned by theory and experience
• Experience of multi professional and multi-agency working
• Experience of teaching
• Knowledge of local and National policy
• Knowledge of Domestic Abuse
• Research and development activity
• Audit
• Experience of delivering safeguarding children supervision.
• Working with pregnant people

Qualification & Training

• Registered Professional with current NMC registration and safeguarding experience.
• Equivalent study related to safeguarding role
• Up to date knowledge of professional issues
• IT literate
• Degree / Teaching Qualification / course
• Supervision Qualification / training

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Excellent communication skills including written and presentation
• Ability to deal with highly distressing or emotional circumstances
• Compassionate, demonstrating patient centred approach to care
• Precise and methodical in working practice and able to use own initiative.
• Resourceful and able to work autonomously
• Ability to analyse complex facts or situations and take appropriate actions.
• Solution focused.
• Experience of leading service development and reviews together with managing an operational role

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement.

While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.

Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.

• 1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
• 2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers
• 3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.

• Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
• We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

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.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas.

With three main hospital sites and several additional services, DBTH is one of only five teaching hospitals in Yorkshire. We train 25% of all medical students in the region and 30% of all other healthcare professional students. Employing over 7,000 colleagues, every member of our team contributes to patient care and plays a vital role in our ongoing success.

While we operate across multiple sites, we are proud to foster a strong sense of community and identity, guided by the principles of the DBTH Way. This ensures our organisation is shaped by kindness, respect, and a commitment to supporting one another. Our accessible leadership team encourages every colleague to feel empowered, knowing they have the ability to make a positive difference.

We are proud that many of those who join Team DBTH began their careers here. We also celebrate our many long-serving colleagues, including one individual who is still going strong after more than 60 years of dedicated service at DBTH.

It is our goal to equip those who join Team DBTH with the tools and opportunities they need to develop their careers. Whether you spend one year or fifty with us, we are committed to helping you Develop, Belong, and Thrive, Here.

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