Safeguarding Practitioner for Children | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cornwall seeks a dedicated nurse for the Children's Safeguarding Team. This role requires providing advice and support within paediatric services and entails involvement in supervision and education for safeguarding. The ideal candidate has experience in multi-agency collaboration and a passion for safeguarding children. Opportunities for both full-time and part-time positions are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-disciplinary agency working within safeguarding children.
• Motivated and enthusiastic nurse with passion for safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support related to paediatric services.
• Involved in safeguarding supervision and education.
• Work with health service providers to promote children's rights.

Job description

Our Integrated Safeguarding Team continually strive to ensure that all Trust staff know their safeguarding roles and responsibilities and are equipped to improve services and outcomes for children and young people.

As a member of the Children’s Safeguarding Team, within the Integrated Safeguarding Team, you will provide advice and support across the Trusts, predominately in relation to paediatric and children services, and be actively involved in safeguarding supervision and education. Working in partnership with other health service providers and agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to promote children’s rights and keep them safe from harm.

The successful candidate will have experience and confidence of multi-disciplinary / agency working within the safeguarding children arena, be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and ambitious nurse with a passion and aptitude for safeguarding.

We have an exciting opportunity at Royal Cornwall Hospital for you to develop your career in safeguarding children and vulnerable families.

Our Integrated Safeguarding Team continually strive to ensure that all Trust staff know their safeguarding roles and responsibilities and are equipped to improve services and outcomes for children and young people.

As a member of the Children’s Safeguarding Team, within the Integrated Safeguarding Team, you will provide advice and support across the Trusts, predominately in relation to paediatric and children services, and be actively involved in safeguarding supervision and education. Working in partnership with other health service providers and agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to promote children’s rights and keep them safe from harm.

The successful candidate will have experience and confidence of multi-disciplinary / agency working within the safeguarding children arena, be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and ambitious nurse with a passion and aptitude for safeguarding.

This post will be subject to a disclosure and barring service enhanced level check.

This is a 37.5hr, full time and part time substantive post.



The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It’s establishedSouth West Clinical School in Cornwallexists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website:https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.




This advert closes on Monday 11 Aug 2025