Safeguarding Staff Nurse/Practitioner

NHS; South Shields; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health authority in the UK seeks a Band 5 Safeguarding Staff Nurse to support the safeguarding of vulnerable populations, including babies, children, and adults. The role involves assessing and implementing care plans, promoting best practices, and collaborating with multi-agency partners. Candidates must be NMC registered nurses with teaching qualifications and an enthusiasm for current safeguarding practices. This is a vital role ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals at risk within the community.

Qualifications

• Active NMC registration required.
• Qualification in supervision, teaching, and assessing students is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate care as a member of the Safeguarding Team.
• Organise information sharing with internal wards and departments.
• Support trust staff in understanding safeguarding from a health perspective.
• Respond to contacts for advice and support.
• Role-model leadership to promote quality improvement.
• Identify risks to care for the at-risk population.
• Contribute to assurance functions and data collection.

Skills

Enthusiasm for safeguarding agenda

Education

1st Level NMC registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Job description

Job Summary

The Band 5 Safeguarding Staff Nurse / Safeguarding Practitioner will play a vital role in supporting the Trust's commitment to safeguarding babies, children, young people, and adults at risk. Working as part of the Safeguarding and Acute Learning Disability Liaison Team the post-holder will identify and share relevant information with multi-Agency Partners to support the identification, assessment, and escalation of safeguarding concerns; ensuring that effective plans are in place to keep people safe and supported (bringing a specialist focus on health).

The successful candidate will work with the support of senior staff to provide advice, guidance, and support to Trust staff, promoting best practice in safeguarding and the application of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care working as a member of the Safeguarding Team under the direction of the Specialist Advisor on duty.
• To be responsible for organising and coordinating key pieces of work such as information sharing with internal wards and departments and within wider partnership processes such as MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub).
• To support trust staff and partner agencies to understand safeguarding from a health perspective.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the relevant Code of Professional Conduct.
• To respond to contacts into the team for advice and support, seeking senior advice as needed to maintain high service standards.
• To role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership, engaging, enabling and empowering others, using coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and facilitating team working and collaboration.
• To identify and understand risks, analyse and help provide safe plans to care for people at risk of abuse and neglect including unborn babies, babies, children and adults.
• To contribute to team assurance functions and data collection activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• 1st Level NMC registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with an active registration.
• Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students, expected to be completed within an 18‑month period.

Experience and Knowledge (Essential)

• Enthusiasm and some awareness of the current safeguarding agenda.

Other Requirements (Essential)

• Ability to travel between Trust premises and work at any of the trust sites as required.
• Trust will make reasonable adjustments to enable a disabled person to undertake the role if necessary.

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post requires a review under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applicants will need a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applicants who need UK Skilled worker sponsorship will be considered. Current Skilled worker applicants must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information see NHS Careers website.

Job Location

Northumbria Healthcare – Cobalt, works throughout Trust. Northumbria House, 7‑8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park. North Shields, NE27 0QJ.