Senior Safeguarding Children Lead & Practice Development

West London; Southall; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust invites applications for a Safeguarding Children Practice Development Lead. This 2-year fixed-term role focuses on safeguarding children across Hounslow services, reporting to the Named Nurse and Deputy Named Nurse.

You will provide expert safeguarding guidance, supervision and training to practitioners across the Trust. The post supports the safeguarding strategy, with responsibilities across Education, Police and Social Care partnerships, and requires a professional

Qualifications

• Substantial safeguarding children experience.
• Experience working across agency boundaries.
• Experience in child protection procedures and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safeguarding children supervision per Trust policy.
• Provide expert advice on complex safeguarding and child protection cases.
• Support multi-agency safeguarding arrangements with partners.
• Contribute to safeguarding training, audits and service development.
• Lead learning from safeguarding reviews and incidents.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Leadership

Communication

Supervision

Reflective practice

Education

Registered Nurse or related professional qualification

Degree level education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Job description

West London NHS Trust invites applications for a Safeguarding Children Practice Development Lead. This 2-year fixed-term role focuses on safeguarding children across Hounslow services, reporting to the Named Nurse and Deputy Named Nurse.

You will provide expert safeguarding guidance, supervision and training to practitioners across the Trust. The post supports the safeguarding strategy, with responsibilities across Education, Police and Social Care partnerships, and requires a professional