Senior Specialist Nurse - Complex Safeguarding

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for an experienced nurse to join a dynamic safeguarding team in Manchester. This role involves developing a safeguarding portfolio while working collaboratively within a multi-agency hub. You will play a crucial role in supporting positive health outcomes for children and young people, enhancing care standards through leadership and training. This fixed-term position offers the chance to make a significant impact in safeguarding practices. If you are passionate about child welfare and have the expertise to drive change, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families.

Qualifications

• Registered Children’s Nurse with ongoing professional development in safeguarding.
• Experience in multi-agency child protection work and safeguarding supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide safeguarding expertise and support health outcomes for children and young people.
• Monitor and improve standards of care through leadership and training.

Skills

Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills

IT skills (email, word, data collection)

Ability to analyse and critically evaluate information

Confidence to challenge in difficult situations

Ability to communicate across organisational boundaries

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

IT skills (Power Point, Excel)

Education

Registered Children’s Nurse / Community Public Health Practitioner

Masters degree or working towards

Recognised teaching/mentoring qualification

Tools

DBS check

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Senior Specialist Nurse - Complex Safeguarding

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area: Safeguarding Children - Manchester Community Safeguarding Team
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: 6 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days per week)
Job ref: 349-COR-6929900*

Site: Manchester Community Safeguarding Team - Rusholme Health Centre
Town: Manchester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting fixed term 6 month contract opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 practitioner to develop their safeguarding portfolio in Complex Safeguarding. The post holder will be based in the multi-agency Complex Safeguarding Hub and will work alongside and support the Trafford Senior Specialist Nurse Complex Safeguarding who provides 2 days in the Manchester Complex Safeguarding Hub.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work jointly across the Trust’s safeguarding service and the locality complex safeguarding team and be expected to provide knowledge and expertise as a safeguarding health practitioner for complex safeguarding. S/he will support positive health outcomes for children and young people and support practice in relation to complex safeguarding in demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues relating to identification, assessment, management and review of safeguarding vulnerable children and families. S/he will monitor and improve standards of care through safeguarding leadership, supervision, audit, evidence-based practice, training and the provision of safeguarding advice and support.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Children’s Nurse / Community Public Health Practitioner
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and training undertaken in respect of safeguarding to minimum Level 3 (as per Intercollegiate Document)
• Masters degree or working towards
• Recognised teaching/ mentoring qualification

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of national and local safeguarding policies, guidelines and recommendations.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to safeguarding children.
• Demonstrates knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect.
• Experience of safeguarding supervision.
• Experience of multi-agency child protection work.
• Experience of delivering training.
• Experience of policy development and implementation.
• Awareness of issues affecting ethnic minority families and other socially excluded groups.
• Working knowledge of children’s health and development and the nature and impact of child maltreatment.
• Qualification in safeguarding supervision.
• Accredited training qualification.

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• IT skills, including email, word and data collection.
• Ability to analyse, critically evaluate information and record in a concise and accurate manner.
• Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations.
• Ability to communicate across organisational boundaries.
• Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, work flexibly and to tight deadlines.
• Completion of audits and reports within timescale.
• IT skills relating to Power Point, Excel.

Other

• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
• Credible, decisive and of high personal and professional integrity.
• Car driver and owner, willing to travel within the remit of the service delivery areas.

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.

Name: Clare McNicholls
Job title: Named Nurse Safeguarding Children
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0161 861 2250

Please contact one of the Named Nurses Safeguarding Children on the Manchester Community Safeguarding Team on tel. [phone].