Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children

NHS; Yate; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider is seeking a Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children in Yate. In this role, you will support and supervise staff, engage in safeguarding initiatives, and deliver training as part of a team dedicated to child welfare. Candidates should possess relevant nursing qualifications, experience in safeguarding, and strong leadership qualities. This position offers 27+ days of annual leave and NHS benefits.

Benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Comprehensive NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Registered Sick Children's Nurse or equivalent.
• Educated to degree level with relevant qualifications.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in child protection.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and embed reflective supervision for staff.
• Provide line management and support to team members.
• Participate in multi-agency safeguarding meetings.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Teamwork

Inter-agency partnership working

Child safeguarding knowledge

Training delivery

Education

Registered Nurse / Midwife / School Health Nurse

Degree level education

Teaching or Training Qualification

Post graduate qualification in child protection

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed practitioner to join the North Somerset Children's Safeguarding team, as a Band 7 Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children due to the need for maternity cover for the team. This will be for a period of 12 months initially. There is a variety of hours available. If you already work within Sirona this will be offered as a secondment.

This is a varied role, which includes, offering safeguarding supervision and support, delivering integrated Safeguarding training as well as involvement in Child Protection strategies and contribution to MASH and MARAC. We work in partnership with Sirona practitioners, supporting themto provide a safeguarding service to the children, young people, and families they work with.

If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about safeguarding babies, children and young people we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To facilitate and embed reflective and restorative supervision to all staff and create a culture where practitioners know how to safeguard and protect children.

To provide line management, supervision and support to team members e.g. ensuring 1:1s, PDR and staff well-being.

Actively participate within multiagency safeguarding meeting such as MARAC.

To participate as a Sirona Health Representative within child protection strategy discussions in line with the agreed delegated framework.

To participate and contribute to complex Strategy discussion in relation to exploitation

To oversee, supervise and support the appropriate delegation of work for all members of the Single point of Access Team.

To represent Sirona care and health at any multi-agency strategic groups as appropriate. This may include quality assurance or themed sub-groups for the local multi agency safeguarding arrangements.

To compile, contribute and oversee the development of chronologies related to existing child review procedures such as Rapid Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

To contribute to the development, delivery and facilitation of the Sirona Safeguarding Training Plan

To adopt a Think Family approach to all aspects of safeguarding work and facilitate the embedding of this approach into organisation culture.

To co-ordinate the activity within the SPA through the duty role.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Sick Children's Nurse / Registered General Nurse / Midwife or School Health Nurse
• Educated to degree level
• Teaching or Training Qualification e.g. ENB 998 /997, City & Guilds / experience of developing / delivering training to professional groups
• Evidence of continuing professional development related to child protection through attendance at short courses
• Ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Supervision Qualification
• Post graduate qualification in child protection or equivalent

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

• Demonstrate leadership qualities within a Health or Safeguarding role
• Experience of line management or experience in a coordinator role
• Experience working with children and families where child safeguarding has been a significant feature
• Experience of team working and the factors that make teamwork effective together with knowledge of primary care services
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of best practice and legislation in relation to Safeguarding Children including Human Rights and transition to adult care
• Experience of developing and /or delivering training/presentations
• Experience of inter-agency partnership working
• Recent experience of engagement with the child protection supervision process
• Experience of Midwifery or sexual health

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Named Nurse Lead for Safeguarding Children