Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Sirona Care & Health; Yate; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Band 7 Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children for a 12-month maternity cover. This role involves delivering safeguarding training, participating in child protection strategies, and providing management support to team members. Emphasizing an inclusive workplace, the provider offers full NHS benefits and a commitment to equality. Ideal candidates should have a nursing qualification and strong safeguarding practice experience.

Benefits

27+ days' annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Full NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Experienced safeguarding practitioner.
• Knowledge of Child Protection strategies.
• Commitment to equality and inclusive practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support to staff.
• Participate in multi-agency safeguarding meetings.
• Coordinate activities within the Single Point of Access Team.

Skills

Reflective supervision

Team management

Safeguarding practices

Multi-agency collaboration

Child protection strategies

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

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 them to provide a safeguarding service to the children, young people, and families they work with.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• 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.
• 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.

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.

We offer a range of benefits, including Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme. We welcome and encourage all applicants and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support.

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.

Sirona care & health is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.