Main area: Safeguarding
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Secondment for 12 months (End date of 05.01.2026)
Hours: Part time - 32 hours per week (Monday-Thursday)
Job ref: 205-6857767
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/01/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Secondment opportunity to work within the Safeguarding team at UHNM as the named nurse for safeguarding children and young people. The post holder will, as part of the UHNM Safeguarding team, provide a Trust-wide overview of all children/young people safeguarding matters and co-ordinate all issues and processes concerning safeguarding. Main Duties of the Job
Provide a Trust-wide overview of all children/young people safeguarding matters, coordinating all issues and processes concerning safeguarding, providing specialist advice and information. Contribute to the development of internal safeguarding policies, guidelines, and protocols. Effectively communicate local safeguarding knowledge, research, and findings from audits and challenge poor practice. Facilitate and contribute to own organisation audits, multi-agency audits, and statutory inspections. Organise, plan and deliver Safeguarding training to staff across UHNM. Undertake/contribute to serious case/case management reviews, including the development and implementation of action plans. Effectively work with colleagues across the trust and from other organisations, including the Police, the Local Authority, the Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCB), and other LSCB partners. Work with the Safeguarding team to identify and support safeguarding supervision and reflective practice for staff across the Trust. Participate in LSCB sub-groups, as directed by the Lead Nurse - Safeguarding. Work with the Lead Nurse - Safeguarding and the Lead for Vulnerable Patients to support safeguarding quality assurance and improvement processes. Participate in risk assessments of the organisation’s ability to safeguard/protect children and young people. Working for Our Organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification document for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. Person Specification
Qualifications
Diploma or degree in nursing studies. ENB 997/998 or equivalent or experience of teaching in clinical areas. Leadership/management course. Experience
Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience. 1 year experience in a leadership role. Formal teaching experience. Experience in Safeguarding/complex cases. Other Skills
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Important Information About Your Application All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check. If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help. At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay! 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.
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Secondment opportunity to work within the Safeguarding team at UHNM as the named nurse for safeguarding children and young people. The post holder will, as part of the UHNM Safeguarding team, provide a Trust-wide overview of all children/young people safeguarding matters and co-ordinate all issues and processes concerning safeguarding. Main Duties of the Job
Provide a Trust-wide overview of all children/young people safeguarding matters, coordinating all issues and processes concerning safeguarding, providing specialist advice and information. Contribute to the development of internal safeguarding policies, guidelines, and protocols. Effectively communicate local safeguarding knowledge, research, and findings from audits and challenge poor practice. Facilitate and contribute to own organisation audits, multi-agency audits, and statutory inspections. Organise, plan and deliver Safeguarding training to staff across UHNM. Undertake/contribute to serious case/case management reviews, including the development and implementation of action plans. Effectively work with colleagues across the trust and from other organisations, including the Police, the Local Authority, the Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCB), and other LSCB partners. Work with the Safeguarding team to identify and support safeguarding supervision and reflective practice for staff across the Trust. Participate in LSCB sub-groups, as directed by the Lead Nurse - Safeguarding. Work with the Lead Nurse - Safeguarding and the Lead for Vulnerable Patients to support safeguarding quality assurance and improvement processes. Participate in risk assessments of the organisation’s ability to safeguard/protect children and young people. Working for Our Organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification document for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. Person Specification
Qualifications
Diploma or degree in nursing studies. ENB 997/998 or equivalent or experience of teaching in clinical areas. Leadership/management course. Experience
Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience. 1 year experience in a leadership role. Formal teaching experience. Experience in Safeguarding/complex cases. Other Skills
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Important Information About Your Application All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check. If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help. At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay! 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.
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