Main area: Safeguarding
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Secondment - 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 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, co-ordinating 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 internal 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. 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. 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. Support safeguarding quality assurance and improvement processes. Participate in risk assessments of the organisation’s ability to safeguard/protect children and young people. 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 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. We work with ‘trac.jobs’ to support our recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding this, please read this privacy notice. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community. 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 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, co-ordinating 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 internal 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. 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. 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. Support safeguarding quality assurance and improvement processes. Participate in risk assessments of the organisation’s ability to safeguard/protect children and young people. 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 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. We work with ‘trac.jobs’ to support our recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding this, please read this privacy notice. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community. 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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