Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-E-263038
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Safeguarding Practitioner - Paediatric Gender Service
Band 7
Job overview
Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust (CUH) is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate individual to join the new NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (East of England) in the role of Safeguarding Practitioner.
Based within the Paediatrics Department at CUH, the successful applicant will have extensive experience of delivering high quality, evidence-based assessments and care to children and young people.
The post holder will provide assessments, supervision and consultation to staff and be a source of neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental expertise to the MDT.
The Cass Review into gender services for children and young people has recommended that staff should maintain a broad clinical perspective by working across related NHS services in order to embed the care of children and young people with gender-related distress within a broader child and adolescent health context. In order to facilitate this, we encourage part-time applications from staff already working in other NHS or related services. We can also work with successful candidates applying for full-time roles to agree a job plan that includes a mix of gender service activity and activity in another clinical area.
The service operates Monday-Friday. Full or part-time (minimum 3 days per week) considered.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist safeguarding advice, safeguarding supervision, training and support to clinical and operational staff within the new Children and Young People Gender Service (CYPGS) at CUH and the wider Trust.
- Assist other professionals within the service to protect children and young people at risk from harm and abuse.
- Identify and support children and young people and their families who need additional care; as well as provide appropriate signposting or referrals to relevant organisations or agencies.
- Contribute to the on-going development of a robust approach, processes and procedures in how the service responds to the need of the children and young people at risk, who are using the service, considering the requirements of national and local safeguarding policy and initiatives.
- Assist in developing robust clinical governance and quality assurance systems to monitor and evaluate safeguarding practice across the service.
- Work collaboratively within the service, across external agencies and with children and young people to form partnerships and working arrangements that promote safeguarding.
- Initiate and maintain a good working relationship with external Safeguarding partnership agencies (to include CSC, Education, Police, Health).
- Be part of any safeguarding or related governance required (within or outside the service).
- To represent the service and the organisation at necessary meeting such as CP conferences, Strategy meetings, Wider MDT meetings.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 24th February 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 5th March 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree RN Children, OR RN Adult with Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting /School Nursing) qualification OR RN Learning Disability/RN Mental Health with paediatric experience OR Registered Social Worker (Social Work England) OR Allied Health Professional (HCPC registered) AND Ongoing training in child protection/safeguarding children module at graduate level or prepared to work towards
- Significant experience of working with children.
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory/teaching/mentorship qualification
- Completion or willingness to undertake a Safeguarding Supervisors course
- Participation on leadership programme
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in safeguarding children practice processes and working with complex child protection issues
- Experience in developing, delivering and evaluating training
- Evidence of collaborative inter-agency working
- Experience of identifying and evaluating areas for potential service improvement
- Experience in participation in governance including auditing and review of practice or services
- Experience of managing own workload
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Awareness of the sensitive nature of safeguarding work; including issues of equal opportunities, confidentiality, and information sharing
Desirable criteria
- Experience in developing training strategies
- Experience of statutory and legal processes
- Experience in participating in safeguarding adult supervision.
- Experience in developing and implementing plans to change in policy and procedure across a service
- Experience of acting up into senior roles
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding Children legislation and guidance
- Knowledge of the Government’s anti- terrorism strategy and the health strand ‘PREVENT’, modern slavery and Domestic Abuse processes including MARAC
- Knowledge of children’s health services in particular
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of current adult safeguarding legislation and guidance, including the Care Act (2014), the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act (2019)
- Experience of working with children or young people who are gender questioning.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to offer safeguarding advice and support to staff within own sphere of competence. This will include the ability to empower, challenge constructively and provide a learning environment as necessary.
- Able to demonstrate critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Demonstrable team working skills.
- Good organisational / management of own work ability and able to prioritise workload effectively.
- Competent basic IT skills.
- Ability to recognise own stress and take measures to prevent it.
- Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations.
- Ability to create a supportive environment for staff who are experiencing stressful safeguarding enquiries that may involve them in investigation
- Ability to provide an environment where staff and patients can speak up, are listened to and action taken
- Ability to give regular feedback to individuals on progress and how to improve their performance within the work of safeguarding.
- Ability to lead, take ownership and be prepared to be held to account for service delivery in the absence of the Named nurse for safeguarding children
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Willingness to travel between the 2 bases independently
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Harris
- Job title
- Head of Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
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