Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 028-NMR006-0326
- Employer
- Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- To be confirmed on appointment
- Town
- Cardiff/Swansea/Wrexham
- Salary
- £65,424 - £76,021 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
National Safeguarding Lead Nurse/Practitioner (2 posts available)
Band 8b
Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales
Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales
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Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Important Note for vacancies offered on a fixed-term or secondment basis.
Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application.
The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.
Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic and rapidly growing team as a National Safeguarding Lead Nurse / Practitioner within the National Safeguarding Service Division, based in the Nursing, Quality and Integrated Governance (NQIG) Directorate.
The NQIG Directorate brings together three key divisions: Nursing and Quality, Integrated Governance, and the National Safeguarding Service. Our shared mission is to enhance quality and capability across public health services in Wales. We do this by engaging with, enabling, and empowering those we work with and serve, helping to build a healthier future for all.The National Safeguarding Service operates within Public Health Wales as a team of subject matter experts, providing strategic direction and professional leadership to strengthen safeguarding practices across the NHS in Wales.
The service enables an outward-facing approach, offering leadership and support to the NHS Wales Safeguarding Network.
Main duties of the job
- Provide strategic and professional leadership to deliver national safeguarding priorities across NHS Wales.
- Lead national safeguarding quality assurance and improvement activity, including audits, reviews and embedding system-wide learning.
- Develop and implement safeguarding frameworks, policies and standards aligned to legislation and statutory guidance.
- Provide expert safeguarding advice and clinical leadership in complex cases, supporting risk assessment and escalation.
- Analyse safeguarding data and intelligence to inform national reporting, assurance and improvement.
- Represent the National Safeguarding Service at national and multi-agency forums, influencing decision-making.
- Prepare and present assurance reports and briefings for senior leaders and governance groups.
- Promote a culture of learning, reflective practice and continuous improvement through leadership, supervision and training development.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.
We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Qualified professional with current NMC registration or other professionally registered qualification with a regulatory body.
- Graduate Degree in related subject
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in appropriate health or social care related subjects.
- Level 4 safeguarding children and adults at risk.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
- Up to date knowledge of the NHS Wales health and safeguarding agenda including current policy, statutory guidance and key national drivers.
- In depth working knowledge of safeguarding legislation, regulation and national best practice relating children and adults at risk.
- Demonstrable understanding of quality improvement principles including the use of audit and assurance.
Desirable criteria
- Specialist or advanced knowledge of multi-agency safeguarding systems, including statutory review processes (e.g. SUSRs) and system of learning.
- Professional Nurse Advocate.
- Teaching qualification.
- PREVENT trained
- Post registration formal qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant demonstrable experience in the field of safeguarding children and adults at risk.
- Experience of providing senior professional leadership for safeguarding services, acting as deputy or delegated lead for defined safeguarding portfolios.
- Experience of leading safeguarding governance, quality assurance, and service improvements.
- Senior leadership experience in health and multi-professional/multi- agency environment.
- Producing, developing and implementing policies and practice guidelines.
- Awareness of the management and mitigation of risk.
- Ability to monitor safe standards of practice.
- Experience of effective patient / public involvement.
- Experience of implementing quality systems and benchmarking in health.
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a regional safeguarding board member or subgroup representative.
- Experience of service developments within safeguarding and associated agendas.
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Developing and presenting training suitable for a range of audiences.
- Ability to exercise professional judgement to make complex safeguarding decisions, with appropriate escalation of high-risk issues.
- Advanced leadership, and ability to influence at a national level.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary safeguarding workstreams and drive change.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role.
- Excellent people management and leadership skills to drive change and quality improvements on a national level.
- Experience of effectively delivering Clinical/ Safeguarding supervision.
- Strong negotiation, influencing and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage and use resources in line with Prudent Health Care principles.
- Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
- Evidence of project management skills.
Other
Essential criteria
- Committed to a culture of continuous improvement and development underpinned by open communications and team working.
- A strategic focus.
- A completer/finisher.
- Ability to travel in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service on a national basis.
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including Adults and Children’s Barred List check.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Mann
- Job title
- Director of Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
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