Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding Children
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 358-6921489-COR
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leicester Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Child Safeguarding Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
The Trust’s Childrens safeguarding team is offering an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a highly motivated and professional Registered Nurse to join our Safeguarding Childrens service.
This is a specialist role which offers you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within an integrated safeguarding team.
As a Specialist Children's Safeguarding Nurse, you will support professionals working within the Trust to improve their own safeguarding knowledge and skills through training, supervision, support and guidance.
You will case hold open cases, contribute to case discussions and attend safeguarding meetings.
Support wards and departments; act as an advisor and link to multi-agency partners as needed. The post holder will work closely with all levels of staff within the organisation and be a point of contact in relation to the safeguarding of children. You will work within a friendly, dynamic team alongside other Specialist Nurses.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of the role will be to support the effective delivery of all child safeguarding services by working alongside the child safeguarding specialist nurses and the matron for child safeguarding.
As a first point of contact the post holder will provide expert advice, professional support, guidance and education to the multi-professional teams, partner agencies, patients and carers. You must have the ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously, and be able to prioritise and manage your own workload.
You must be committed to advocating for the rights of vulnerable people and act as a professional role model at all times.
You must be willing and able to professionally challenge practice and to support the investigation of child safeguarding enquiries.
The post holder will report to the matron for safeguarding children.
The post holder will provide a service across all sites and CMGs of the Trust. The post is full time and the successful candidate will need to work flexibly on occasions.
Applicants wishing to apply for this post must be a Level One Registered Nurse, with a minimum of 2 years post registration experience caring for children in an acute healthcare setting. Experience of working in child safeguarding is desirable, and evidence of professional development is essential.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be a visible and accessible figure that staff, patients and carers can approach for assistance, support, advice and action regarding safeguarding children.
- To assist Trust staff with day-to-day safeguarding children issues to ensure that there are safe and effective systems in place to maintain safety and reduce risks, with support and oversight of the Childrens Safeguarding Matron.
- Contribute to the delivery and evaluation of a range of educational / training opportunities for staff on Safeguarding Children and associated safeguarding matters. This will include Trust Mandatory Safeguarding Children training.
- To ensure Trust and local partnership guidelines and protocols are adhered to when safeguarding concerns are raised, and to actively participate in the development of Trust policies & guidelines.
- To participate in responding to, and addressing, the internal child safeguarding incidents with support and oversight of the senior safeguarding Specialist Nurses, ensuring that safeguarding records and reports are completed fully and accurately.
- To act as a link with multi-agencies to support Trust staff in communication, including attendance at multi agency meetings.
- To contribute to the work of the Trust’s Safeguarding Assurance Committee under supervision of the Matron for Safeguarding Children and the Child Safeguarding Senior Specialist Nurses.
- Work alongside the Trust’s maternity and adult safeguarding teams, and the learning disability acute liaison team as appropriate.
- Maintain an up to date professional portfolio to support knowledge skills framework and professional development and undertake all relevant training updates.
- Participate in clinical supervision to maintain personal professional practice and selfdevelopment and to ensure own knowledge of best practice is continuously updated.
- Acts as a role model to demonstrate the Trust’s values and behaviours at all times.
(Please refer to the job description/person specification for further details on the role)
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post registration experience caring for children in an acute healthcare setting
- Experience of managing safeguarding children cases
- Understanding and working knowledge of multi-agency working.
- Experience of dealing with difficult/sensitive situations.
- Evidence of delivering education/training to staff
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of legislation in relation to Child Safeguarding
- Knowledge of audit and change management
- Evidence of the development and delivery of education/training programmes.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively (written, listening and verbal skills) to members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their families.
- Ability to recognise and manage conflict
- Be able to communicate in hostile, highly emotive atmosphere where communications are complex, sensitive or contentious
- Able to reflect on interactions with others.
- Teaching /assessment skills
- Motivate self /others
- Support, educate and develop others
- Ability to challenge poor practice and support individuals to improve.
- Ability to influence/persuade others
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with Mental Health difficulties
- Experience of working with vulnerable children & families with complex safeguarding concerns
- Experience of working with Social Care, the Police and other healthcare organisations
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Desirable criteria
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
Training and Qualification
Essential criteria
- 1 st Level Registered Nurse
- Evidence of Post registration Educational & Continuing development
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training
Desirable criteria
- Multi-agency safeguarding training attendance
- First Degree or willing to undertake
- Recognised Teaching and Assessing training or equivalent (Mentoring)
- Complaints management training
- • Patient Safety training inc Duty of Candour
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Assertive and confident
- Recognition of own limitations
- Be able to assess situations and assimilate information non-judgementally, based on facts and evidence to reach sound conclusions.
- Understanding of how to formulate solutions and recommend/decide on the best course of action/treatment
- Be able to write factual and detailed records and reports
Desirable criteria
- Leadership & motivation skills
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Be able to manage own workload ensuring that statutory deadlines are met
- Be able to work flexibly and change tasks at short notice as demand requires
- Be able to prioritise work based on level of risk
- Have good organisation and negotiation skills
- Be able to coordinate activities with others when organising complex meetings involving a wide range of other professionals or agencies
Desirable criteria
- Experience of participating in multi-professional / multiagency meetings
- Experience in managing staff (e.g., managing performance, sickness absence & appraisals)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to off-site meetings
- Able to work flexibly when required
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
- Personal and professional maturity
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm and motivation
- Demonstrates professional emotional resilience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jason Tottey
- Job title
- Senior Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0116 258 5770
- Additional information
We strongly recommend that you come and visit the team to get a better understanding of the role. Please contact the above number to arrange a visit.
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