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Job summary

Main area
NMC
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment considered)
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days per week, Monday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5)
Job ref
267-CS7835264
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Oxford Health Centre / County Hall, Ron Groves Kidlington
Town
Oxford
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum | Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/03/2026 23:59

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Safeguarding Nurse/Professional

Band 6

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.


 

Job overview

Safeguarding Practitioner – MASH Health Team

Do you have a genuine passion for safeguarding children and supporting families? The MASH Health Team is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to further develop their safeguarding expertise in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

We are looking for a practitioner with a strong background in working with vulnerable children, their families, and/or adults with care and support needs. You’ll bring excellent communication skills, professional curiosity, adaptability, resilience, and—importantly—a sense of humour to help you thrive in a pressured but highly rewarding setting.

 

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the MASH (Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Hub), you will:

  • Represent health partners within the MASH. You’ll analyse health records, liaise with professionals, and analyse information to produce high‑quality health information shares. You will also contribute to strategy discussions and support effective multi‑agency decision‑making.

·         A significant part of your work will be collaborating closely with partners to safeguard children and young people. You will also take part in wider multi‑agency meetings and strategy discussions to protect individuals experiencing safeguarding issues such as domestic abuse, exploitation, neglect and other safeguarding concerns.

·         Although this is not a patient‑facing role, you will draw on your clinical expertise to analyse health records through a safeguarding lens and contribute to key decision‑making. You will also provide guidance to non‑clinical colleagues on the impact of health issues on children and their families.

  • You may be asked to support audits and evaluations, contributing to continuous improvement across the service.
  • You will part of a supportive and friendly Safeguarding team within Oxford Health.
  • Unique opportunity to develop your safeguarding practice within a supportive environment

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work. To be able to showcase yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles.  

Please include details of qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and tailor your supporting statement to the role you are applying for, addressing  the essential criteria found in the JD. 

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who or where you are, you will receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team” 

Our values are:“Caring, safe and excellent” 

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression 
  • Individual and Trust wide learning and development 
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service 
  • NHS Discount 
  • Pension scheme 
  • Lease car scheme 
  • Employee Assistance Programme 
  • Mental Health First Aiders 
  • Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply) 
  • Staff networking and support groups 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant practical experience of working with service users
  • Experience of working with children and families
  • Practical experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team
  • Practical experience of presenting to groups
  • Experience of mentoring, supervision, coaching colleagues
Desirable criteria
  • Practical experience of developing, implementing and evaluating training
  • Practical experience of clinical audit
  • Has an awareness of Mental health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Qualifications – Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential criteria
  • Professional health or social care registration (e.g. NMC/HCPC)
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continuous professional development including Level 3 training in Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate qualification
  • Teaching and assessing qualification

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to maintain accurate records within local and national policy
  • Ability to challenge practice constructively and effectively
  • Ability to influence and engage with professionals to achieve identified goals

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Work independently and have the confidence to make sound clinical judgements and decisions
  • Ability to manage your own time and competing priorities, escalating issues as required
  • Ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative manner to promote partnerships across organisational boundaries
  • Ability to identify your own learning needs and negotiate how these are met
  • Ability to demonstrate how you have been accountable for your practice and how this has developed your learning/ influenced your practice
  • Willingness to work flexibly, basing yourself with teams in OHFT as required
  • Awareness of self care strategies to maintain resilience

Contractual Requirements or other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between sites and work at different location as required.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jessica Baseley or Anita Owen
Job title
Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07557290398
Additional information

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own. 

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application. 

Anita Owen, Senior Nurse Safeguarding Children 07500 128604

Jess Baseley, Named Nurse Safeguarding Children  07557290398 

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