Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term or Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 427-8099407
- Employer
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RUH Bath
- Town
- Bath
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/07/2026
Employer heading
Named Nurse Safeguarding Children and Young People
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
The post holder will provide expert leadership, advice and support on all aspects of safeguarding children, ensuring the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in line with current national legislation and guidance. Promoting a child-centred, whole-family approach, the role is central to embedding high-quality safeguarding practice across the organisation.
Working in partnership with the Named Doctor, Named Midwife, Associate Director for Vulnerable People, and external safeguarding partners, the post holder will lead and coordinate safeguarding activity across the Trust and contribute to effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
Acting as a professional role model, the successful candidate will demonstrate expert clinical practice, leadership, education and governance, supporting staff to respond effectively to safeguarding concerns and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide expert leadership, advice and support on safeguarding children and young people across the Trust.
Key responsibilities include acting as a safeguarding expert in partnership with the Named Doctor and Named Midwife, providing specialist advice to staff on safeguarding concerns, risk assessment and complex case management. The post holder will support and deliver safeguarding supervision, promoting safe and consistent practice, and embed current safeguarding priorities including contextual safeguarding, exploitation, domestic abuse and online harms.
The role will provide professional leadership, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and national guidance, and contribute to multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, investigations and reviews, including Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Rapid Reviews. The post holder will represent the Trust at safeguarding partnership forums and contribute to system-wide learning.
They will support organisational assurance through reporting to the Trust Board and commissioners, including the Safeguarding Children Annual Report, and lead safeguarding training programmes, ensuring staff meet required competencies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
The post holder will monitor safeguarding systems, lead audits, support CQC compliance and ensure learning is embedded. They will maintain professional standards, confidentiality, and ongoing professional development.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.
We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Please see Job Description attached.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current valid NMC registration
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Clinical Supervisory Qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in safeguarding children at a senior level (equivalent to NHS Band 7)
- Expert knowledge of safeguarding legislation and national guidance
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Baker
- Job title
- Associate Director for Vulnerable People
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795981474
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