Safeguarding Specialist Practitioner

2 months ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

NHS AfC: Band 6

**Main area**
- Safeguarding

**Grade**
- NHS AfC: Band 6

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Part time - 15 hours per week

**Job ref**
- 164-5714848

**Site**
- Queens Medicial Centre

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- 07/12/2023 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse with experience in working with children to join the safeguarding children’s team at NUH. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated practitioner who maintains high standards of professional care and practice and is able to demonstrate excellent team work, including good communication and leadership skills. The post will be band 6 - 15 hours per week.

This an amazing opportunity to consolidate and further develop your children’s safeguarding knowledge and expertise.

Under the guidance of the Named Nurse for Safeguarding at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and the wider safeguarding team the post holder will be supported to:

- Provide effective safeguarding supervision to NUH staff working within front line services, ensuring identified risk within cases are managed effectively and that all staff are adequately supported.
- Support and contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of NUH safeguarding education and training programmes.
- Work in partnership with partner agencies and professionals, within safeguarding processes to improve outcomes for all, promoting the think Family approach adopted by NUH.
- Be able to convey and present complex information both written and verbal formally and informally.

Our team is supportive and dedicated to the delivery of effective safe care.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

Convey and present highly complex and sensitive information written and verbal, formally and informally as appropriate. Ensure that when applicable information is maintained and kept in an appropriate place.

Work together with Named professionals in the development of evidence based patient care policies and procedures/audit; addressing the Governments agenda for safeguarding children and adults.

The post encompasses a " Think Family" approach and includes the need to support with the Domestic Violence and Abuse agenda.

To work in conjunction with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in implementing a Trust wide safeguarding training strategy.

To deliver safeguarding education and training across the trust.

The applicant will need an awareness of the mental capacity act, deprivation of liberty safeguards and the mental health act.

Working for our organisation

The post holder will work in conjunction with the Trust wide Safeguarding Team to deliver a high quality service of safeguarding expertise to the Trust. They will provide professional advice, support and education to the multi-professional teams and ensure that the Trust meets statutory safeguarding requirements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist with raising the profile of safeguarding children and adults, domestic abuse, children’s act 1989/2004 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018. An awareness of the mental capacity act, deprivation of liberty safeguards and the mental health act across NUH.
Provide effective and appropriate support and specialist advice to Trust staff, patients and carers following a suspicion of or a disclosure of abuse and/or neglect.
To assist ward staff, Trust wide, with day-to-day safeguarding of children and families including domestic abuse issues acting in a consultative and advisory capacity.

To provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and confidential information in relation to safeguarding.
To facilitate and support staff in accurate completion of safeguarding documentation.
To liaise closely with other health, social care professionals, police and legal departments to ensure a co-ordinated approach and the provision of high quality care. This may include attendance at strategy meetings, discharge planning meetings, case conferences and reviews as appropriate.
To represent NUH at external meetings where required, including attendance at the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC).
Become an effective resource to clinical teams Trust wide to provide safeguarding children’s supervision for staff members involved in safeguarding cases.
Effectively communicate with multi-professional and multi-agency teams.
Work with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, and the Safeguarding Nurse Specialists, Domestic Abuse Specialist, and Named Doctors within NUH to utilise links within local and national networks.
To provide feedback and supervision for staff involved in safeguarding cases.
Assist staff to achieve the delivery of a high quality service from the identification



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