South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual with interest and experience of safeguarding children and young people?
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with significant safeguarding children experience.
Applicants will need to demonstrate genuine commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of unborn babies, children and young people, with a specific focus on young people and the challenges of transitions.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working closely with the Named Nurse/Midwife Safeguarding Children and the wider Safeguarding and transitions teams to ensure that the Trust meets the statutory responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and their families.
The post holder will provide advice, supervision, support and education to staff across the Trust, in relation to safeguarding children and unborn babies.
The team is committed to promoting a positive culture of safeguarding within the Trust to ensure it is embedded in daily practice.
Please note that this post may close at sufficient applicants.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.
This programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
3. Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After completing this four and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role, as well as bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at levels 3, 5, and 7.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
* Current issues that relate to safeguarding children and adults and their practical application
* Multi-disciplinary and partnership working and key responsibilities
* Theoretical frameworks and indicators of abuse and neglect
* Local and national Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews with an ability to translate learning into practice
* Ability to provide safeguarding supervision
* Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate safeguarding children training
* Ability to respond effectively to multiple competing priorities within a challenging environment
* Knowledge and understanding of child care law: national and local policies and procedures
Qualifications & Training
* NMC Registered Nurse
* Degree/ Diploma, specialist training to masters level
* Evidence of recent & continuing professional development
* Leadership Certificate
* Qualification in Safeguarding Supervision
* Recognised qualification in adult education
Experience
* Significant post-registration experience as a Band 6 which includes interagency safeguarding practice
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Experience of delivering safeguarding supervision and an understanding of the supervision process
* Experience in clinical audit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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