We are currently seeking a passionate and highly experienced nurse with a strong background in managing safeguarding cases or situations. The ideal candidate will have some acute hospital experience or possess transferrable skills that will contribute to our dedicated team's safeguarding agenda.
This role enables the successful candidate to develop their clinical expertise relating to safeguarding children and young people. You will gain experience within the role by covering all of our 5 sites. You will cover many different specialties, including our trauma services, our specialist eye hospital, 2 accident and emergency departments, 3 urgent care centres, sexual health services, and our inpatient paediatric services such as general medicine, paediatric intensive care, and specialist hematology and infectious disease services plus many more.
We are fortunate to work in a large integrated safeguarding team. The team consists of Named Nurses for Children and Adults, a Consultant Nurse, Named Midwife, Named Doctor, safeguarding midwives, safeguarding nurses for both children and adults, a Domestic Abuse Nurse, learning disability staff, and administrators.
The team works over the weekend between the hours of 9 - 5, so weekend working would be part of the hours for the role.
As part of the day-to-day role, we will triage all children under 18 attendances to unscheduled care, liaise and share information with external agencies, e.g., health visitors, school nurses, social workers, integrated gang unit workers, and Redthread, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children.
You will deliver safeguarding training to staff as well as provide safeguarding supervision. You will advocate for children in a variety of safeguarding meetings and work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team. You will be supported and mentored by the safeguarding team, named nurses, and consultant nurse.
At Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, and a staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan, or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time, or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
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