Named Nurse for Domestic Abuse
The closing date is 27 June 2025
Job summary
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic , self motivated nurse with experience and knowledge of Safeguarding and domestic abuse to work within the Safeguarding Team . The role will involve supporting staff who work with both adults and children within our Acute and Community services .
Main duties of the job
This role supports the Adult and Childrens Safeguarding Leads.
To work as part of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) Safeguarding Team to provide advice and support to staff across all of the Trust, ensuring that safeguarding concerns are identified and managed appropriately in accordance with Trust and Multi Agency Safeguarding policies.
To contribute to developing, delivering and reviewing safeguarding training to ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge required to identify and respond appropriately to observations, allegations and disclosures of abuse.
To implement procedures and guidance that effectively supports Trust staff to recognise Domestic Abuse (DA) by empowering them to understand and embed the implications of DA and its effects on families.
To provide advice and support to staff to identify and manage risk in DA.
To provide specialist safeguarding supervision to Trust staff.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Details
Date posted
13 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
203-FH1056
Job locations
Acorn House
Coventry Road
Warwick
CV34 4RT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Promoting Safeguarding
To be a resource for all staff involved in safeguarding adults and children, providing expert advice and support.
To provide advice and support to the Trust to ensure that policies and processes are followed in relation to safeguarding.
To support practitioners in the management of complex safeguarding issues.
To participate in, and commit to, working in partnership with key agencies responsible for safeguarding children and adults.
To provide specialist safeguarding supervision to staff across the Trust.
To support the PREVENT Lead as required.
To promote continuous improvement in the delivery of excellent services.
To influence service delivery around DA seeking to empower Trust staff.
To apply knowledge of the current legislation, and Local and National policies around promoting and safeguarding the health, welfare and safety of adults, adults with care and support needs and children.
Required to make judgements involving complex facts or situations which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
To maintain an awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Standards and their impact upon Safeguarding Adults work.
Review research in the area of safeguarding children and adults and advise the Trust accordingly. Undertake any research appropriate to the role.
To use research and core audit skills to evaluate, develop and improve standards of practice and use Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR), Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR) and Safeguarding Practice Reviews (SPR) recommendations to inform and improve practice.
To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
To ensure that Trust policies and procedures relating to safeguarding children and adults reflect the principles set out in current legislation and guidance (e.g. Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Working Together 2018, Care Act 2014, West Midlands Domestic Violence and Abuse Standards 2015).
To promote and develop the Think Family agenda and understand the interface between adult and child safeguarding, including the ability to identify known risk indicators in families.
To maintain an awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in relation to adult safeguarding.
To actively disseminate knowledge through publications, conference presentations, Trust Social Media accounts, Trust newsletter and participation in Local and National groups relevant to the adult safeguarding agenda.
To maintain up to date knowledge and expertise in relation to developments in research and practice in the DA safeguarding arena, ensuring that this information is reflected in policy, training and practice where appropriate
Undertake any research appropriate to the role.
Autonomously organise, prioritise and manage own workload pressures, meeting the frequent demands made by the Trust and other agencies i.e. Police, Social Care to meet the needs of the service
Ability to identify and manage allocated resources in delivery of work plan for safeguarding adults and children.
Ability to prioritise own work, including safeguarding cases, delivery of training to a wide work force, safeguarding audit and work programme.
Production of reports relating to safeguarding, investigations, SAR, DHR and SPR audits and other safeguarding reports.
The post holder will use IT for word processing, e-mail, audit and research, PowerPoint presentations and keeping databases.
The role demands frequent travel throughout the Trust to train and supervise staff as well as attend meeting and case conferences.
Analytical and judgment skills: the level required to fulfil the job responsibilities satisfactorily, e.g. numerical analysis, critical reasoning, interpretation of information and complexity of decision making.
Planning and organisational skills: the level of planning from straightforward activities/programmes to long term strategic plans, e.g. project work, organising own/others workload.
Measurable Result Areas:
To identify training needs and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of safeguarding training across the Trust in accordance with the Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff 2018 intercollegiate document.
To ensure that learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR), Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR), and Safeguarding Practice Reviews (SPR) are disseminated to staff via advice, support, training and supervision.
To contribute to the development and delivery of multi-agency safeguarding training, including DA.
To develop and deliver bespoke safeguarding training packages as required.
To contribute to the maintenance of the Trust safeguarding policies, ensuring that they are reviewed regularly and updated in accordance with current legislation and best practice.
To participate in safeguarding reviews, lessons learnt and audit to evaluate, develop and improve standards of practice
To consistently maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
To carry out relevant and effective audit in accordance with the Trust Safeguarding Audit Plan in order to monitor, evaluate and improve safeguarding practice within the Trust.
To contribute to the Trusts clinical governance agenda by supporting and evaluating best practice in safeguarding adults and children, ensuring that this informs all aspects of the Trusts agenda.
To help plan, develop and evaluate systems to gather, collate, analyse, interpret, monitor, present, and disseminate safeguarding data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements.
To analyse data and produce reports for internal and external Trust use as required.
To contribute to SARs, DHRs, SPRs as required.
To support service managers and HR in investigating allegations against staff where appropriate.
To contribute to any public health campaigns that have a safeguarding focus, especially those that result from SAR, SPR, or DHRs.
To work across agencies to develop and embed preventative strategies to support staff appropriately.
Accountability: the parameters and guidelines the post holder works within or the level at which they use their own initiative, e.g. supervisory capacity or freedom to initiate actions.
Responsibility for policy/ service development the post holder will be responsible for writing safeguarding polices and contribute to multi-agency policies ensuring that Legislation, National and Local guidance is followed appropriately.
Responsibility for financial and physical resources: from maintaining stock levels and/or ordering, to budget responsibility and authorising the purchase of capital resources
Responsibility for information resources: from data input to the management of information systems.
Management responsibility: the post holder will be responsible for organising, supervising and teaching staff.
Responsibility for research and development: from audits to undertaking research and development programmes on a regular basis.
Communications and Working Relationships:
To provide specialist safeguarding advice and support to staff in relation to safeguarding queries, utilising a Think Family approach at all times.
To provide specialist advice to all staff in relation to domestic abuse risk assessment, supporting staff to ensure that risk is identified and managed appropriately and in accordance with Trust policy.
To provide effective specialist safeguarding supervision to teams and individuals across the Trust, providing an opportunity to challenge practice constructively and identify barriers to effective practice.
To provide support and guidance to staff who are investigating allegations of abuse including support around the safeguarding process.
To provide advice to managers who are supporting members of staff who have disclosed that they are victims or perpetrators of domestic abuse.
To help plan, develop, implement and evaluate systems. To gather, collate, analyse, interpret, monitor, present, disseminate and generally act as a source of expertise for safeguarding information within the Trust.
To analyse incoming data and produce reports and recommendations as required.
To participate in and promote multi-agency working by liaising closely with the Local Safeguarding Childrens and Adults Partnerships to ensure joined up multi-agency working to safeguard adults across the Trust to work with professionals from Local Authority and other agencies to ensure that all safeguarding responsibilities delegated to the Trust are carried out effectively
To work collaboratively with partner agencies, including the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), in safeguarding children and their carers who may be subject to domestic abuse by attendance and participation in Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference processes (MARAC). Also to liaise effectively with partner agencies and staff where there are lower and medium risk domestic abuse concerns involving families
To contribute to single and multi- agency learning by participating in the DHR, SPR and SAR processes.
To attend relevant meetings, both internal and external to the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Promoting Safeguarding
To be a resource for all staff involved in safeguarding adults and children, providing expert advice and support.
To provide advice and support to the Trust to ensure that policies and processes are followed in relation to safeguarding.
To support practitioners in the management of complex safeguarding issues.
To participate in, and commit to, working in partnership with key agencies responsible for safeguarding children and adults.
To provide specialist safeguarding supervision to staff across the Trust.
To support the PREVENT Lead as required.
To promote continuous improvement in the delivery of excellent services.
To influence service delivery around DA seeking to empower Trust staff.
To apply knowledge of the current legislation, and Local and National policies around promoting and safeguarding the health, welfare and safety of adults, adults with care and support needs and children.
Required to make judgements involving complex facts or situations which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
To maintain an awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Standards and their impact upon Safeguarding Adults work.
Review research in the area of safeguarding children and adults and advise the Trust accordingly. Undertake any research appropriate to the role.
To use research and core audit skills to evaluate, develop and improve standards of practice and use Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR), Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR) and Safeguarding Practice Reviews (SPR) recommendations to inform and improve practice.
To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
To ensure that Trust policies and procedures relating to safeguarding children and adults reflect the principles set out in current legislation and guidance (e.g. Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Working Together 2018, Care Act 2014, West Midlands Domestic Violence and Abuse Standards 2015).
To promote and develop the Think Family agenda and understand the interface between adult and child safeguarding, including the ability to identify known risk indicators in families.
To maintain an awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in relation to adult safeguarding.
To actively disseminate knowledge through publications, conference presentations, Trust Social Media accounts, Trust newsletter and participation in Local and National groups relevant to the adult safeguarding agenda.
To maintain up to date knowledge and expertise in relation to developments in research and practice in the DA safeguarding arena, ensuring that this information is reflected in policy, training and practice where appropriate
Undertake any research appropriate to the role.
Autonomously organise, prioritise and manage own workload pressures, meeting the frequent demands made by the Trust and other agencies i.e. Police, Social Care to meet the needs of the service
Ability to identify and manage allocated resources in delivery of work plan for safeguarding adults and children.
Ability to prioritise own work, including safeguarding cases, delivery of training to a wide work force, safeguarding audit and work programme.
Production of reports relating to safeguarding, investigations, SAR, DHR and SPR audits and other safeguarding reports.
The post holder will use IT for word processing, e-mail, audit and research, PowerPoint presentations and keeping databases.
The role demands frequent travel throughout the Trust to train and supervise staff as well as attend meeting and case conferences.
Analytical and judgment skills: the level required to fulfil the job responsibilities satisfactorily, e.g. numerical analysis, critical reasoning, interpretation of information and complexity of decision making.
Planning and organisational skills: the level of planning from straightforward activities/programmes to long term strategic plans, e.g. project work, organising own/others workload.
Measurable Result Areas:
To identify training needs and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of safeguarding training across the Trust in accordance with the Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff 2018 intercollegiate document.
To ensure that learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR), Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR), and Safeguarding Practice Reviews (SPR) are disseminated to staff via advice, support, training and supervision.
To contribute to the development and delivery of multi-agency safeguarding training, including DA.
To develop and deliver bespoke safeguarding training packages as required.
To contribute to the maintenance of the Trust safeguarding policies, ensuring that they are reviewed regularly and updated in accordance with current legislation and best practice.
To participate in safeguarding reviews, lessons learnt and audit to evaluate, develop and improve standards of practice
To consistently maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
To carry out relevant and effective audit in accordance with the Trust Safeguarding Audit Plan in order to monitor, evaluate and improve safeguarding practice within the Trust.
To contribute to the Trusts clinical governance agenda by supporting and evaluating best practice in safeguarding adults and children, ensuring that this informs all aspects of the Trusts agenda.
To help plan, develop and evaluate systems to gather, collate, analyse, interpret, monitor, present, and disseminate safeguarding data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements.
To analyse data and produce reports for internal and external Trust use as required.
To contribute to SARs, DHRs, SPRs as required.
To support service managers and HR in investigating allegations against staff where appropriate.
To contribute to any public health campaigns that have a safeguarding focus, especially those that result from SAR, SPR, or DHRs.
To work across agencies to develop and embed preventative strategies to support staff appropriately.
Accountability: the parameters and guidelines the post holder works within or the level at which they use their own initiative, e.g. supervisory capacity or freedom to initiate actions.
Responsibility for policy/ service development the post holder will be responsible for writing safeguarding polices and contribute to multi-agency policies ensuring that Legislation, National and Local guidance is followed appropriately.
Responsibility for financial and physical resources: from maintaining stock levels and/or ordering, to budget responsibility and authorising the purchase of capital resources
Responsibility for information resources: from data input to the management of information systems.
Management responsibility: the post holder will be responsible for organising, supervising and teaching staff.
Responsibility for research and development: from audits to undertaking research and development programmes on a regular basis.
Communications and Working Relationships:
To provide specialist safeguarding advice and support to staff in relation to safeguarding queries, utilising a Think Family approach at all times.
To provide specialist advice to all staff in relation to domestic abuse risk assessment, supporting staff to ensure that risk is identified and managed appropriately and in accordance with Trust policy.
To provide effective specialist safeguarding supervision to teams and individuals across the Trust, providing an opportunity to challenge practice constructively and identify barriers to effective practice.
To provide support and guidance to staff who are investigating allegations of abuse including support around the safeguarding process.
To provide advice to managers who are supporting members of staff who have disclosed that they are victims or perpetrators of domestic abuse.
To help plan, develop, implement and evaluate systems. To gather, collate, analyse, interpret, monitor, present, disseminate and generally act as a source of expertise for safeguarding information within the Trust.
To analyse incoming data and produce reports and recommendations as required.
To participate in and promote multi-agency working by liaising closely with the Local Safeguarding Childrens and Adults Partnerships to ensure joined up multi-agency working to safeguard adults across the Trust to work with professionals from Local Authority and other agencies to ensure that all safeguarding responsibilities delegated to the Trust are carried out effectively
To work collaboratively with partner agencies, including the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), in safeguarding children and their carers who may be subject to domestic abuse by attendance and participation in Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference processes (MARAC). Also to liaise effectively with partner agencies and staff where there are lower and medium risk domestic abuse concerns involving families
To contribute to single and multi- agency learning by participating in the DHR, SPR and SAR processes.
To attend relevant meetings, both internal and external to the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification e.g. Nursing (RGN/RMHN/RLDN/RM/ HV/SCPHN)/Allied Health Professional /Social Work
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification or knowledge equivalent to Masters level
Desirable
- Teaching qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in an area related to Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Adults / Children.
- Over 2 years' experience at Band 6 or professional equivalent.
- Extensive experience of working in a complex Multi Professional organisational environment.
- Extensive experience at strategic partnership level with other statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations.
Skills
Essential
- In depth knowledge of the nature and effects of Domestic Abuse on the individual and their family.
- Knowledge and understanding of current Legislation and Local and National policy.
- Ability to engage effectively with Multi agency partners.
- Evidence of significant
- Professional development in all aspects of Safeguarding.
- Can organise own work around competing demands and under pressure.
Desirable
- A proven track record of scoping service provision, analysing data, strategic planning and delivery of a developing service.
Personal
Essential
- Evidence of continuing personal learning and development.
- Assertive, confident and competent.
- Resilience.
- Innovative and adaptable.
- Enthusiastic and committed.
Other
Essential
- Must have appropriate independent means of transport.
- Must be able and willing to work flexibly to meet service need.
- Willing to undertake DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification e.g. Nursing (RGN/RMHN/RLDN/RM/ HV/SCPHN)/Allied Health Professional /Social Work
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification or knowledge equivalent to Masters level
Desirable
- Teaching qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in an area related to Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Adults / Children.
- Over 2 years' experience at Band 6 or professional equivalent.
- Extensive experience of working in a complex Multi Professional organisational environment.
- Extensive experience at strategic partnership level with other statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations.
Skills
Essential
- In depth knowledge of the nature and effects of Domestic Abuse on the individual and their family.
- Knowledge and understanding of current Legislation and Local and National policy.
- Ability to engage effectively with Multi agency partners.
- Evidence of significant
- Professional development in all aspects of Safeguarding.
- Can organise own work around competing demands and under pressure.
Desirable
- A proven track record of scoping service provision, analysing data, strategic planning and delivery of a developing service.
Personal
Essential
- Evidence of continuing personal learning and development.
- Assertive, confident and competent.
- Resilience.
- Innovative and adaptable.
- Enthusiastic and committed.
Other
Essential
- Must have appropriate independent means of transport.
- Must be able and willing to work flexibly to meet service need.
- Willing to undertake DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Acorn House
Coventry Road
Warwick
CV34 4RT
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Acorn House
Coventry Road
Warwick
CV34 4RT
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Details
Date posted
13 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
203-FH1056
Job locations
Acorn House
Coventry Road
Warwick
CV34 4RT
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