Job summary
The Named Nurse will lead on the safeguarding of children and the promotion of their welfare within ASPH. They will be responsible for assuring the Trust Board that a high quality safeguarding service is being provided within ASPH.
The Named Nurse role is to seek to improve the health outcomes for children and families by the promotion of innovative practice and collaborative working across our multi-agency arrangements, stimulating the awareness of health needs and influencing policies promoting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children.
The role involves providing highly specialist advice and clinical support to staff employed and commissioned by ASPH, maintaining appropriate documentation and records. To facilitate and provide a culture of safeguarding support through safeguarding supervision and training whilst being a source of knowledge in the area of safeguarding children.
Interviews: End of April 2026.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Head of Safeguarding, Named Doctor for safeguarding the Named Nurse and other Named Professionals will provide an evidence-based service, ensuring quality care to vulnerable children and their families. This includes being a source of expertise for ASPH and promoting excellent standards of professional practice in relation to safeguarding children.
The Named Nurse for children will manage a team of Safeguarding Children Specialists in safeguarding, delivering supervision and professional development opportunities to enable them to become specialist experts in this challenging field.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Professional advice on matters relating to the safeguarding of children to ASPH, the Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships in surrey, and other local public sector and voluntary sector organisations
- Advice to staff at ASPH on the provision and strategic development of safeguarding services across each Division delivering health and social care services for the local population.
- The post holder will also contribute to the continuing development of a high quality and effective inter-agency response to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and deputise for the Head of Safeguarding at local Safeguarding Children partnership forums.
- Provide Clinical Commissioners with annual assurance of NHS Commissioning Standards and quarterly Key Performance Data which indicate fulfilment of contractual standards.
- Line manage and supervise staff in the Safeguarding Team who provide consultancy, advice and training in relation to both children and adult safeguarding issues and concerns.
- To develop systems which enhance multi-agency / partnership working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
- To establish and maintain effective liaison and working relationships with other areas of the health economy and partnership agencies such as social services, police, education and the voluntary sector
- To ensure that staff working within ASPH have a clear understanding of the correct communication channels for multi-professional and multi-agency working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Professional advice on matters relating to the safeguarding of children to ASPH, the Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships in surrey, and other local public sector and voluntary sector organisations
- Advice to staff at ASPH on the provision and strategic development of safeguarding services across each Division delivering health and social care services for the local population.
- The post holder will also contribute to the continuing development of a high quality and effective inter-agency response to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and deputise for the Head of Safeguarding at local Safeguarding Children partnership forums.
- Provide Clinical Commissioners with annual assurance of NHS Commissioning Standards and quarterly Key Performance Data which indicate fulfilment of contractual standards.
- Line manage and supervise staff in the Safeguarding Team who provide consultancy, advice and training in relation to both children and adult safeguarding issues and concerns.
- To develop systems which enhance multi-agency / partnership working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
- To establish and maintain effective liaison and working relationships with other areas of the health economy and partnership agencies such as social services, police, education and the voluntary sector
- To ensure that staff working within ASPH have a clear understanding of the correct communication channels for multi-professional and multi-agency working.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- experience in safeguarding
Knowledge
Essential
- registered childrens nurse, health visitor, school nurse
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- experience in safeguarding
Knowledge
Essential
- registered childrens nurse, health visitor, school nurse
Desirable
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.
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).
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.
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).
