Job summary
The Senior Safeguarding Nurse / Practitioner role is a visible and knowledgeable resource and support to patient facing staff across the Trust for safeguarding children's concerns. They will work alongside trust staff developing safeguarding competence and confidence with a focus on improving patient outcomes.
They will use their own robust knowledge to support staff through advice, guidance, supervision and training keeping the working together to safeguard children framework at the forefront of their interactions.
They will contribute to the safeguarding agenda through the provision of evidence based safeguarding advice, support, guidance, supervision and training for all disciplines of staff across all trust sites.
Main duties of the job
To deputise for the Operational Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children.
Support Trust staff in the management of all aspects of complex and serious safeguarding children/young people.
To be a competent, knowledgeable, and visible practitioner, ensuring the provision of high-quality safeguarding children support for frontline practitioners.
Assess, implement, plan, and evaluate care and interventions for service users.
To complete safeguarding audits.
Maintain and develop own levels of specialist knowledge and skills.
Work collaboratively with partner agencies.
To escalate safeguarding concerns, internally and externally as per local, regional and National directives
Attend as required all appropriate safeguarding meetings, to advocate on behalf of service users, acting as a support to staff and as a representative of the Trust.
Utilising the Think Family approach to support managers and staff in the delivery of high- quality safeguarding care throughout the journey of the child, young person whilst in Hospital.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the legislation, statutory guidance and best practice for child safeguarding and child protection processes
- Current experience of working with children/young people
- Proven communication and influencing skills
- Strong ability using a variety of Information technology systems, including Microsoft word, Excel spreadsheets, TEAMS and other systems to support team activity and data collection and analysis
- Skilled with using creative approaches for providing staff supervision and support
- Experience of developing other staff/junior staff and supporting their practice from
- Experience of representing the child's voice in decision making processes
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and with multiagency approaches
Desirable
- Proven ability with negotiating and collaborating on complex issues
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate well and build good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Ability to analyse assessment information and identify risks of harm and abuse holding the best interests of the child at the centre of all decisions
- Ability to translate research evidence and policy into training and development for a range of staff.
- Ability to work for and as part of a team. Clear understanding of autonomy, boundaries and escalation in relation to safeguarding roles
- Ability to manage an unpredictable working day and reprioritise activity at short notice
- Ability to support staff through safeguarding supervision and structured reflective practice to improve the outcomes for children
Desirable
- Skilled in using Microsoft office applications to support recording and analysis of service information (i.e. Excel) and development of training materials (i.e. PowerPoint).
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse or Registered Practitioner (I.E AHP/Social Worker/OT/etc
- Evidence of professional and managerial development
- Post graduate qualification or working towards or equivalent experience in relevant area of practice
Desirable
- Supervision qualification
- Training Qualification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Is flexible and adaptable in a high-pressure environment
- Child/ young people centred.
- Mobile for travel between office bases/sites
- Commitment to sustain on-going professional development
- Resourceful and resilient in an ever-changing and unpredictable working arena
- Positive and accepting of constructive feedback with a willingness to learn from experiences that arise in practice.
- Approachable and supportive of colleagues
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the legislation, statutory guidance and best practice for child safeguarding and child protection processes
- Current experience of working with children/young people
- Proven communication and influencing skills
- Strong ability using a variety of Information technology systems, including Microsoft word, Excel spreadsheets, TEAMS and other systems to support team activity and data collection and analysis
- Skilled with using creative approaches for providing staff supervision and support
- Experience of developing other staff/junior staff and supporting their practice from
- Experience of representing the child's voice in decision making processes
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and with multiagency approaches
Desirable
- Proven ability with negotiating and collaborating on complex issues
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate well and build good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Ability to analyse assessment information and identify risks of harm and abuse holding the best interests of the child at the centre of all decisions
- Ability to translate research evidence and policy into training and development for a range of staff.
- Ability to work for and as part of a team. Clear understanding of autonomy, boundaries and escalation in relation to safeguarding roles
- Ability to manage an unpredictable working day and reprioritise activity at short notice
- Ability to support staff through safeguarding supervision and structured reflective practice to improve the outcomes for children
Desirable
- Skilled in using Microsoft office applications to support recording and analysis of service information (i.e. Excel) and development of training materials (i.e. PowerPoint).
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse or Registered Practitioner (I.E AHP/Social Worker/OT/etc
- Evidence of professional and managerial development
- Post graduate qualification or working towards or equivalent experience in relevant area of practice
Desirable
- Supervision qualification
- Training Qualification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Is flexible and adaptable in a high-pressure environment
- Child/ young people centred.
- Mobile for travel between office bases/sites
- Commitment to sustain on-going professional development
- Resourceful and resilient in an ever-changing and unpredictable working arena
- Positive and accepting of constructive feedback with a willingness to learn from experiences that arise in practice.
- Approachable and supportive of colleagues
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).
