Job summary
Closing Date: 07.10.25
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 08.10.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 13.10.25
We are excited to share that there is a vacancy within Bradford Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust (BTHFT) for a highly skilled Safeguarding Children Practitioner.
Are you a compassionate and experienced nurse with a passion for safeguarding children? Are you professionally curious? Do you want to be part of a dedicated, friendly, supportive and professional team?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
Safeguarding children is a valued and integral part of multi-disciplinary working across the Trust. BTHFT has created the opportunity for a full time Children's Safeguarding Practitioner to assist the Specialist Children's Safeguarding Practitioners and the Named Nurse within the trust. The post involves opportunities to contribute to wider practice development and initiatives surrounding children's safeguarding and encouraging 'Think Family'.
Safeguarding is integral to Governance arrangements within BTHFT and we are looking for someone with a commitment to high standards and a belief in delivering reliable and quality service provision in an area of work that is demanding and challenging but rewarding.
Main duties of the job
- Assist the Named Nurse and Safeguarding Specialist Practitioners to be able to provide assurance that BTHFT is meeting it's statutory responsibilities in Safeguarding Children as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023), The Children Act and the Intercollegiate document (2019)
- To work as part of an effective and valued team of safeguarding professionals across BTHFT
- To support managers and their teams to ensure there is high quality practice across BTHFT and that safeguarding children issues are recognised, responded to and reported appropriately. This will include screening children and families who access the Emergency Department.
- Deliver safeguarding training face to face and virtually
- Support the implementation of safeguarding policies and guidelines
- Engage in multi-agency safeguarding work
- Be organised and comfortable working in a fast paced acute environment.
- Be able to demonstrate personal resilience
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To have a sound knowledge of safeguarding children legislation and guidance.
To participate in child protection meetings such as case conferences, strategy and professionals meeting as appropriate.
Working with a variety of partner agencies in health as well as the key statutory agencies in the safeguarding process.
Monitoring and participation in the audit of safeguarding cases presenting to the trust
Establish close working relationships with other professionals and have the ability to identify the need for professional challenge and escalation as necessary.
Provide flexibility within the safeguarding childrens team as service demands require.
Deliver safeguarding training across BTHFT at all levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To have a sound knowledge of safeguarding children legislation and guidance.
To participate in child protection meetings such as case conferences, strategy and professionals meeting as appropriate.
Working with a variety of partner agencies in health as well as the key statutory agencies in the safeguarding process.
Monitoring and participation in the audit of safeguarding cases presenting to the trust
Establish close working relationships with other professionals and have the ability to identify the need for professional challenge and escalation as necessary.
Provide flexibility within the safeguarding childrens team as service demands require.
Deliver safeguarding training across BTHFT at all levels.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience within a health care/safeguarding environment
- Experience of working with children and families in an acute and/or community setting
- Demonstrates systematic assessment, analytical and problem solving skills.
Desirable
- Experience of inter-agency partnership working
- Participation in the development and delivery of training programmes
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working and working across organisational boundaries
- Participated in service development and implementation of change
- Participate in service review and audit
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal. Demonstrates a compassionate and culturally respectful approach to communication.
- Good time management and self-organisation skills and ability to prioritise workload and work within defined parameters with minimal supervision
- Experience of report writing in relation to safeguarding or another discipline
- Experience of working as part of a team and ability to work on own initiative
- Demonstrate leadership, acting as a positive role model. Being able to influence and engage with a range of professionals to achieve identified goals to effect change and aspire to excellence
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring and/or clinical/safeguarding supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation, policies and procedures and best practice nationally and locally
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality working across organisational boundaries and integrated care providers.
Desirable
- Safeguarding training and supervision knowledge and experience
- Understanding of services within acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of families
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Degree level qualification (or working towards) or can demonstrate significant comparable experience or qualifications within safeguarding children
- Professional registration in Health for example in Nursing, Allied Health Care or Midwifery
Desirable
- Mentorship / teaching / coaching/ supervision qualification or demonstrable experience
- Additional training in counselling skills / Safeguarding Supervision
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience within a health care/safeguarding environment
- Experience of working with children and families in an acute and/or community setting
- Demonstrates systematic assessment, analytical and problem solving skills.
Desirable
- Experience of inter-agency partnership working
- Participation in the development and delivery of training programmes
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working and working across organisational boundaries
- Participated in service development and implementation of change
- Participate in service review and audit
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal. Demonstrates a compassionate and culturally respectful approach to communication.
- Good time management and self-organisation skills and ability to prioritise workload and work within defined parameters with minimal supervision
- Experience of report writing in relation to safeguarding or another discipline
- Experience of working as part of a team and ability to work on own initiative
- Demonstrate leadership, acting as a positive role model. Being able to influence and engage with a range of professionals to achieve identified goals to effect change and aspire to excellence
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring and/or clinical/safeguarding supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation, policies and procedures and best practice nationally and locally
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality working across organisational boundaries and integrated care providers.
Desirable
- Safeguarding training and supervision knowledge and experience
- Understanding of services within acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of families
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Degree level qualification (or working towards) or can demonstrate significant comparable experience or qualifications within safeguarding children
- Professional registration in Health for example in Nursing, Allied Health Care or Midwifery
Desirable
- Mentorship / teaching / coaching/ supervision qualification or demonstrable experience
- Additional training in counselling skills / Safeguarding Supervision
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).
