Do you have a strong commitment to

• promoting the health, welfare and safety of children
• Supporting practitioners who undertake safeguarding practice
• Strengthening multiagency practice across health social care and other partners
• Leading a small team of Safeguarding nurses working across levels of need from early help to children in care
• If so this may be the post for you.

Job Summary

In light of the upcoming retirement of the current post holder we are looking to recruit a new Named Nurse Children in Care and Safeguarding for the Healthy Child Service in the City of York. This is a key post in ensuring that the HCS fulfils its statutory and regulatory obligations in relation to children in the city.

You will be responsible for ensuring there are appropriate arrangements in place for advice, support safeguarding supervision and training as well quality assurance processes in place for both Children in Care and Children at risk of abuse or neglect . This opportunity arises at a key moment in the development of interagency safeguarding practice nationally and locally with the development of the Families First Partnership, which will see developments in the roles and working arrangements of the Safeguarding Children’s Nurses you will lead. This post provides a key opportunity to shape and influence safeguarding practice from early intervention to children in our care in the City of York ensuring children and children’s voices are at the centre of all we do.

This post is suitable as a job share opportunity.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact

Helen Smithies; Email: [email protected]

Please apply for this role through NHS jobs website: https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/F0094-26-0003