Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Safeguarding team as a Safeguarding Specialist for Children within the Trust.  The focus on the work will be to provide Specialist advisory, supportive and educative services to colleagues across the Trust with a focus upon Safeguarding Children.

The post holder will contribute to the Safeguarding Children’s work streams within the Trust and facilitate multi-professional / interagency working and training in respect of Safeguarding Children. 

The post holder will work with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to ensure that there are robust internal policies and guidance in place, and will act as a focal point for the dissemination of information in relation to policy, procedures and training.  They will assist the Named Nurse for Children to develop professional safeguarding standards and promote best practice. They will be  accessible and visible across Trust areas and support colleagues with accurate and relevant information to enhance safeguarding knowledge and support risk escalation. 

They will act as a point of contact in order to provide advice and specialist knowledge for Trust colleagues and be the wider link for partners across the multi-agency network.  They will participate in multi-agency sub-groups as directed by the Named Nurse and support in work related to safeguarding incident or reviews.

Main duties of the job

Refer to full job description and person specification for further details on duties:

To provide specialist advice and support on Safeguarding Children matters for all colleagues across the Trust.

To develop, maintain and evaluate a training programmes

To support colleagues managing complex safeguarding situations to enhance their development,  competence and confidence in the management of Safeguarding children cases.

To access legal advice when appropriate and ensure all case escalation are shared and discussed with the Named Nurse, Deputy Head or Head of Safeguarding.

Undertake regular audit activity as directed.

Quality assure Safeguarding Referrals  within the Trust and maintain current databases, ensuring responses to any emerging themes are identified and discussed with the Named Nurse.

Participate in committees, forums and meetings as identified by  the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.   
 
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way.  We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.   
 
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
 
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
 
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.