Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding children
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Working days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - some flexibility will be required on occasion)
- Job ref
- 297-7702672-A
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Safeguarding Children Nurse Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 7
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
The children’s safeguarding team is incredibly excited to advertise the post of Safeguarding Children Nurse Advisor.
We are looking for an experienced innovative nurse with safeguarding children experience to support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in the delivery of their statutory responsibilities to safeguard children within the Trust.
The post holder will support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust by ensuring core responsibilities and key objectives are effectively discharged. The post holder will be proactive in the promotion and development of partnership working between all agencies involved in the care and protection of children.
If you are an enthusiastic, motivated and committed nurse with the relevant experience and desire to achieve the best outcomes for children we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in the delivery of their statutory responsibilities for policy and practice regarding the legislative framework for safeguarding children. (Working together to Safeguard Children 2023 and Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk in the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework 2024).
The post holder will support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust by ensuring core responsibilities and key objectives are effectively discharged. The post holder will be proactive in the promotion and development of partnership working between all agencies involved in the care and protection of children.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in the delivery of their statutory responsibilities for policy and practice regarding the legislative framework for safeguarding children. (Working together to Safeguard Children 2023 and Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk in the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework 2024).
The post holder will support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust by ensuring core responsibilities and key objectives are effectively discharged. The post holder will be proactive in the promotion and development of partnership working between all agencies involved in the care and protection of children.
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· * Key member of the Trust’s Safeguarding Children Team
· * Provide specialist advice and support staff covering a comprehensive range of complex issues regarding Safeguarding Children, supporting staff in both the acute and community settings.
· *To develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive training programmes for all staff groups from induction to specialist courses.
· *Support the development, implementation and review Safeguarding Children policies in the community.
· * Ensure good, effective and safe practice with regards to Safeguarding Children
· * Support and facilitate the development of clinical practice through supervision and education programmes.
· * Maintain the safeguarding children database
· * Develop and monitor standards and protocols
· * Work in partnership with other statutory, voluntary and healthcare agencies.
· * To provide specialist education and training to other staff, students and/or patients/clients and carers.
· * Work closely with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children on the Domestic Abuse and Think Family Agenda.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- • First level nursing qualification
- • Professional Qualification to degree level.
- • NMC registration
- • Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
- • Qualification / evidence of study in leadership.
- • Recognised qualification in teaching / training i.e. ENB 998 / City & Guilds 730
- • Knowledge and awareness of models of health promotion
- • Effective report writing skills
- • Knowledge of adult/child safeguarding including Prevent
Desirable criteria
- • Working towards Master level education or equivalent experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Advanced interpersonal and communication skills
- • Knowledge of the law relating safeguarding children
- • Knowledge of Government guidance and policies relating to safeguarding children
- • Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information to professionals of all levels and across organisations
- • Experience of developing and building on interagency working practice in relation to the health of children.
- • Excellent organisational skills
- • Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- • Expert knowledge and experience in specialist area of practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of effectively managing people and resources
- • Extensive post registration Safeguarding experience
- • Experience of audit and analysis of data
- • Evidence of using own initiative to instigate change
- • Evidence of innovation in practice
- • Experience teaching both formal and informal
Desirable criteria
- Safeguarding supervision experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maxine Duffy
- Job title
- Named Nurse Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01914452049
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