Safeguarding Specialist Nurse - Children

Job summary
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.

About us
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:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship
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Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Relevant post registration experience at Band 5 or above
• Experience of multi-professional and multi-agency working
• Knowledge of local and national policy
• Highly specialist knowledge of Safeguarding underpinned by theory and experience
• Experience of teaching

Desirable

• Research and development activity
• Audit
• Experience of delivering safeguarding children supervision

Qualifications & Training
Essential

• First level Registered Nurse or Midwife - current NMC registration.
• Equivalent study related to specialist safeguarding role
• IT literate

Desirable

• Degree Teaching Qualification / course
• Supervision Qualification

Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills including written and presentation
• Compassionate, demonstrating patient centred approach to care
• Ability to deal with highly distressing or emotional circumstances
• Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance.
• Precise and methodical in working practice and able to use own initiative
• Resourceful and able to work autonomously
• Ability to analyse complex facts or situations and take appropriate actions

Desirable

• Experience of leading service development and reviews together with managing an operational role

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address: Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Safeguarding
Denise Phillip
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