Band 7 Children's Safeguarding Nurse

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting time for the Safeguarding team at UHB that is evolving and developing. We are keen to utilise skills and knowledge to gain the best outcomes for our children and young people accessing all our services and their families.

The post holder will be required to:

*Development and delivery of the safeguarding education programme

*Delivery of specialist advice, support and supervision to staff throughout the organisation.

*Completion of audit and review of safeguarding arrangements in line with governance requirements.

*Participation in development, review and promotion of safeguarding policies.

Participation in appropriate information sharing processed to support safeguarding of children as supported within the legal framework of the Children Act 1989.

Main duties of the job

The candidate will be able to ensure sound advice is available on the day-to-day management of children and families where there are safeguarding children concerns.

The post holder will work with a range of key professionals to contribute to the on-going development and delivery of services designed to protect children and young people from harm and promote their welfare through safeguarding processes.

To support and advise other professionals on health issues relating to the safeguarding risk assessment of children.

To actively participate in strategy meetings and professional discussions in keeping with statutory processes.

To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records of all involvement in safeguarding cases in line with Trust policy and guidance.

To participate in specific working groups to achieve targets, objectives and audits in relation to Safeguarding Children.

To utilise the Trust IT systems in accordance with local standards and agreements.

Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trust's protocol and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care they give to more junior colleagues, support workers and students.

The post holder will support the Safeguarding Team at UHB to ensure that their workstreams are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

29 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-53717YS

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English
* NMC registration
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Evidence of safeguarding related education

Experience

Essential

* Demonstrates knowledge of Child Development
* Clearly demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding policies, processes and statutory frameworks and guidance
* Knowledge of legal frameworks used to safeguard children
* Evidence of ability to work with multiagency partnership working
* Ability to undertake challenging conversations with multiagency partner organisations
* Ability to work in an outcome focused way
* Up to date with own professional development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English
* NMC registration
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Evidence of safeguarding related education

Experience

Essential

* Demonstrates knowledge of Child Development
* Clearly demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding policies, processes and statutory frameworks and guidance
* Knowledge of legal frameworks used to safeguard children
* Evidence of ability to work with multiagency partnership working
* Ability to undertake challenging conversations with multiagency partner organisations
* Ability to work in an outcome focused way
* Up to date with own professional development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).