Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 Nurse to take on the role of Safeguarding Lead within our Theatres, Day Surgery and Recovery department. This unique position combines leadership in safeguarding with hands-on clinical expertise, offering the opportunity to make a real difference to patient safety and quality of care.As the departmental lead for safeguarding, you will champion best practice for both adults and children, ensuring policies are embedded, incidents are managed robustly, and effective communication is maintained with colleagues and external agencies. You will provide expert advice, guidance, and support to the team, helping to maintain a culture of vigilance and accountability.
Alongside your leadership role, you will deliver direct clinical care during paediatric surgical sessions, with a focus on the immediate post-anaesthetic and post-operative period. Your theatre experience will enable you to support patients throughout their surgical journey, ensuring the highest standards of compassionate, safe, and effective care.
This is a varied and rewarding role for a dynamic individual who thrives on responsibility, teamwork, and making a difference in safeguarding and perioperative care. If you are ready to develop your career and lead safeguarding practice within a supportive and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be dedicated to Theatres, Day Surgery, and Recovery, providing visible clinical support and acting as a safeguarding liaison nurse. They will offer advice, support, and training on safeguarding, demonstrating initiative, flexibility, and the ability to manage a busy workload.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service,
all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate BHRUT's 'PRIDE' values of Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment.
We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our forward thinking and growing team. The successful candidate will have a passion for delivering high quality services in Recovery and be flexible to work in a dynamic environment.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Yearat the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Kaka Adeyemi, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Kaka Adeyemi, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (RGN/RN/ODP)
Desirable
- Degree in Professional Practice or working towards
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Extensive experience across adult and paediatric recovery and ward settings.
Desirable
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of budget management
Desirable
- Can demonstrate a clear understanding of Clinical Governance and Audit
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (RGN/RN/ODP)
Desirable
- Degree in Professional Practice or working towards
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Extensive experience across adult and paediatric recovery and ward settings.
Desirable
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of budget management
Desirable
- Can demonstrate a clear understanding of Clinical Governance and Audit
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
