Job summary
Join a Team Making a Difference
Are you a compassionate and driven professional with a passion for safeguarding? We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Safeguarding Team as a Safeguarding Practitioner within Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
This pivotal role supports the Trust's statutory safeguarding responsibilities and plays a vital part in promoting the safety, protection, and wellbeing of children, young people, and adults at risk across our services. You will be at the forefront of safeguarding practice--responding to concerns, undertaking initial scoping, and contributing to multi-agency safeguarding processes.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking team, where your contribution will directly enhance service resilience, improve outcomes for vulnerable individuals, and support the wellbeing and development of colleagues.
We are looking for someone who:
- Demonstrates sound safeguarding knowledge and experience across health or social care settings.
- Is confident in managing complex safeguarding concerns and navigating multi-agency environments.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and advocate effectively.
- Is committed to continuous professional development and reflective practice.
Main duties of the job
Join us in shaping a safer future for those who rely on our services. Your expertise and dedication will help us deliver compassionate, high-quality care and uphold our commitment to safeguarding excellence.
You will work closely with the Head of Safeguarding, Paediatric Liaison Nurses, and Named Professionals to deliver high-quality safeguarding practice, respond to enquiries, and contribute to multi-agency safeguarding processes.
As a Safeguarding Practitioner, you will
- Provide expert advice and support to frontline staff and managers on safeguarding matters.
- Lead on initial safeguarding enquiries and contribute to timely and proportionate responses.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to ensure effective safeguarding interventions.
- Support the development of safeguarding practice through training, supervision, and dissemination of learning.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
Benefits:
- Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
- 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
- Contributory Pension.
- NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
- Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
- Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
- Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
- Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full description of the main responsibilities of the role please see attached Job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full description of the main responsibilities of the role please see attached Job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional on Part 1 of the NMC register as a Registered Children's Nurse/Adult Nurse/Mental Health Nurse or Part 3 as a Specialist Community Public Health nurse or registered as an Allied Health Professional with the HCPC.
- Educated to degree level or an equivalent professional qualification
Desirable
- Post graduate training in safeguarding specialism at Masters level (level 3/4)
- Accredited Training qualification and experience in delivery training
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years post qualification experience - working across the health and/or social care economy, in a clinical/advisory role.
- Experience of working in a clinical setting with responsibility for Safeguarding cases.
Desirable
- Experience of multiagency working in child and adult safeguarding cases
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of Trust Values and Professional Behaviours
personal
Essential
- oAbility to supervise, support and motivate staff and work as a team member
- oEvidence of recent ongoing personal development and an up to date personal portfolio to support this
Knowledge
Essential
- Understands latest relevant Safeguarding guidance/best practice & national legislation and professional developments within health & social care
Desirable
- Current broad knowledge of ambulance service context and the wider environment within the NHS including corporate and quality governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional on Part 1 of the NMC register as a Registered Children's Nurse/Adult Nurse/Mental Health Nurse or Part 3 as a Specialist Community Public Health nurse or registered as an Allied Health Professional with the HCPC.
- Educated to degree level or an equivalent professional qualification
Desirable
- Post graduate training in safeguarding specialism at Masters level (level 3/4)
- Accredited Training qualification and experience in delivery training
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years post qualification experience - working across the health and/or social care economy, in a clinical/advisory role.
- Experience of working in a clinical setting with responsibility for Safeguarding cases.
Desirable
- Experience of multiagency working in child and adult safeguarding cases
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of Trust Values and Professional Behaviours
personal
Essential
- oAbility to supervise, support and motivate staff and work as a team member
- oEvidence of recent ongoing personal development and an up to date personal portfolio to support this
Knowledge
Essential
- Understands latest relevant Safeguarding guidance/best practice & national legislation and professional developments within health & social care
Desirable
- Current broad knowledge of ambulance service context and the wider environment within the NHS including corporate and quality governance
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).
