Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the highly visible Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities Team at Kings College NHS Trust. TheSafeguarding Children's team is led by our Associate Director of Nursing for Safeguarding Children, Maternity and Paediatric Learning Disabilities.
We are a visible across the Trust service and we are looking for a similar minded leader to join our on site dynamic team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated lead to embrace the challenges of this role and continue the amazing work that has been achieved by the team .
You would need to be an experienced health professional with significant safeguarding children's experience. You must also be able to demonstrate knowledge in applying this experience to practice in an acute hospital setting.If you can work as an autonomous safe practitioner, have excellent communication skills and have a keen desire to improve the outcomes forvulnerable children and their families then this may be the post for you.
Interview date: 17th June 2025
Main duties of the job
- To take the professional lead and undertake the role of the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children for the Trust in accordance with national, local and Trust policies and procedures.
- To work in collaboration with the wider Vulnerabilities and safeguarding team - the Named professionals (Named Nurse, Named Midwives, Doctors and Associate Director of Nursing), Director of Vulnerabilities and the area Designated Nurses and Designated Doctors, and local Named Nurse network in promoting high standards of professional practice within the Trust in safeguarding children.
- To advise and co-ordinate policy development and implementation, identify and facilitate Child Protection training needs for the Trust in accordance with the local agreed Child Protection Strategy and service objectives.
- To act as a resource of specialist knowledge and expertise providing supervision and support to multi-professional staff in relation to all Child Protection issues
- To provide professional and strategic leadership for the Trust in Child Protection.
- To monitor, audit and evaluate multi-disciplinary child protection practice.
Full duties included in the full attached Job Description
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 13,500 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be a source of expert advice to all health professionals, managers and staff who deal with child protection and promote collaborative working internally and across agencies ensuring that all staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities.
- Take a lead role in partnership with the other Named Professional for Children, the Named Doctors for policy development, implementation and practices within the Trust and raise awareness across all staff groups within the Trust.
- Work with named professionals within the safeguarding partnerships in order that clear lines of communication are established between hospitals, local authorities and associated agencies, thereby facilitating robust partnership working.
- Ensure a Governance Framework for the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of practice for safeguarding children is in place.
- To be an active and core member of the Trust Vulnerabilities Committee and highly visible on site lead.
- Support in external serious case reviews and conduct child protection internal case reviews, where indicated, ensuring recommendations are incorporated into changes in practice in line with Trust risk management strategy.
- Assist with the collection of data as required in serious case reviews and developing the chronology of such children and families (unless directly involved with the case, when it should be the responsibility of someone else.)
- Advise on the implementation and recommendations from serious case reviews.
- Ensure that there are clear plans in place to manage the safeguarding of children, focussing particularly on recognising Child Protection issues, referral to other agencies where necessary and adequate discharge planning where child abuse is suspected.
- In identified cases of child abuse, in conjunction with the ward nurse and other professionals, facilitate the planning and co-ordination of all aspects of care that will ensure the childs safety.
- Working with the Senior Nursing teams in Emergency departments to ensure there are adequate and safe working practices within the Department to identify all children who attend who may be at risk of or suffering from deliberate harm.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be a source of expert advice to all health professionals, managers and staff who deal with child protection and promote collaborative working internally and across agencies ensuring that all staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities.
- Take a lead role in partnership with the other Named Professional for Children, the Named Doctors for policy development, implementation and practices within the Trust and raise awareness across all staff groups within the Trust.
- Work with named professionals within the safeguarding partnerships in order that clear lines of communication are established between hospitals, local authorities and associated agencies, thereby facilitating robust partnership working.
- Ensure a Governance Framework for the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of practice for safeguarding children is in place.
- To be an active and core member of the Trust Vulnerabilities Committee and highly visible on site lead.
- Support in external serious case reviews and conduct child protection internal case reviews, where indicated, ensuring recommendations are incorporated into changes in practice in line with Trust risk management strategy.
- Assist with the collection of data as required in serious case reviews and developing the chronology of such children and families (unless directly involved with the case, when it should be the responsibility of someone else.)
- Advise on the implementation and recommendations from serious case reviews.
- Ensure that there are clear plans in place to manage the safeguarding of children, focussing particularly on recognising Child Protection issues, referral to other agencies where necessary and adequate discharge planning where child abuse is suspected.
- In identified cases of child abuse, in conjunction with the ward nurse and other professionals, facilitate the planning and co-ordination of all aspects of care that will ensure the childs safety.
- Working with the Senior Nursing teams in Emergency departments to ensure there are adequate and safe working practices within the Department to identify all children who attend who may be at risk of or suffering from deliberate harm.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse RN child or Registered Midwife
- First level degree or equivalent experience
- Holds or working towards Masters' degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- MSC in Child Protection or working towards
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience within safeguarding children service
- Relevant experience of working in the child protection field
- Knowledge of the current Government guidelines relating to Child Protection work and its implications for practice.
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor in Child Protection
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- An understanding of the implications of the Children Act 1989 & 2004 in relation to Child Protection work.
- Awareness of the effects of culture and family dynamics on parenting and child rearing practices, and of the implication of these for Child Protection work.
- An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other statutory and voluntary agencies in Child Protection.
Desirable
- Understanding of local authority policy and practice
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse RN child or Registered Midwife
- First level degree or equivalent experience
- Holds or working towards Masters' degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- MSC in Child Protection or working towards
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience within safeguarding children service
- Relevant experience of working in the child protection field
- Knowledge of the current Government guidelines relating to Child Protection work and its implications for practice.
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor in Child Protection
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- An understanding of the implications of the Children Act 1989 & 2004 in relation to Child Protection work.
- Awareness of the effects of culture and family dynamics on parenting and child rearing practices, and of the implication of these for Child Protection work.
- An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other statutory and voluntary agencies in Child Protection.
Desirable
- Understanding of local authority policy and practice
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).
