Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Safeguarding Children’s Nurse

The closing date is 26 June 2025

Job summary

Safeguarding Children's Nurse - Women and Children's Director

Band 6 Role.

We are recruiting to our Trust safeguarding team and require a band 6 Safeguarding Nurse to support Children's Safeguarding.

Working as part of the Trust Safeguarding team, the post holder will help provide an integrated, trust wide safeguarding service.

The post holder will be passionate about delivering training to staff throughout the trust and will develop a close working relationship with partner agencies.

The post holder will support the Safeguarding Team with achieving local and national performance targets and ensure that safeguarding requirements are met.

We are looking for a qualified nurse with an interest and knowledge in safeguarding children.

The post holder will need to be a team player and have excellent communication skills.

They will need to work throughout the Trust and alongside our multiagency partners; meeting the needs of children, young people and families in our care.

The post hold will be part of a supportive team and there will development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To support the Safeguarding Children's team to ensure the organisation meets its safeguarding responsibilities with regard to children, young people and their families.

The post holder will work across acute services and within a multi-agency arena, providing advice and support to organisation staff on the safeguarding issues affecting the health and wellbeing of children, young people. The post holder will be required to work in partnership with other agencies providing health advice and support to multi-agency partners.

They will deliver training and participate in the delivery of safeguarding supervision under the direction of the Named and specialist nurse for safeguarding children.

They will work as part of a specialist team to support the organisation in its quality assurance role, ensuring that identified safeguarding issues are managed effectively and support is provided appropriately.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum pro rata inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-TM-EMF18675 B6

Job locations

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of all levels of safeguarding training in the trust. They will have an expert knowledge of safeguarding children and be able to provide supervision and advice to all members of staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with NMC
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Post registration qualification /experience in safeguarding
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (ENB 998/C&G730 or equivalent).
Evidence of relevant post registration professional development.

Desirable

Safeguarding Supervision Training/ Qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Recent clinical experience of working with vulnerable children and/or adults and their families
Experience of participating in clinical and safeguarding supervision
Experience in dealing with contentious and emotive information and advising on management of sensitive cases
Knowledge of national safeguarding policies
Understanding of the modern NHS including current key policies and priorities and their application
Ability to work independently but also as a team player, able to contribute to the wider mission of the organisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with NMC
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Post registration qualification /experience in safeguarding
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (ENB 998/C&G730 or equivalent).
Evidence of relevant post registration professional development.

Desirable

Safeguarding Supervision Training/ Qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Recent clinical experience of working with vulnerable children and/or adults and their families
Experience of participating in clinical and safeguarding supervision
Experience in dealing with contentious and emotive information and advising on management of sensitive cases
Knowledge of national safeguarding policies
Understanding of the modern NHS including current key policies and priorities and their application
Ability to work independently but also as a team player, able to contribute to the wider mission of the organisation

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.

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)