An exciting opportunity to join the Corporate Safeguarding Team as a Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children & Public Protection. The post is 37.5 hours full time.

Lead Nurse for Safeguarding & Public Protection

The post holder will be a member of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Corporate Safeguarding Team (ABUHB), embracing a person-centred approach and promoting the wellbeing and safety of children and adults.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Corporate Safeguarding team. This post will be primarily supporting the children's agenda with an expectation that they develop knowledge and skills across the whole agenda over time.The post holder will work alongside other members of the Safeguarding Team, supporting the Head of Safeguarding in leading safeguarding best practice to enable Health Board employees to fulfill their roles and statutory responsibilities.The post holder will also be required to utilise their specialist knowledge and skills to provide guidance, support, safeguarding supervision and training to Health Professionals.The post holder will represent ABUHB at multi agency meetings in respect of safeguarding issues.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

qualification

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skills

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Experience

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Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Grange House

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN

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040-NMR501-0624