An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Safeguarding Serviceat Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust as a Safeguarding Specialist Nurse.

The post holder will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. They will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The post holder will be a key member of the team supporting the Trust in meeting its statutory and legal safeguarding responsibilities. The team members are compassionate, supportive, dynamic and forward thinking making it a fantastic team to be part of.

The Safeguarding Nurse Specialist will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and innovative.We would welcome applications from individuals with significant safeguarding experience , a sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and adults.

Main duties of the job

The Safeguarding Specialist Nurse will be responsible for supporting community staff with complex safeguarding cases through safeguarding advice supervision and training. Other aspects of the role will include health contribution in the Sheffield Safeguarding Hub and Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) advice and support to community staff with legal statements for Care Proceedings and contribution to safeguarding audits and reviews.

The Safeguarding Specialist Nurse will provide support, direction, scrutiny, professional challenge and escalation as required.The role involves regular input into the Sheffield Safeguarding Hub, sharing health information appropriately to assist with screening of safeguarding concerns contributing to multi-agency discussion and decision-making .

The Safeguarding Nurse Specialist will act as a key decision maker for Health in different aspects of multi-agency work.

Safeguarding Nurse Specialists are required to attend relevant meetings within and outside the Trust as agreed by the Community Named Nurse.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

Outstanding Patient Care

Brilliant Place to work

Leaders in Children's Health

We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for full details.

The Safeguarding Nurse Specialist will be required to:

• Work in partnership within and outside the Trust, supporting service delivery and developments in line with local and national policy directives.
• Work in line with Sheffield Children & Adult Safeguarding Partnership Procedures Sheffield Threshold of Need Guidance Trust policies, all of which are consistent with statutory guidance and legislation i.e Working Together (2023) Children Act (1989) Children Act (2004) the Care Act 2014 and other legislation relating to safeguarding children and adults.
• Support Safeguarding Practitioners & Champions with management of safeguarding supervision with regard to the most vulnerable children/ young people and adults.
• Provide reflective and restorative safeguarding supervision to support identified staff groups.
• Have key responsibilities which will require them to work closely with Named Professionals, safeguarding teams within and outside the Trust Line Managers and colleagues.
• Support staff to intervene early, engage the most vulnerable and at risk families ensuring they receive help & support, according to identified needs.
• Ensure robust risk assessments are undertaken, clinical decision making is based on local safeguarding procedures and best practice.
• Promote delivery of high quality services to improve outcomes for children young people and their families.
• Share health information about the most vulnerable children, young people and adults, within the legal framework when working with statutory and other partner agencies.
• Assess incoming safeguarding work including referrals for safeguarding supervision oversee cases subject to safeguarding supervision, in conjunction with Safeguarding Practitioners/ champions and Team Leaders.
• Provide a key link with Safeguarding Practitioners/champions to ensure their work with the most vulnerable families remain safe and co-ordinated.
• Work closely with partner agencies, supporting early assessment, intervention, responding early to the needs of the most vulnerable children young people and their families.
• Manage records in line with Trust policies and NMC standards.
• In conjunction with the Community Named Nurse, monitor and evaluate delivery and quality of safeguarding and supervisory practice within community services.
• Respond to requests from the Trust, Safeguarding Partnership, Sheffield Domestic and Sexual Abuse Coordination Team (DACT).
• With support from the Community Named Nurse, provide agency reports for child and adult safeguarding reviews e.g Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews Domestic Abuse related deaths serious incident reviews (SIRs) or any other safeguarding reviews.
• Co-ordinate and undertake Trust safeguarding audits contribute to multi-agency audits, acting on the findings to improve practice.
• Cascade and reinforce learning from reviews/audits support implementation and completion of action plans to improve practice.
• Contribute to delivery, development and review of safeguarding training programmes.
• Deputise for the Named Nurse in their absence providing representation at relevant meetings.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• NMC Registered
• Registered Nurse with SCPHN qualification: School nursing/Health visiting or equivalent
• Ongoing professional development - includes safeguarding
• Safeguarding supervision qualification, or equivalent
• Leadership and management training or equivalent

Desirable

• Master's degree - includes safeguarding or working towards
• Post graduate safeguarding training
• Community Specialist practitioner

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or equivalent and substantial recent experience in safeguarding children and adults.
• Experience safeguarding supervision delivery or willingness to develop knowledge and skills required to deliver effective restorative safeguarding supervision

Desirable

• Experience of Leading a Team
• Experience/involvement in undertaking safeguarding reviews
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and facilitating professional development of staff.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of statutory guidance and legislation regarding protection of children and adults
• Awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines

Desirable

• Experience /knowledge of Government initiatives in respect of children with disabilities and looked after children
• Participation/involvement in safeguarding reviews and learning lessons to improve practice

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Safeguarding Service, East Wing Becton Centre

Sevenairs Road

Sheffield

S20 1NZ

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