We are looking for an enthusiastic and ,motivated, nurse to join our children's safeguarding team to cover the current post holders maternity leave. As Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children you will assist the Named Nurse and be providing high quality safeguarding advice, support, education and guidance to the staff at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust.

The successful post holder will be an innovative nurse who is committed to developing and supporting the safeguarding children team. You will need to have skills in managing a busy, varying case load of patients who require support from the safeguarding children team. You will also need to be confident at liaising with members of the multi agency safeguarding providers across the two main counties we work with. You'll need to be involved in teaching and have basic I.T skills and the working knowledge of safeguarding children polices including The Working Together Document, Children's Act and The Intercollegiate Document .

The hours of work are Monday to Friday at East Surrey Hospital. If you would like any further information please contact Ruth Morley, Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

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326-6557062-AW