Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

Job overview

Manchester Foundation Trust is a leading provider of community, acute tertiary and specialist healthcare services in Manchester. We are currently recruiting to a full time Named Nurse Safeguarding Children for a 12 month fixed term/ secondment based at Safeguarding Team Old Chest Clinic Denmark Road however the post will cover the MFT footprint.

This post is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced safeguarding practitioner to lead and drive safeguarding activity within the organisation. You will be a key leader in the safeguarding team that consists of Named Nurses (community, acute, adult and midwifery services), Specialist Nurses for Safeguarding, Looked After Children, Multi Agency Safeguarding and Complex Safeguarding Hub Specialist Nurses and Administration staff.

To succeed, you will need to be highly motivated to ensure safe and effective services for safeguarding vulnerable children and adults remains a priority for all staff working with the organisation across community and acute services.

There is a requirement for flexibility in being able to work across the safeguarding team, though the post is based at the Old Chest Clinic Denmark Road. You will be required to lead safeguarding health partnership working across Manchester working closely with multi agency partners.

Main duties of the job

The Named Nurse Safeguarding Children is professionally accountable to the Head of Nursing- Safeguarding and Assistant Chief Nurse – Safeguarding.

The post holder will ensure the key functions of the Named Nurse for safeguarding children are undertaken for the Trust through:

• Effective leadership

• The setting, monitoring and maintenance of robust safeguarding arrangements and training programmes

• Collaborative interagency working

• Contributing to safeguarding governance.

The primary focus of this post is the leadership of operationalisation of the organisations statutory functions, as defined within the Children Act (1989/2004) across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Documents to download’ heading.

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We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level registered Nurse (with NMC registration)
• Relevant degree or working towards a relevant degree
• Evidence of study in management and leadership
• Teaching qualification or experience of teaching

Desirable criteria

• Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing/Health Visiting/School Nursing (or equivalent)
• Completion of adult and child safeguarding modules
• Evidence of study at master’s level

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant relevant post registration experience
• Experience in a senior clinical position at Band 7 or above with proven ability to manage a team
• Evidence of direct significant safeguarding children experience
• Evidence of direct significant safeguarding adult experience
• Evidence of successfully managing the implementation of change
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
• Evidence of developing/ providing education programmes for the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of multiagency working and case escalation regarding health management of individuals.
• Evidence and experience of implementing and coordinating safeguarding procedures within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience and knowledge of multidisciplinary audit
• Experience of working in the realms of Children Act, Working Together to Safeguard Children, MCA/DOLs
• Experience in contributing to Serious Case Reviews (SCRs), Serious Adult Reviews (SARs) and Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR’s)

Desirable criteria

• Experience of business planning
• Experience of research activity
• Experience of contributing to local Safeguarding Children Partnership subgroups and associated work streams

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports for safeguarding proceedings
• Excellent Presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• The ability to practice as an expert practitioner in relation to safeguarding provision.
• Effective organisational skills.
• Effective Facilitation skills.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Evidence of current knowledge of local and national policies relating to safeguarding, pertaining to professional and NHS policy initiatives.
• IT/word processing /database skills.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in both Community and Acute health settings

Documents to download

• JD and PS (PDF, 160.7KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 152.7KB)
• Functional Requirements Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (PDF, 1000.2KB)
• Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place (PDF, 306.4KB)