Specialist Nurse Safeguarding/Child Protection Advisor


Company:	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	York, YO31 8HE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Jul 2026
Closing date:	1 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Advisor, is an important role within the wider Safeguarding Children Team. The Post holder provides expert advice to all Trust staff who are worried about the welfare of a child. They help support the duty system within the Trust advising and supporting in a calm and contained manner.

The post holder will be a key contact between the Trust and wider multi-agency partners, sharing information and supporting the multi-agency partners to safeguard children.

The Post holder will provide expert safeguarding children advice and guidance to Trust staff via the trust single point of contact phone and email system. They will support the MARAC process for children young people and unborn babies.

The postholder will also provide health information and guidance, using information sharing principles, to inform statutory safeguarding processes. They will also be integral to providing supervision to staff, both formal and informal, and teaching, both formal and informal.

For more information about our Trust, please visit:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jul 2026

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