Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Jul 2026
Closing date:	11 Aug 2026

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Summary

Job summary Provides strong leadership, inspiring and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure an effective Trust wide engagement with the Safeguarding Adult and Children agenda. Participate in multi-agency subgroups of the LSCP, ICB and the Trust safeguarding committees. Advise local police, childrens' social care and other statutory and voluntary agencies on health matters with regard to safeguarding children. Support and advise the Trust board regarding the statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements of safeguarding/child protection. Contribute to the planning and strategic organisation of child safeguarding services. Support and advise all staff on the management of all forms of child maltreatment, including relevant legal frameworks and documentation. Assess and evaluate evidence, write reports and present information to child protection conferences and related meetings. Provide advice and signposting to all staff about legal processes, key research and policy documents. Ensure that the Trust has child safeguarding policies and procedures in line with legislation, national guidance, and the guidance of the LCSP. Contribute to the dissemination and implementation of organisational policies and procedures. Encourage case discussion, reflective practice, and the monitoring of significant events at a local level. Ensure that the Trust has a training strategy in line with national and local expectations. Develop, implement and maintain safeguarding educational programmes/training sessions in conjunction with the safeguarding team for staff across the Trust that address all levels of required/identified knowledge. Contribute to monitoring the quality and effectiveness of safeguarding services, including monitoring performance against indicators and standards. Contribute to serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews, and individual management reviews/ individual agency reviews/internal management reviews. Disseminate lessons learnt from serious case reviews/case management reviews/ significant case reviews and advise on the implementation of recommendations. Provide/ensure provision of effective child safeguarding appraisal, support, peer review and supervision for all staff in the Trust. Expertly advise and consult with frontline nursing and medical staff in any aspect of their work with children and families where there is child protection or safeguarding concerns; supporting them with supervision as required, using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgement for highly complex decision -making across a range of safeguarding issues. Be a highly visible expert in child protection and offer proactive leadership working with other safeguarding partners to ensure that the profile of Safeguarding Children remains high throughout the Trust. Lead on Safeguarding Children Supervision within the Trust; this will include a Strategy to deliver of supervision to all staff working directly with children and their families. Challenge current practices across the Trust to promote and ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement within safeguarding. Lead, develop and evaluate safeguarding audit across the Trust developing protocols and training in relation to the clinical risk identified for adults and children. Contribute to the Trusts Quarterly and Annual Safeguarding Report and develops other reports as required for the Trust. For full job details please refer to enclosed job description.

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