Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Staffordshire/Shropshire, ST5 5AAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
7 days leftJob description
The Designated Nurse for safeguarding children is responsible for leading on safeguarding children and the promotion of their welfare within the Shrop...
Be accountable as the ICB Designated Nurse for safeguarding children, as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026 and Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children 2015. The post holder will have a primary responsibility to take on a safeguarding leadership role across the Cluster ICBs ensuring a visible presence in the ICB on a regular basis. The post holder will also provide support to peer Designated Nurses when required.
Although accountable to the Head of Quality, Safety and Improvement the post holder will also be accountable for any additional delegated authority as agreed or requested by ICB Chief Executive Officer and ICB Board.
Provide strategic, professional leadership and specialist advice and support on the safeguarding of children and child death and promoting the health of looked after children to governing bodies and designated and named professionals.
Be responsible for ensuring that comprehensive and robust arrangements are in place in all commissioned services, including primary, community and independent care in order for them to fulfil their responsibilities to safeguard children and to improve the health of looked after children.
Provide a framework for commissioning high quality evidence-based safeguarding, looked after children services and child death services and be a source of expertise across sectors on all matters regarding planning, strategy and identifying any gaps in service provision with regards to the safety of vulnerable children, domestic abuse, child death and looked after children.
Ensure that safeguarding children and young people is central to service planning and delivery across the health economy.
Be a source of expert professional advice to Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Boards, and other local, sub-regional and regional strategic multi-agency partnerships such as those for domestic abuse, the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), the Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) Executives, Performance, Childrens Safeguarding Practice Reviews, any safeguarding reviews and the Child Sexual Abuse Forum (CSAF). (This list is not exhaustive and will be subject to change).
Responsible for the development and implementation of ICB safeguarding vision and strategic plans that enables them to fulfil their statutory duties in relation to safeguarding children and ensuring the health needs of looked after children are met.
Facilitate the commissioning of high-quality safeguarding services for vulnerable and looked after children that meets all national legislation, local policy and guidance.
Ensure there are processes for effective and timely communication and information sharing, both internally and externally, which compliment multidisciplinary/interagency working.
Provide leadership, advice and support for the development of robust training strategies and delivery programmes, to meet all safeguarding children educational/training requirements for health professionals, across all sectors.
The Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.
Location: Home based/hybrid working.
New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if working from home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations.
Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.
Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.
Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person.
We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The ICB embrace the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation. It's important that our workforce reflects the diversity of communities as much as possible.
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Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with current, valid NMC registration or allied health professional with relevant, current, and valid professional registration Educated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area At least five years' experience in a senior nurse leadership role. A minimum of 2 years' experience in a Childrens Safeguarding role related area. Proven track record of strategic planning with NHS and partner organisations. Experience of collecting, analysing and reporting data and other information at Board Committee level and below. Experience of leading Childrens Safeguarding within (the wider NHS including the development of specific safeguarding aspects of the NHS contract. Evidence of effective data analysis work. Previous experience of producing regular, comprehensive performance
- Experience of Safeguarding policy review and development. Experience of managing a budget Experience of dealing with complaints in line with the NHS complaints legislation. Experience of working with a range of internal and external agencies. Previous experience of Safeguarding service and quality reviews. Experience of undertaking high level investigations or external reviews e.g., coroner's court, root cause analysis, professional bodies, HR, etc. Track record of producing and delivering meaningful reports to a variety of audiences. Experience of managing staff, including recruitment and undertaking performance development reviews. Experience of working in challenging environments. Previous experience of producing regular, comprehensive performance Proven and significant leadership experience. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and
Communication Skills
Essential
- Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level. Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts. Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
Management Skills
Essential
- Skills for direct line management and job management. Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Detailed understanding of the Equality Acts, Public Sector Equality Duties and publishing requirements from a workforce and/or patient equality perspective. Experience of embedding and advancing EDI functions at a strategic level e.g. stakeholder engagement, equality monitoring and data analysis (disaggregated by protected/population groups), equality impact assessments and reasonable adjustments. Experience of reporting on key equality outcomes to the executive team and/or other key stakeholders/decision making bodies
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First seen
27 October 2026
Last checked
27 October 2026
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