Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
Manchester, M1 6EU
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join NHS Greater Manchester and play a key role in shaping safeguarding for children and young people across one of...
Provide designated expertise, support and advice into the safeguarding leadership team in overseeing delivery of the statutory safeguarding children functions and including statutory reviews.
Present the findings of reviews to NHS GM and NHS England as well as other relevant partners ensuring recommendations are implemented.
Where necessary be the contact point for statutory partners (Local Authorities and the Police) Attend strategic meetings across the safeguarding partnership arrangements representing NHS GM and be the recognised as part of the system leadership for safeguarding.
Manage agreed local and system wide work areas, working with other designated and safeguarding professionals.
Support and advise colleagues in the clinical assessment and care of children, young people and adults at risk where there are safeguarding/child protection concerns, as part of own clinical role, while being clear about other's personal clinical professional accountability.
Support and advise other professionals on the management of all forms of child maltreatment, including relevant legal frameworks and documentation.
The Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children will provide leadership and supervision within NHS GM and with local NHS commissioned services and outreach into the health economy to ensure services effectively safeguard our population.
The Designated Nurse will be responsible to ensure delivery of the designated function as set out in the appropriate statutory guidance, and all associated safeguarding functions. The Post Holder will form part of a wider extended management team and will carry responsibility to identify and escalate risks and provide safeguarding leadership in the management and response to risks identified.
The post holder will be supported in this role by the Associate Director of Safeguarding and the Assistant Directors of Safeguarding, Designated Doctors for Safeguarding Children, Named GP for Safeguarding, the Designated Nurse / Professional for Safeguarding Adults who collectively form the Safeguarding Team.
Support and advise colleagues in the clinical assessment and care of children, young people and adults at risk where there are safeguarding/child protection concerns, as part of own clinical role, while being clear about others personal clinical professional accountability
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.
Professional Registration
Essential
- UK NMC Registered Nurse: -Part 1 of the NMC register as a registered children's nurse or -Part 3 as a specialist community public health nurse (having completed a specific programme with a child and family focus)
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area. Master's degree or equivalent level of experience Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development at Masters level (level 7)
Desirable
- Undertaken a Leadership/Change management programme.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience of working with vulnerable groups relevant to the post.
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
Desirable
- Senior-level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced understanding of current child-care legislation, guidance & best practice relevant to the role.
- Advanced understanding of the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014 (e.g. children in transition to adult services, section 42 enquiries).
- Advanced understanding of information sharing, information governance, confidentiality and consent, including guidance from professional bodies. Advanced knowledge of relevant national and international issues, policies and implications for practice
Desirable
- Understand the commissioning and planning of safeguarding/child protection health services and adult services such as mental health and learning disabilities.
- Awareness of latest safeguarding research evidence and the implications for practice.
Competancies
Essential
- Ability to cope with frequent indirect exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances when dealing with safeguarding matters, including statutory review processes.
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex information concerning safeguarding matters, both strategic and operational, the nature of which may sometimes be highly sensitive or contentious.
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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