Safeguarding Specialist Nurse - Children

Refer to full job description and person specification for further details on duties:

To provide specialist advice and support on Safeguarding Children matters for all colleagues across the Trust.

To develop, maintain and evaluate a training programmes

To support colleagues managing complex safeguarding situations to enhance their development, competence and confidence in the management of Safeguarding children cases.

To access legal advice when appropriate and ensure all case escalation are shared and discussed with the Named Nurse, Deputy Head or Head of Safeguarding.

Undertake regular audit activity as directed.

Quality assure Safeguarding Referrals within the Trust and maintain current databases, ensuring responses to any emerging themes are identified and discussed with the Named Nurse.

Participate in committees, forums and meetings as identified by the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children.

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Knowledge & Experience

Desirable: - Research and development activity; - Audit; - Experience of delivering safeguarding children supervision

Qualifications & Training

Essential: - First level Registered Nurse or Midwife - current NMC registration.; - Equivalent study related to specialist safeguarding role; - IT literate

Desirable: - Degree Teaching Qualification / course; - Supervision Qualification

Personal Attributes & Skills

Desirable: - Experience of leading service development and reviews together with managing an operational role