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Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Sirona care & health CIC

Yate, BS37 5AFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

5 October 2026

7 days left

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated practitioner to join the South Gloucestershire Children's Safeguarding team, as a ...

  • To facilitate and embed reflective and restorative supervision to all staff and create a culture where practitioners know how to safeguard and protect children.
  • To provide line management, supervision and support to team members e.g. ensuring 1:1s, PDR and staff well-being.
  • Actively participate within multiagency safeguarding processes such as MARAC/MASH and MACPT
  • To participate as a Sirona Health Representative within child protection strategy discussions in line with the agreed delegated framework
  • To participate and contribute to complex Strategy discussion in relation to exploitation
  • To represent Sirona care and health at any multi-agency strategic groups as appropriate. This may include quality assurance or themed sub-groups for the local multi agency safeguarding arrangements.
  • To compile, contribute and oversee the development of chronologies related to existing child review procedures such as Rapid Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
  • To contribute to the development, delivery and facilitation of the Sirona Safeguarding Training Plan
  • To adopt a Think Family approach to all aspects of safeguarding work and facilitate the embedding of this approach into organisation culture.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of line management or experience in a coordinator role
  • Experience working with children and families where child safeguarding has been a significant feature
  • Experience of team working and the factors that make teamwork effective together with knowledge of primary care services
  • Experience of developing and /or delivering training/presentations
  • Experience of inter-agency partnership working
  • Recent experience of engagement with the child protection supervision process

Desirable: - Experience of Midwifery or sexual health

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Sick Children's Nurse / Registered General Nurse / Midwife or School Health Nurse
  • Educated to degree level
  • Evidence of continuing professional development related to child protection through attendance at short courses
  • Ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Enhanced DBS disclosure

Desirable

  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
  • Supervision Qualification
  • Teaching or Training Qualification e.g. ENB 998 /997, City & Guilds / experience of developing / delivering training to professional groups

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 September 2026

Last checked

23 September 2026

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