Named Nurse Safeguarding Children

The Named Nurse Safeguarding Children is professionally accountable to the Head of Nursing- Safeguarding and Assistant Chief Nurse – Safeguarding. 
The post holder will ensure the key functions of the Named Nurse for safeguarding children are undertaken for the Trust through:

• Effective leadership
• The setting, monitoring and maintenance of robust safeguarding arrangements and training programmes
• Collaborative interagency working
• Contributing to safeguarding governance.

The primary focus of this post is the leadership of operationalisation of the organisations statutory functions, as defined within the Children Act (1989/2004) across the Trust.

 Manchester Foundation Trust is a leading provider of community, acute tertiary and specialist healthcare services in Manchester.  We are currently recruiting to a full time Named Nurse Safeguarding Children for a 12 month fixed term/ secondment based at Safeguarding Team Old Chest Clinic Denmark Road however the post will cover the MFT footprint.

This post is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced safeguarding practitioner to lead and drive safeguarding activity within the organisation. You will be a key leader in the safeguarding team that consists of Named Nurses (community, acute, adult and midwifery services), Specialist Nurses for Safeguarding, Looked After Children, Multi Agency Safeguarding and Complex Safeguarding Hub Specialist Nurses and Administration staff. 

To succeed, you will need to be highly motivated to ensure safe and effective services for safeguarding vulnerable children and adults remains a priority for all staff working with the organisation across community and acute services. 

There is a requirement for flexibility in being able to work across the safeguarding team, though the post is based at the Old Chest Clinic Denmark Road. You will be required to lead safeguarding health partnership working across Manchester working closely with multi agency partners.

• First level registered Nurse (with NMC registration)
• Relevant degree or working towards a relevant degree
• Evidence of study in management and leadership
• Teaching qualification or experience of teaching
• Significant relevant post registration experience
• Experience in a senior clinical position at Band 7 or above with proven ability to manage a team
• Evidence of direct significant safeguarding children experience
• Evidence of direct significant safeguarding adult experience
• Evidence of successfully managing the implementation of change
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
• Evidence of developing/ providing education programmes for the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of multiagency working and case escalation regarding health management of individuals.
• Evidence and experience of implementing and coordinating safeguarding procedures within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience and knowledge of multidisciplinary audit
• Experience of working in the realms of Children Act, Working Together to Safeguard Children, MCA/DOLs
• Experience in contributing to Serious Case Reviews (SCRs), Serious Adult Reviews (SARs) and Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR’s)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports for safeguarding proceedings
• Excellent Presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• The ability to practice as an expert practitioner in relation to safeguarding provision.
• Effective organisational skills.
• Effective Facilitation skills.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Evidence of current knowledge of local and national policies relating to safeguarding, pertaining to professional and NHS policy initiatives.
• IT/word processing /database skills.

• Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing/Health Visiting/School Nursing (or equivalent)
• Completion of adult and child safeguarding modules
• Evidence of study at master’s level
• Experience of business planning
• Experience of research activity
• Experience of contributing to local Safeguarding Children Partnership subgroups and associated work streams
• Experience in both Community and Acute health settings

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.