Associate Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
Two full time (37.5) posts have arisen for suitably qualified and experienced nurses to join the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Safeguarding team to support the safeguarding agenda across community and acute settings.
Applicants will have a Registered General Nurse qualification/RSCN or Registered Adult/Child Branch .
The post holders will contribution to development of child protection practice, supervision, education, accountability, governance and provision of expert advice based upon mandatory and statutory frameworks and guidelines providing high quality evidence based services to support the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships
If you can work as an autonomous practitioner, have an ability to work with a range of professionals, have excellent communication skills, a team player and keen desire to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and adults and their families then this may be the opportunity for you to develop your skills further., The post holder will be a skilled practitioner with a clinical registration and recent experience of working with vulnerable children, young people/adults and their families.
The post holder will work with the Associate Named Nurses/Named Nurse Team Leaders, and the wider Safeguarding team; to ensure that the organisation meets its safeguarding children's responsibilities to effectively safeguard children across the health economy.
The post holder will be required to meet statutory responsibilities of the Children Act (1989 & 2004) . These obligations are fulfilled by providing clinical guidance across the field of safeguarding and protecting children.
The post holder will contribute to the multi-agency partnership working arrangements and contribute to the safeguarding assurance framework to ensure children are safeguarded across SWBT .

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live, Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.