Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children | Barts Health NHS Trust

An opportunity has arisen in our "Think Family" team for a Safeguarding Children's Nurse Specialist.

Whipps Cross Hospital model for Safeguarding is under the umbrella term of "Think Family" we firmly believe that safeguarding is everyone's business, and the focus should be family rather than the individual only.

The safeguarding children's and adult's team are co-located in a 'Think Family' office space which includes the Hospital IDVA, St Giles Youth Workers and Learning Disability team which allows the delivery of Think Family approach.

We are looking for a Safeguarding Children's Nurse Specialist Safeguarding.

You will have knowledge of current legislation and statutory guidance relating to safeguarding children. You will need to be able to know your limitation and seek advice and guidance on any complex issues from within the Think Family team and via the wider Barts Health team.

You will work closely with the Think Family Lead Nurse, Named Nurse for Adult Safeguarding and Maternity Safeguarding lead. You will manage a small team of children safeguarding advisors. However, as the Think Family team is our approach, the management style for the whole team is non-hierarchical. It is expected everyone works collaboratively, respectfully and compassionately.

The post holder, as part of the Safeguarding Children Team, will support the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children in meeting requirements set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023). This work will incorporate the key elements of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 and the National Service Framework for Children, Young people and Maternity Services (2004) and the Care Quality Commission Core Standard 7 (Safeguarding people who use services from abuse).

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.