Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 418-NUR5191-CW
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bedfordshire Hospitals
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/03/2025
Employer heading

Children's Safeguarding Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Due to retirement within the team, an exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Children's Safeguarding Team, as a Children's Safeguarding Specialist Nurse. The post holder will be at the forefront of safeguarding our most vulnerable children and families, working with staff on site and other agencies to ensure best practices and outcomes are achieved.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the Children's Safeguarding Team to promote positive patient outcomes. They will be visible in the organisation and be able to utilise their excellent communication skills to provide specialist safeguarding advice and support to staff across the trust.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide specialist safeguarding advice to staff across the trust, including adult areas to ensure that the think family approach is embedded within practice.
Support with the Child Death Overview Process, when a Child or Young Person sadly dies, in line with Statutory guidance.
Liaison with external agencies in regards to children/young people, whereby onward referrals are required.
Provide Children's Safeguarding Training across the trust, in line with the intercollegiate document.
To attend Strategy Discussions with the local authority, when a child/young person is at risk of significant harm.
Ensuring and supporting new/ current policies and procedures are implemented within the Trust.
Assisting with the development of processes and procedures for safeguarding children to ensure that prevention of abuse and safeguarding systems are in place to minimise risk.
Identify and take responsibility and ensure actions are in place to meet the health of vulnerable children/young people across the Trust. This will involve cross organisational and partnership working at an operational level.
Be actively involved in service developments in relation to inter-agency working for the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in accordance with national and local requirements.
Support the safeguarding agenda adhering to current legislation including the Care Act and the Children’s Act etc.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Achieved grade/ years experience
Desirable criteria
- Safeguarding experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- appropriate clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Safeguarding experience to include case management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- understanding of safeguarding policies and pathways
Desirable criteria
- understanding of national frameworks and local/ national priorities
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Healy
- Job title
- Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07385477984
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