Named Nurse Safeguarding Children and Young People

This role is offered as a 6 month fixed term or secondment opportu nity.

Are you a highly skilled and experienced nurse with expertise in safeguarding? We are seeking an exceptional individual to undertake the role of Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Young People, supporting the delivery of high\-quality safeguarding practice across the Trust on a fixed\-term or secondment basis.

The post holder will provide expert leadership, advice and support on all aspects of safeguarding children, ensuring the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in line with current national legislation and guidance. Promoting a child\-centred, whole\-family approach, the role is central to embedding high\-quality safeguarding practice across the organisation.

Working in partnership with the Named Doctor, Named Midwife, Associate Director for Vulnerable People, and external safeguarding partners, the post holder will lead and coordinate safeguarding activity across the Trust and contribute to effective multi\-agency safeguarding arrangements.

Acting as a professional role model, the successful candidate will demonstrate expert clinical practice, leadership, education and governance, supporting staff to respond effectively to safeguarding concerns and ensuring the delivery of safe, high\-quality care for children and young people.

The post holder will provide expert leadership, advice and support on safeguarding children and young people across the Trust.

Key responsibilities include acting as a safeguarding expert in partnership with the Named Doctor and Named Midwife, providing specialist advice to staff on safeguarding concerns, risk assessment and complex case management. The post holder will support and deliver safeguarding supervision, promoting safe and consistent practice, and embed current safeguarding priorities including contextual safeguarding, exploitation, domestic abuse and online harms.

The role will provide professional leadership, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and national guidance, and contribute to multi\-agency safeguarding arrangements, investigations and reviews, including Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Rapid Reviews. The post holder will represent the Trust at safeguarding partnership forums and contribute to system\-wide learning.

They will support organisational assurance through reporting to the Trust Board and commissioners, including the Safeguarding Children Annual Report, and lead safeguarding training programmes, ensuring staff meet required competencies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.

The post holder will monitor safeguarding systems, lead audits, support CQC compliance and ensure learning is embedded. They will maintain professional standards, confidentiality, and ongoing professional development.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group \- a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1\.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

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Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

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