The Safeguarding Specialist Nurse/Practitioner will be part of a service dedicated to supporting and promoting the welfare of children and adults. The role involves assisting the Named Nurse/Professional to embed a Family Approach towards safeguarding across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (the Trust) for Specialist Services to include community CAMHS, inpatient CAMHS and Adults Forensic units across the Trust being based in a hub within Safeguarding Support Team. There will also be a requirement to provide generic safeguarding support as part of the Safeguarding Support Team. The post holder will actively contribute to family approach, safeguarding training across the Trust, preparing and delivering training sessions for staff groups across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The post holder will also work in the multiagency arena supporting and working with the Named Nurse/Professional as required in the completion of safeguarding reviews, internal and external, including Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (CSPR), Domestic Abuse Related Death Review (DARDR), Adult Safeguarding Reviews.
A key aspect of the role is to provide tenacious safeguarding leadership, working within multi-agency frameworks to improve outcomes for children, young people, adults, and families. This includes identifying and addressing risks, supporting learning, and maintaining the Trust's reputation within statutory frameworks.
The post holder will also provide formal expert supervision and support to teams and services across the Trust, working within governance frameworks and escalating safeguarding concerns to the Named Nurse/Professional for resolution.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Registered Professional on Part 1 of the NMC Register (Nursing and Midwifery Council), or relevant qualifications as a Midwife, Allied health professional or social worker with relevant and current professional registration.
Degree level qualification or Equivalent
Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Evidence of Specialist specific safeguarding training and experience.
Registered Health Visitor/Public health nurse.
Mental health qualification
Teaching and assessment qualification.
Master's Level study or working towards.
Accredited safeguarding supervision training
Evidence of significant experience relating to safeguarding adults and / or children using a family approach.
Have sound clinical background and relevant post qualification experience.
Experience of inter-agency partnership working
Experience of attending multiagency safeguarding meetings.
Experience of delivering supervision to staff or students with a sound knowledge of supervision models.
Evidence of skills in assessing and interpreting complex safeguarding needs of patients/clients
Experience of completing reports, care plans and risk assessments.
Demonstrates strong team player attributes, working collaboratively with colleagues from diverse disciplines to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
Is approachable, friendly, and committed to fostering a positive team environment.
Maintains a non-judgmental attitude, ensuring all individuals are treated with respect, dignity, and empathy, regardless of background or circumstances and upholds high standards of personal and professional integrity.
Evidence of recent community practitioner experience
Mental health experience, or interest
Previous safeguarding experience
Experience of working within a CAMHS setting or with CAMHS patients, families and carers
Experience of presenting complex, or highly sensitive information to a diverse and large audience
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Julie Yalden
julie.yalden1@nhs.net
Agenda for Change
Band 7
Permanent
Full-Time
348-COR-12543
Moorgreen Hospital Botley Road, West End Southampton Hampshire SO30 3JB
This vacancy is closed to applications.