Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurse

Specialist NurseSafeguarding Children
Band 7, 37.5 hours per week
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual with interest and experience of Safeguarding Children?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced nurse to join a dynamic and progressive Safeguarding Team at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals, NHS Trust. The successful applicant will provide specialist support within the Trust in line with local and National guidelines
The role involves Working closely with the Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children , Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children, the wider Safeguarding Team and clinical teams to ensure that the Trust’s statutory responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and their families are fulfilled. The post holder will ensure that staff can access advice, supervision, support and training, in relation to Safeguarding Children in a timely manner. Promoting a positive culture of safeguarding within the Trust to ensure it is part of everyone’s everyday practice.
We are an integrated safeguarding team which includes children, adults, learning disability and Domestic abuse IDVA's. This supports with our Think Family safeguarding agenda.

• Provide specialist information, advice, supervision, training and support on safeguarding issues to staff at all levels within the organisation.
• Assist the Trust and staff in their duty to protect children and young people at risk from harm and abuse.
• Contribute to the on-going development of a robust strategy for the Safeguarding Team in response to the demonstrated need of the children and young people using the Trust services, and to the directives of national and local safeguarding initiatives.
• Liaising with Multi-agency partners
• To deliver formal safeguarding training sessions too specified staff on child protection and safeguarding issues.
• Assist the Lead Nurse Safeguarding Children in providing reports, Audits, Chronologies and Policy and guideline updates.
• Work collaboratively within the organisation, across agencies and with children and young people to form partnerships and working arrangements that promote safeguarding.

Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.
St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).
With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Please see the attached supporting document and JD which contains more information about the Specialist Nurse Children’s Safeguarding role at Epsom and St Helier.
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