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Named Nurse Safeguarding Children and Adults
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,755.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53755.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L14 5AB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9411-25-0125 |
Summary
Job Purpose The Named Nurse role will support the ongoing development and implementation of best practice in relation to safeguarding children, young people, and adults across Alder Hey which includes the acute and community settings where services are delivered from. To act as the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Young People, and Adults for the organisation, supporting the Associate Director of Safeguarding and Statutory Services in advising the Trust Board of their corporate responsibilities for statutory services setting the safeguarding goals and standards for the organisation. Be responsible for directing and supporting the work in relation to safeguarding children and young people and providing advice across the Trust. This may include contributing to multi-agency strategies pertaining to safeguarding children. Be responsible for directing and supporting the work in relation to safeguarding adults at risk and providing advice across the Trust. This may include contributing to multi-agency strategies pertaining to safeguarding adults. To support the Associate Director of Safeguarding and Statutory Services in leading and line managing a Specialist Safeguarding Nursing Team and associated health and social care professionals. To provide expert advice and support on a daily basis to a wide-ranging workforce on all aspects of safeguarding where matters can be highly complex and in difficult, sensitive and emotive situations. To work with the strategic leads for safeguarding, Children in Care, and others to monitor statutory performance indicators, ensuring all of the Trusts safeguarding policies are robust and reflect national, regional and local policy. To represent the organisation as a member of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships (LSCP) and Local Safeguarding Adult Boards (LSABs), their subgroups and other inter-agency forums, providing expert advice. To work collaboratively with other Named Professionals, Designated Professionals, and other agencies within secondary and primary care in support of all activities necessary to ensure that the Alder Hey meets its responsibilities in statutory services. To ensure that safeguarding is incorporated into the strategic plans for the organisation. To provide safeguarding supervision to the Specialist Safeguarding Team and other health professionals employed by the organisation. See attached job description which outlines the following detailed information: Clinical Responsibilities Professional Leadership and Clinical Engagement Education, Training and Development Quality Assurance Role Human Resources Research and Audit Information Technology Applicants please note: In line with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 15189 all employees who work within a forensic setting are required to provide a DNA sample as part of the Staff Elimination Database (SED) for the purpose of eliminating their DNA from any forensic samples taken at the SARC. The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults would be required to provide a DNA sample. The post holder may be required to work over 7 days per week. The post holder will be willing to participate in the out of hours on call rota if required and offer flexibility around shift pattern to best suit the needs of the service. Working outside of the service core hours may require a more active coordination role with multi-agency partners and the doctors on call.