Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner for Children
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | Burnley, BB10 2PQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9435-25-0374 |
Summary
MAIN DUTIES Support the Safeguarding Team to provide high quality safeguarding supervision, training, advice and expertise to the ELHT workforce to maintain and continuously improve quality of services provided to children at risk of abuse & neglect and their families. To work in conjunction with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and the Head of Safeguarding to update policies, procedures and guidance and ensure we have an empowered workforce with the appropriate safeguarding knowledge and skills. To develop ELHT staff knowledge and skills in the specific areas of: Safeguarding children at risk of abuse and neglect in accordance with the requirements of the Children Act (1989, 2004). Safeguarding policies and procedures. Recognising, raising and responding to concerns about abuse or neglect. To utilise a think family approach. Ensuring practice is trauma-informed and what this means. Provide advice to ELHT staff in relation to the support and management of children who have experienced any of the categories of abuse as defined by the Children Act (1989, 2004). Raise awareness of and offer expert advise in matters relating to honour-based violence, female genital mutilation, human trafficking & PREVENT. To attend and contribute to child safeguarding groups/meetings both within ELHT and alongside partners/external organisations where ELHT representation is required. Contribute to the governance arrangements regarding safeguarding within ELHT including, supporting safeguarding investigations. Proactively participate in multiagency meetings with partner agencies including subgroups of the Child Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP). Contribute to the communication processes within ELHT ensuring relevant information in relation to local and national safeguarding agendas is shared. Work in partnership with other safeguarding practitioners within ELHT including the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults, Named Midwife and leads for Learning Disability & Autism and Dementia to ensure a holistic think family approach to safeguarding. To work closely with safeguarding practitioners outside of ELHT including other named and designated professionals within the Lancashire and South Cumbria health and social economy ensuring a collaborative and consistent approach to local safeguarding arrangements. Work with multi-agency teams and networks to support a whole systems approach to care delivery and safeguarding. Contribute to the development of health service specifications and standards for safeguarding practice. To analyse and communicate sensitive and complex information in relation to the operational issues relating to organisation and to partner agencies as necessary. To develop opportunities for frontline staff to develop a modern workforce that meets the heath needs of the population of East Lancashire. This includes helping to identify funding streams, coordinate and collate bids to enhance the safeguarding services offered. Assist the Named Nurse and the Head of Safeguarding in helping to facilitate and coordinate the provision of legal reports required in legal proceedings and provide expert advice to practitioners on legal matters relating to the safeguarding agenda in conjunction with the Trusts Legal Team. Establish and maintain communication with groups and individuals on complex and sensitive issues in a range of inter- and intra-agency settings within health, social, education and voluntary sector relating to the safeguarding agenda. Communicate and be able to constructively challenge and analyse complex situations and events within a variety of professional inter/intra-agency settings. Propose, manage, evaluate and implement new service developments/projects, in conjunction with the Safeguarding Team, Named Nurse and Head of Safeguarding. Contribute to reports and present information to safeguarding conferences and related meetings. Deliver SAFE, PERSONAL and EFFECTIVE care all aspects of the role will be delivered within a patient-led, multi-agency multidisciplinary team philosophy. Develop self and contribute to the development of others, including the safeguarding practitioners and champions. Provide, receive and analyse highly complex information relating to safeguarding children on a local and national basis. Communicate and analyse information in potentially stressful situations providing advice on all levels within the Trust and on a multi-agency/disciplinary basis. Contribute to planning and formulation of inter-agency safeguarding policies and procedures. Work in partnership with other agencies involved in safeguarding participating and influencing inter-agency procedures.