Associate Child Safeguarding Specialist Nurse
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9358-25-0680 |
Summary
Detailed job description and main responsibilities To be a visible and accessible figure that staff, patients and carers can approach for assistance, support, advice and action regarding safeguarding children. To assist Trust staff with day-to-day safeguarding children issues to ensure that there are safe and effective systems in place to maintain safety and reduce risks, with support and oversight of the Childrens Safeguarding Matron. Contribute to the delivery and evaluation of a range of educational / training opportunities for staff on Safeguarding Children and associated safeguarding matters. This will include Trust Mandatory Safeguarding Children training. To ensure Trust and local partnership guidelines and protocols are adhered to when safeguarding concerns are raised, and to actively participate in the development of Trust policies & guidelines. To participate in responding to, and addressing, the internal child safeguarding incidents with support and oversight of the senior safeguarding Specialist Nurses, ensuring that safeguarding records and reports are completed fully and accurately. To act as a link with multi-agencies to support Trust staff in communication, including attendance at multi agency meetings. To contribute to the work of the Trusts Safeguarding Assurance Committee under supervision of the Matron for Safeguarding Children and the Child Safeguarding Senior Specialist Nurses. Work alongside the Trusts maternity and adult safeguarding teams, and the learning disability acute liaison team as appropriate. Maintain an up to date professional portfolio to support knowledge skills framework and professional development and undertake all relevant training updates. Participate in clinical supervision to maintain personal professional practice and selfdevelopment and to ensure own knowledge of best practice is continuously updated. Acts as a role model to demonstrate the Trusts values and behaviours at all times. (Please refer to the job description/person specification for further details on the role)