Lead Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV6 6NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9444-26-0048 |
Summary
Please see Job Description attached which details main responsibilities including: Training -TosupporttheHead ofsafeguardingand safeguardingteamin identifyingthesafeguardingchildrentrainingneedsfor theorganisation and more.. Promoting Safeguarding -Topromote the safeguardingofChildrenwithinthe organisation and more.. Specialist Knowledge -Toapplyknowledgeofthecurrentlegislationaroundpromotingand safeguardingthehealth,welfare,andsafetyofchildren, and more.. Advice and Support -TopromotegoodprofessionalpracticewithintheTrustaroundsafeguardingchildrenby having oversight of the Named professional staff when they areprovidingsafeguardingchildrenadviceandguidanceonrequesttoallTruststaff and more.. Multi-AgencyWorking -Toparticipateinandpromotemulti-agencyworkingbyliaisingcloselywiththeLocalSafeguardingChildrenBoards toensure ajoined-up approachtosafeguardingchildren, and more.. EvidenceBasedPractice -Touseresearchandcoreaudit skillstoevaluate,developandimprove standardsofpracticeanduselessons learned from multi agency reviewstoinformandimprovepractice, and more.. ClinicalGovernance -Tosupporttheorganisationinitsclinicalgovernancerole,byimplementing and completingrelevant safeguardingauditsas required by the Trust, safeguarding partnership or other relevant body, and more.. PublicHealth -Towork acrossagenciestodevelopandembedpreventativestrategiesaroundabuseandneglectforchildren, and more.. Communication -Thepostholderis requiredtoutilisethehighestlevelofskillintherelayingof sensitive,highlyconfidential,highlycomplexandhighlycontentious information.Thepostholderwillberequiredtodothisacross arangeofsituationsandenvironmentswithstaff,patients,relatives,carers,anddifferentagencies, and more.. Analyticaland Judgemental Skills / Freedom to Act -Toapplyknowledgeofthecurrentlegislationaroundpromotingand safeguardingthehealth,welfare,protection,andsafetyofchildren to complex safeguarding concerns, and more.. Planning and Organisational Skills - Autonomously organise, prioritise, and manage own workload pressures, meeting the frequent demands made by the Trust and other agencies, and more