Job overview

Are you a motivated and dedicated professional who is passionate about safeguarding?

We are in a position to recruit 0.8 WTE Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children Team . This is a specialist role which involves, operating across services for our integrated Acute and Community Trust and working from non NHS Sites.

The successful practitioner will be supported in their role by the wider safeguarding team and there will be opportunity to lead on areas of work /specialist interest in safeguarding and undertake professional studies to aid development.

The post holder will actively contribute to  multi-agency partnership working arrangements for safeguarding children, which will include working within the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).

If you have the relevant skills and want to work in growing safeguarding team, that are commitment to improving outcomes for children and families then we would love to hear from you.

Please state on your application the preferred hours you are applying for.

For further details please contact Kerry Edmeade, Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children Phone: 07971 088 578 Email: [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in a busy and supportive Safeguarding Children Team. The role involves working collaboratively with  Named and Designated Doctors, Designated Nurse and other agencies to ensure that the organisation meets its safeguarding children responsibilities and that children are effectively safeguarded.

The post holder will deliver training; safeguarding supervision; undertake research and audits; provide daily expert advice and support to staff within the Trust. 

You will need to evidence partnership working and have appropriate post registration experience, which must include extensive clinical experience working with complex safeguarding issues either acute or community based.

The successful candidates will increase their knowledge in different aspects of safeguarding, and as a team we are ready to look at new ideas. We want responsive, driven team players that work well in a team, individuals that will foster a culture which encourages high quality practice, knowledge and learning at all levels across all professions.

For this interesting role you should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work effectively and respond appropriately in challenging circumstances. In addition you will need to have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and deal with confidential and sensitive concerns in a professional manner.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which will commence in 2021 We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes. Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement. We are committed to delivering high quality care in our wards and services and as part of our improvement plan to become an outstanding Trust by 2022 We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.