Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time 28 hours per week, band 7 Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse to join the safeguarding team based at Southend Hospital. 

The  safeguarding nurse will use expert knowledge to provide specialist advice to staff, peers, other professionals, and multi-agency partners on all aspects of safeguarding children and unborn babies.  Supporting the Safeguarding Associate Director, the Named Nurse and the Named Midwife for Safeguarding Children to fulfil MSE responsibilities as set out in the Working Together to Safeguard Children document. 

Main duties of the job

• The Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse  will provide support and supervision to all staff on issues relating to the safeguarding of children and unborn babies and to will provide a role model for safe, competent and professional practice in relation to the safeguarding of children.
• The post holder will assist in the planning process and will deliver training for staff in all aspects of children’s safeguarding and will participate in the development and delivery of a training strategy.
• The post holder will participate in policy development across all aspects of safeguarding children and will assist with the implementation into practice of all relevant national and local safeguarding recommendations and guidance.
• The Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse  will work with MSE staff and external partners to ensure that the wellbeing of children and unborn babies is safeguarded.
• The Children and Young Person's Safeguarding Nurse  will provide operational management of cases involving any child or young person who is an inpatient on one of our 3 hospital sites where there are child protection concerns in order to ensure effective multidisciplinary and interagency risk assessment, decision making and development of safeguarding plans and actions.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.