Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 214-CEN-6992965
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Safeguarding Specialist Practitioner - Children and Young People
NHS AfC: Band 7
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a dedicated and experienced Specialist Practitioner to join our team, focusing on safeguarding children and young people. This role is pivotal in ensuring excellence in safeguarding practices throughout the Trust.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safeguarding Excellence: Ensure robust safeguarding processes within the Trust’s clinical governance framework.
- Expert Advice: Provide expert advice and support on safeguarding issues to the Trust.
- Clinical Supervision: Actively maintain safeguarding clinical supervision processes.
- Staff Support: Assist staff with day-to-day safeguarding concerns and multi-agency liaison and planning.
- Service Delivery: Deliver high-quality safeguarding expertise, offering professional advice, support, and education to the multi-professional team.
- Communication: Convey and present complex information both written and verbally, formally and informally.
- Policy Development: Collaborate with Named Professionals to develop evidence-based patient care policies and procedures.
- Training Strategy: Implement and deliver the Trust-wide safeguarding training strategy, ensuring all staff receive the necessary education and training.
- Evaluation: Record, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness of the safeguarding training strategy.
If you are passionate about safeguarding, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to make a difference in healthcare!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- A robust knowledge and understanding of the National Agenda
- A robust knowledge of the Think Family Safeguarding agenda
- A robust knowledge of Safeguarding Children& Adult issues and training.
- Clinical Governance
- Change management
- Standard setting and audit
- Guideline/protocol development
- Analytical, research and reflective skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to self manage and meet tight deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Complaints management
- Interagency working
- Court attendance experience
- Experience in participating in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews / Safeguarding Adults Reviews
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN / RSCN (RNCB) / Social worker / AHP
- Degree in related subject or equivalent in depth knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Specialist Practitioner – Health Visiting, School Nursing or community nursing
- Evidence of working towards masters level qualification or equivalent
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Safeguarding Supervision training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Awareness of clinical and policy developments in the safeguarding children & adults agenda
- Significant experience at a senior level
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience of children’s or adults services
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- A full driving licence
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Cudmore
- Job title
- Named Professional Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
extn. 3357/mobile 07920 871181
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