Job overview

Are you looking for a role where no two days are the same? 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic Safeguarding team!
This is a Band 7 position that focuses on safeguarding children aged 0-19 years in our community.

From offering safeguarding supervision, to delivering integrated Safeguarding training as well as involvement in Child Protection strategies and MASH. We work in partnership with Sirona practitioners, supporting them to provide a safeguarding service to the children, young people, and families they work with.

This role is full of opportunities to learn and develop new skills in Safeguarding and to build on and expand existing knowledge whilst contributing to the safeguarding of children and families most at need.

If you're ready to take on a new challenge as a Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurse, we welcome your application.

We have 2 positions available!

Main duties of the job

To facilitate and embed reflective and restorative supervision to all staff   and create a culture where practitioners know how to safeguard and protect children.

To provide line management, supervision and support to team members e.g. ensuring 1:1s, PDR and staff well-being.

Actively participate within multiagency safeguarding meeting such as MARAC.

To participate as a Sirona Health Representative within child protection strategy discussions in line with the agreed delegated framework 

To participate and contribute to complex Strategy discussion in relation to exploitation 

To oversee, supervise and support the appropriate delegation of work for all members of the Single point of Access Team.

Carry out audit on standards of service delivery to meet performance monitoring standards and service specifications.

To represent Sirona care and health at any multi-agency strategic groups as appropriate. This may include quality assurance or themed sub-groups for the local multi agency safeguarding arrangements.

To compile, contribute and oversee the development of chronologies related to existing child review procedures such as Rapid Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews 

To contribute to the development, delivery and facilitation of the Sirona Safeguarding Training Plan 

To adopt a Think Family approach to all aspects of safeguarding work and facilitate the embedding of this approach into organisation culture.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.