# ED Senior Navigator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ed-senior-navigator/5067755c-abe3-40e0-8546-173bc89ef6a2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ed-senior-navigator/5067755c-abe3-40e0-8546-173bc89ef6a2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** 10 months (Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/27, All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis.) - **Employment type:** Part time - 35 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T23:02:34.569Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Navigator_Service/Navigator_Service-v7995375 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7995375?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will play a senior leadership role within a specialist team delivering and shaping an innovative violence reduction service embedded within the Emergency Department (ED). They will contribute to the strategic development, operational management, and continuous improvement of the service, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed interventions are consistently delivered. ### Main duties of the job - Work autonomously across the Emergency Department and community settings to identify, assess, and engage individuals affected by violence, exploitation, trauma, and safeguarding risks - Manage a specialist caseload of high-risk and complex cases, leading on safeguarding decisions, risk management, referrals, and multi-agency coordination. - Deliver comprehensive trauma-informed assessments and develop tailored intervention, safety, and support plans to reduce harm and prevent re-attendance. - Build trusted relationships with individuals at the “reachable moment” using trauma-informed and motivational approaches to encourage positive change and engagement. - Provide senior leadership within the Navigator team, including supervision, appraisals, training, induction, and professional support for staff. - Maintain safe and effective practice across the service, acting as a role model and escalation point for complex safeguarding and operational issues. - Lead on service development, audit, quality improvement, data monitoring, and reporting to ensure compliance and demonstrate service impact - Develop strong multi-agency partnerships and represent the Navigator service in safeguarding, strategy, and partnership forums to coordinate effective support and advocacy. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Job Details The post holder will play a senior leadership role within a specialist team delivering and shaping an innovative violence reduction service embedded within the Emergency Department (ED). They will contribute to the strategic development, operational management, and continuous improvement of the service, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed interventions are consistently delivered. ## Job Description Work autonomously across the Emergency Department and community settings to identify, assess, and engage individuals affected by violence, exploitation, trauma, and safeguarding risks Manage a specialist caseload of high-risk and complex cases, leading on safeguarding decisions, risk management, referrals, and multi-agency coordination. Deliver comprehensive trauma-informed assessments and develop tailored intervention, safety, and support plans to reduce harm and prevent re-attendance. Build trusted relationships with individuals at the “reachable moment” using trauma-informed and motivational approaches to encourage positive change and engagement. Provide senior leadership within the Navigator team, including supervision, appraisals, training, induction, and professional support for staff. Maintain safe and effective practice across the service, acting as a role model and escalation point for complex safeguarding and operational issues. Lead on service development, audit, quality improvement, data monitoring, and reporting to ensure compliance and demonstrate service impact Develop strong multi-agency partnerships and represent the Navigator service in safeguarding, strategy, and partnership forums to coordinate effective support and advocacy. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of frontline work with individuals affected by violence, trauma or complex social needs. - Knowledge and experience of reachable and teachable moments and trusted relationship models in practice - Experience of service development or quality improvement work. - Understanding of the principles of a trauma informed approach to care and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on young people and adults - Experience of safeguarding adults and/or children. - Experience of working within multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency environments. - Experience of supporting or mentoring colleagues in practice. **Desirable** - Experience of managing complex, high‑risk cases autonomously. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Highly empathetic, resilient and reflective practitioner. - Calm and professional under pressure - Able to work flexibly, autonomously and as part of a team - Demonstrates leadership through practice and behaviour. - Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for community-based engagement. ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - In‑depth understanding of violence and its associated factors, including trauma, substance misuse and adverse childhood experiences - Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation and procedures. - Ability to assess risk, make sound decisions and manage complexity - Excellent written, verbal and IT skills. ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant qualification or equivalent professional or lived experience. Evidence of ongoing professional development. - Degree holder or working towards a degree. **Desirable** - Training in brief motivational interventions or trauma‑informed practice. ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [job description (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292810) - [person specification (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292811) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 236.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.