Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

Job overview

The Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Lead for Domestic Abuse and Child Protection – Information Systems (CP-IS) plays a pivotal role in ensuring University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) delivers safe and effective care, adhering to the Human Rights Act (1998), Children Act 1989/2004, Domestic Abuse Act (2021), Mental Capacity Act (MCA, 2005) and the Mental Capacity Amendment Act (2019) and Care Act (2014). This incorporates any legislative statutory guidance e.g. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.

This role requires the applicant to predominantly be on site at UHBW trust HQ

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more in-depth details of the job description.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

Education, Training, and Supervision

Communication and Coordination

Audit, Monitoring, and Research

Governance, Policy & Service Development

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more in-depth details of the above domains.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHBW Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and to protecting them from all risks of harm. The organisation expects all staff to work to national and local children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures. The trust expects all staff and volunteers to be dementia aware and to support the care of people with dementia. All staff are expected to share this commitment and meet the competencies relevant to their role.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.