# Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/named-nurse-for-safeguarding-children/b3d9339a-6de9-4dc9-9116-94cd108b2339 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/named-nurse-for-safeguarding-children/b3d9339a-6de9-4dc9-9116-94cd108b2339.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Canterbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9-5) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:12:46.487Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Dover/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Safeguarding_Children/Safeguarding_Children-v7992619 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7992619?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an experienced, dynamic practitioner passionate about safeguarding children who has strong leadership skills or feels ready to be taking the next step in their career progression. We are an  All Age Safeguarding team who provide support, advice, guidance and training to all staff across the Trust. This role will be to provide expert specialist knowledge, advice,  clinical leadership and  undertake statutory duties as a Named Nurse , acting as a role model of exemplary practice to team members. You will be based at Buckland Hospital but expected to work on all Trust sites. ### Main duties of the job - Operational management of the child  part of the team. - Undertake training and leadership and management training to enable you to fulfil the requirements of Named Nurse role - Being part of the leadership structure for the All Age service, support both new and existing staff to gain/develop safeguarding knowledge, skills and expertise - Work as a Safeguarding Child practitioner undertaking duty, training, supervision, report writing. - Undertake Child Safeguarding Practice reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews - Working Closely with our Multi Agency partners for safeguarding   and looked after children and adults but also in addition for Domestic Abuse ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Operational management of the child  part of the team. - Undertake training and leadership and management training to enable you to fulfil the requirements of Named Nurse role - Being part of the leadership structure for the All Age service, support both new and existing staff to gain/develop safeguarding knowledge, skills and expertise - Work as a Safeguarding Child practitioner undertaking duty, training, supervision, report writing. - Undertake Child Safeguarding Practice reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews - Working Closely with our Multi Agency partners for safeguarding   and looked after children and adults but also in addition for Domestic Abuse - Support the safeguarding team to fulfil their multi -agency responsibilities as required by the Kent Safeguarding Children Multi Agency Partnership and Kent and Medway Adult Safeguarding Board - Developing awareness of trauma informed practice across the Trust - Participate in the development of safeguarding  related policies and guidelines. - Promote the “Think Family” agenda across all safeguarding working with the Named professionals to embed the paramountcy of the child and make safeguarding personal - Provide advice and act as a resource to other departments within the Trust for safeguarding children and looked after children. - Build strong and collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve secure goals and objectives based on a foundation of self- awareness and emotional intelligence. - Communicate very sensitive, complex condition related information to patients, relatives, colleagues providing empathy and reassurance. - Working collaboratively with the senior nursing  team and the Trust Safeguarding team to ensure there is effective education, supervision, oversight, completion of statutory safeguarding processes and service development. - Support activities necessary for the Trust to meet it’s responsibilities for looked after CYP - Work within the guidelines and standards set by the NMC, and abide by Trust Policies and Procedures. The post holder will ensure compliance with the Trust’s Risk Management Policies and Procedures. These describe the Trust’s commitment to risk management, the recognition that our aim is to protect patients, staff and visitors from harm, and stress that all staff have a responsibility to minimise risk. Managers who have responsibility for supervising/managing people must comply with the guidelines that can be found in the “Code of Conduct for NHS Managers ## Job Details We are looking for an experienced, dynamic practitioner passionate about safeguarding children who has strong leadership skills or feels ready to be taking the next step in their career progression. We are an All Age Safeguarding team who provide support, advice, guidance and training to all staff across the Trust. This role will be to provide expert specialist knowledge, advice, clinical leadership and undertake statutory duties as a Named Nurse , acting as a role model of exemplary practice to team members. You will be based at Buckland Hospital but expected to work on all Trust sites. ## Job Description Operational management of the child part of the team. Undertake training and leadership and management training to enable you to fulfil the requirements of Named Nurse role Being part of the leadership structure for the All Age service, support both new and existing staff to gain/develop safeguarding knowledge, skills and expertise Work as a Safeguarding Child practitioner undertaking duty, training, supervision, report writing. Undertake Child Safeguarding Practice reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews Working Closely with our Multi Agency partners for safeguarding and looked after children and adults but also in addition for Domestic Abuse ## Responsibilities Operational management of the child part of the team. Undertake training and leadership and management training to enable you to fulfil the requirements of Named Nurse role Being part of the leadership structure for the All Age service, support both new and existing staff to gain/develop safeguarding knowledge, skills and expertise Work as a Safeguarding Child practitioner undertaking duty, training, supervision, report writing. Undertake Child Safeguarding Practice reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews Working Closely with our Multi Agency partners for safeguarding and looked after children and adults but also in addition for Domestic Abuse Support the safeguarding team to fulfil their multi -agency responsibilities as required by the Kent Safeguarding Children Multi Agency Partnership and Kent and Medway Adult Safeguarding Board Developing awareness of trauma informed practice across the Trust Participate in the development of safeguarding related policies and guidelines. Promote the “Think Family” agenda across all safeguarding working with the Named professionals to embed the paramountcy of the child and make safeguarding personal Provide advice and act as a resource to other departments within the Trust for safeguarding children and looked after children. Build strong and collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve secure goals and objectives based on a foundation of self- awareness and emotional intelligence. Communicate very sensitive, complex condition related information to patients, relatives, colleagues providing empathy and reassurance. Working collaboratively with the senior nursing team and the Trust Safeguarding team to ensure there is effective education, supervision, oversight, completion of statutory safeguarding processes and service development. Support activities necessary for the Trust to meet it’s responsibilities for looked after CYP Work within the guidelines and standards set by the NMC, and abide by Trust Policies and Procedures. The post holder will ensure compliance with the Trust’s Risk Management Policies and Procedures. These describe the Trust’s commitment to risk management, the recognition that our aim is to protect patients, staff and visitors from harm, and stress that all staff have a responsibility to minimise risk. Managers who have responsibility for supervising/managing people must comply with the guidelines that can be found in the “Code of Conduct for NHS Managers ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Good level of IT skills - Ability to travel between sites ### Governance **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding in clinical governance - Understanding of risk management - Experience of safeguarding investigations, RCAs, SIs **Desirable** - Working knowledge of HSIB investigation process ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Registered Nurse , Midwife or RN Adult with Specialist Community Public Health with child and family focus at degree level **Desirable** - Evidence of post registration study - Training qualification - Leadership or Management qualifications ### Clinical Skills and Experience **Essential** - 5 years experience with 2 years experience working in safeguarding at Band 7 or above - Experience of designing and delivering safeguarding training - Expert knowledge of Children Act (1989 and 2004), Working Together 2026 and NICE guidance for looked after children and young people 2021 - Continuous quality improvement - Experience in managing change - Expert clinical skills - Communication skills - Facilitation skills - Staff development and empowerment - Negotiating and influencing skills **Desirable** - Experience of previously managing a team - Participation in audit - Experience of Safeguarding in the Acute setting - Previous experience of completion of child safeguarding practice reviews ### Personal/Professional attributes **Essential** - Highly developed communication skills , written and verbal - Flexible highly motivated self directed practitioner with excellent organisational skills - Well-developed facilitation and influencing skills, effective negotiation and conflict management skills - Cope under pressure in order to meet deadlines - Calm under pressure and ability to lead a team - Upholds and models the trust values ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 332.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353812) ## 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.