Safeguarding Nurse Multi-Agency Child Protection Team

Job overview

Please note, this post will be hosted by Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust Safeguarding Service (Wirral) which is due to TUPE to Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1st December 2025.

The Safeguarding Nurse will be the lead health practitioner and adviser for cases being overseen by the MACPT and they will facilitate access to the wider health economy and practitioners. They will develop networks of support and will work in partnership with the other MACPT members to create effective multi-agency interventions and plans, based on a rigorous assessment of risk.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities of the post are to:

• Ensure safe and effective service provision for vulnerable children/young people who fall under the remit of the MACPT. Needs will span the health economy, but will likely often be related to mental health, impact of trauma, and sexual health
• Provide co-ordination of health services in respect of any actions for health as part of Child Protection enquiries, ensuring attendance at key meetings such as Strategy Discussions, Initial Child Protection Conferences, and Review Child Protection Conferences
• Ensure the smooth flow and exchange of information from across the health economy to support the timely provision of services to children and young people at risk of or suffering significant harm, and help MACPT members navigate the health landscape
• Support the Local Authority as required in undertaking Section 47 enquiries, this may include visiting children and families and gathering the daily lived experience of family members
• Advise the MACPT, from a health perspective, about the appropriate course of action/interventions for a child, including contributing to assessments and plans ·

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The safeguarding nurse will be part of a co-located multi-agency team and will be required to maintain supportive and constructive relationships with a broad range of practitioners and agencies from within and outside the health economy.