Safeguarding Nurse/Safeguarding Officer

Job summary

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work across all Trust sites and partner agency sites, including Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside District Hospital and Durham Road Childrens Centre.

As a Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) you will:

Hold a supportive role in promoting good professional safeguarding practice within the Safeguarding Team at STSFT.

Be a highly visible Safeguarding Nurse / Safeguarding Officer and support the Safeguarding Adult Advisor and Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults (and wider safeguarding team across STSFT) in providing advice and support regarding safeguarding within the Trust.

Support the delivery of training and supervision.

Support the Safeguarding Advisors in ensuring all staff have access to safeguarding training and supervision appropriate to their role, enabling the organisation to fulfil its statutory responsibilities for training.

Support the Safeguarding Advisor / Named Nurses and other members of the team with statutory, voluntary, and healthcare agencies meetings such as CARM, MARAC, MATAC, MAPPA, PREVENT and MSET / PREM.

Support with collection and collating of safeguarding audit data.

Participate in regular audits to ensure assurance can be given that care delivery from a safeguarding perspective adheres to STSFT policies and procedures as well as national legislation and statutory guidance.

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.