# Specialist Nurse Safeguarding/Child Protection Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-nurse-safeguardingchild-protection-advisor/5ef0a1fb-c710-4002-8f45-54d679cb8133 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-nurse-safeguardingchild-protection-advisor/5ef0a1fb-c710-4002-8f45-54d679cb8133.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** York - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (During core hours- 09:00 -17:00 Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T09:31:11.145Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/York/York_Scarborough_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Safeguarding_Children/Safeguarding_Children-v8121099 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8121099?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Advisor, is an important role within the wider Safeguarding Children Team.  The Post holder provides expert advice to all Trust staff who are worried about the welfare of a child.  They help support the duty system within the Trust advising and supporting in a calm and contained manner. The post holder will be a key contact between the Trust and wider multi-agency partners, sharing information and supporting the multi-agency partners to safeguard children. ### Main duties of the job The Post holder  will provide expert safeguarding children advice and guidance to Trust staff via the trust single point of contact phone and email system.  They will support the MARAC process for children young people and unborn babies. The postholder will also provide health information and guidance, using information sharing principles, to inform statutory safeguarding processes.  They will also be integral to providing supervision to staff, both formal and informal, and teaching, both formal and informal. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.\[email protected\]. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. ## Job Details The Specialist Nurse Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Advisor, is an important role within the wider Safeguarding Children Team. The Post holder provides expert advice to all Trust staff who are worried about the welfare of a child. They help support the duty system within the Trust advising and supporting in a calm and contained manner. The post holder will be a key contact between the Trust and wider multi-agency partners, sharing information and supporting the multi-agency partners to safeguard children. ## Job Description The Post holder will provide expert safeguarding children advice and guidance to Trust staff via the trust single point of contact phone and email system. They will support the MARAC process for children young people and unborn babies. The postholder will also provide health information and guidance, using information sharing principles, to inform statutory safeguarding processes. They will also be integral to providing supervision to staff, both formal and informal, and teaching, both formal and informal. ## Responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.\[email protected\]. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. ## Person Specification ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - A minimum of 2 years’ experience working at Band 6 level or equivalent. - A minimum of 2 years’ experience of interagency working in relation to child protection - Provide excellent leadership and be a role model to all Trust staff by delivering high quality care as an expert practitioner within safeguarding children. - Good understanding of the current issues relevant to safeguarding children’s agenda - Ability to recognize and analyse vulnerability and risk in relation to children and adults. - Experience in the delivery of education and provision of support to staff, to recognize, act upon and accurately report/record safeguarding concerns. - To provide support to staff with the assessment and analysis of risk, including completion of quality referrals to Children’s Social Care. - To educate, advise and support staff in wider safeguarding subjects, e.g. Domestic abuse and child exploitation. - To provide specialist safeguarding children’s advice to all staff groups within the Trust. - Trained and practicing in safeguarding children supervision ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Registered Nurse (any part of the register); Registered Midwife; Allied Health Professional or Registered Nurse with SCPHN Health Visitor/School Nurse. - A minimum of 2 years post registration experience in child protection/safeguarding children - Specialist training and experience relating to safeguarding children. - Relevant teaching and assessing qualification or demonstrable experience - Currently practicing as a safeguarding children supervisor - Commitment to pursue masters level education **Desirable** - Recognized teaching qualification - Master’s level education in child protection or other relevant subject desirable. - Degree level qualification or for this interim role commitment to working towards attaining a degree ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10417288) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 798.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=927) - [relocation offer information (pdf, 134.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2746) - [trust strategy 2025-2030 towards excellence (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=925) - [recruitment guide to reasonable adjustments (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10417289) ## 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.