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Children's Safeguarding and Liaison Nurse
The closing date is 27 July 2025
Are you a passionate advocate for children? If so, then this is the job for you.
The Children's Safeguarding Team share that passion. We offer a Safeguarding service for children from birth to 18yrs, providing guidance, supervision & training to all staff at UHSussex.
Daily duties will involve working to manage safeguarding concerns & referrals, advocating for vulnerable children in contact with the Trust. You will need to collaborate with local Safeguarding Partners to ensure the best possible outcomes for children. You will be actively involved in the planning & implementation of safeguarding training. You will support the delivery of safeguarding supervision to the MDT and also receive regular supervision by senior members of the Safeguarding Team.
You can expect to be involved in practice improvement projects pertinent to Safeguarding Children within the Trust, such as Newsletters and 'Case of The Month'. You will also be a 'Neglect Champion' within the Trust.
This role is based cross-site, working between Worthing & St Richards Hospitals. This will support development of your safeguarding knowledge & experience through management of different Safeguarding caseloads and establishing relationships with the wider MDT on both sites.
If you are passionate about safeguarding children & are an enthusiastic, resilient team player, looking for a challenge and are interested in joining our friendly, skilled team, we look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
To communicate effectively with children and families
To have daily responsibility for the scrutiny of all paediatric attendances to the hospital urgent care settings (Emergency Department and wards)
To undertake liaison with health care professionals and partner agencies and maintain effective processes
To escalate concerns in accordance with the trust and multi-agency guidance
To participate in the organisation and delivery of safeguarding training for clinical and non-clinical staff across the Trust.
To be knowledgeable of the NMC code of conduct and to be accountable for practice in accordance with that code, along with the Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff (2019)
To support the Named Nurse and wider team members in issues relating to safeguarding children.
To foster and maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders in relation to safeguarding children.
About us
At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme,for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop.We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.
Job responsibilities
Please see the detailed job description attached.
You will join a small but passionate team of Nurses and administrators who work closely with Named Drs and the Named Nurse to effectively manage and support safeguarding children practice across Worthing and St. Richard's Hospitals. On a day to day basis you will be involved in reviewing safeguarding concerns and sharing information with relevant professionals. You can expect supervision, support and training to enable you to flourish in the role.
Job Description
Person Specification
Qualified Nurse
* Children's Nurse/ Midwife/ SCPHN
* Teaching qualification / experience
* Evidence of resilience / passion for safeguarding
* Experience in a variety of clinical settings
* Experience in safeguarding children practice
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata
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