Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and experienced Band 7 Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding to join our friendly and welcoming Safeguarding Team in BSW. You will work as part of the BSW Safeguarding Team to support the Named Nurses for Safeguarding Children for BSW Childrens Community Services in developing an integrated approach to safeguarding children. You will work closely with the Named Nurses for Safeguarding Children in providing specialist knowledge and advice to health professionals. This is a highly fulfilling and rewarding role as you will promote effective safeguarding practice by enabling practitioners to identify families who are/may be having difficulty in meeting their child care responsibilities and ensuring that these families are clinically managed through a high standard of evidence based practice and safeguarding children supervision. The ability and willingness to travel to support this role is required and therefore a valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the BSW patch is essential.
Main duties of the job
* To support the promotion of good professional practice.
* To communicate the Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedure to all staff ensuring that these are implemented in practice.
* To support HCRG Care Group staff with legal aspects of their roles, regarding court statements, attending court, police requests, CAFCAS, liaising as required with legal services both internal and external.
* To support operational management with sound professional advice in order to ensure delivery of safe and effective safeguarding practice.
* The postholder will establish links with those involved in the care of children and families.
* Establish effective communication and collaboration with the local authority, police, education and other agencies involved in Child Protection and Safeguarding Children.
* To support the development of practice to promote and safeguard the welfare of children ensuring that it is embedded within all services.
* To support the objectives of the organisation and contribute to developing an operational framework for Safeguarding Children and Child Protection.
* To provide professional advice to HCRG Care Group.
* To contribute to ensuring that children are safeguarded from harm and that the service is applied to a high standard consistently across BSW.
* Provide advice and support to frontline clinicians to ensure that high standards of practice in Safeguarding and child protection are maintained and continuously improved.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may close it earlier than the date shown. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit the company website.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/40134/16897
Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8BS
Job responsibilities
As a Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children, you’ll be part of our valued team within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Membership of My Reward Hub, with discounts on everyday purchases and cashback/voucher offers
* Access to wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
* Online and face to face help with mental and physical wellbeing, post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, plus career coaching and counselling
* Access to Learning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Learning and Development team, The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture where ideas are encouraged to help deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by funding for innovation
* The organisation is committed to high clinical and quality standards, with many services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details: HCRG Care Group, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8BS
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