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Specialist Safeguarding Children Advisor
The closing date is 18 November 2025
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOHT) is a specialist orthopaedic tertiary centre and admits patients from all over the UK and abroad.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the RNOH, to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our safeguarding team as a specialist safeguarding children advisor.
The successful candidate must have experience of working with children, young people and families and a good knowledge of safeguarding children and young people is essential.
Responsibilities
* Demonstrate passion in promoting and embedding safeguarding across the Trust
* Provide safeguarding advice and support to Trust employees with regard to issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
* Provide training to all staff within the Trust, in line with mandatory and statutory safeguarding requirements
* Provide high quality safeguarding supervision to staff through a range of activities including one to one, group, peer forum and reflective discussions
* Contribute to the policy development and safeguarding audits
If you enjoy a challenge, are motivated and passionate about the welfare and protection of children and young people, committed to high standards and have excellent communication skills, then this is an ideal time to join our safeguarding team.
Main duties of the job
Provide a highly visible, easily accessible presence to RNOH employees (both at Stanmore and Bolsover Street sites) in order to support their safeguarding duties.
To support and advise all professionals and support staff within the Trust regarding safeguarding children matters, in conjunction with the Named Professionals.
To provide safeguarding children advice and support to all staff within the Trust, to promote the embedding of the principles of safeguarding into every day professional practice, and to empower them to fulfil their safeguarding duties.
Work collaboratively with the safeguarding adult colleagues to embed the 'Think Family' approach.
Provide expert advice to Trust staff on a day-to-day management of children and young people where there are safeguarding concerns. This may be by responding to incidents via telephone, email enquiries or face to face discussions.
Deputise for (with the support from the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults) the Named Nurse Safeguarding Children.
About us
At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:
* Scored above the national average for the People Promises: 'We are recognised and rewarded,' 'We are always learning,' 'We work flexibly,' 'We are a team,' and for staff engagement.
* Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
* Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for 'We work flexibly.'
At RNOH, we're committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive.
Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including:
* 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
* A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
* A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
* Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare
At RNOH, we are more than a workplace--we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Children's Nurse / Specialist Practitioner Public Health (HV/SN)
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent
* Evidence of professional development
* Teaching Qualification
* Supervision Qualification
* Child protection / safeguarding qualification
Experience
* Experience of working with vulnerable CYP & their families
* Experience of multi‑agency working
* Experience of delivering training
* knowledge of safeguarding in an acute setting
* Previous Safeguarding role
* safeguarding Supervsion
skills and abiliities
* Teaching & Presenting skills
* Ability to prioritise workload / time management
* knowledge of clinical governance processes
* ability to challenge decisions and escalate
* plan and organise training / work plans and audit
* Experience of using EPR
* participation in strategy meetings / child protection safeguarding meetings
* Experience of updating intranet pages
Knowledge
* good understanding of safeguarding legislation and guidance
* good understanding of information sharing and principles of GDPR
* Understanding of Think family model
Disposition and attributes
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal
* Team player
* self motivated
* Professional appearance
* Conflict reolution
* debriefing facilitation
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
392-RNOH-1337
Job locations
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, 1st Floor Teaching Centre,
Salary
£53,751 to £60,651 a year inclusive of HCAs
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