Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children\'s Safeguarding Team as a Band 7 specialist nurse advisor. We are looking for an experienced paediatric nurse or SCPHN to support Trust staff in safeguarding children through providing training, advice and support and safeguarding supervision. This is a part-time role but is shared with another team member to create a full-time post. The post holder is a recognised expert in safeguarding children and is responsible for supporting staff to identify and support children, young people and families at risk of harm.
Responsibilities
* Provide advice and support to frontline staff, deliver formal and informal training and deliver safeguarding supervision.
* Share information internally and within the multi-agency safeguarding network to enable robust safeguarding risk assessment.
* Participate in and lead clinical audits in own specialist area and contribute to developing robust clinical governance procedures.
* Represent CUH at multi-agency meetings including strategy meetings, safeguarding conferences and core group/child in need meetings, discharge planning meetings.
* Work as part of the safeguarding children partnership and collaborate within the multi-agency network.
About Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country, comprising Addenbrooke\'s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local population in Cambridge and regional and national specialist services.
What we offer
* A vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel and opportunities to practise your skills and develop your career pathway.
* Values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent to support outstanding care.
* Fully electronic patient record system to improve healthcare quality, patient safety and outcomes.
* Range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries, and subsidised travel and parking where eligible.
Why choose CUH
* Values and reputation for outstanding care
* Opportunities to experience a range of specialties
* Career and development opportunities
* Preceptorship and mentoring by a dedicated clinical education support team
* Research experience and opportunities
* Welcoming location with good quality of life
Eligibility and additional information
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. If you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
* Applied for a Graduate visa
* Or you have completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date
* Or the Trust has agreed to sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough-based roles, applicants identified as at risk of redundancy will be prioritized, but interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 9 October 2025. Interviews are due to be held on 20 October 2025.
Benefits and working arrangements
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site facilities, travel concessions, and flexible working arrangements to support a good work-life balance. We may consider alternative working hours where possible. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Thursday 9 October 2025.
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