Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2025-147
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Liaison Nurse
Band 6
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Part time : 22.5 hours per week
We are excited to announce an opportunity for a skilled and dedicated Nurse to fulfil the role of the Paediatric Liaison Nurse. This pivotal role plays a key part in the strategic development and operational delivery of safeguarding initiatives across The Countess of Chester Hospital Trust.
The post holder will work to establish and promote effective referral pathways and communication between hospital services, including the Countess of Chester, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Social Care and other community professionals as needed. Acting as a professional resource, the role will facilitate strong links between acute, community, and primary care services, ensuring seamless communication across wards, outpatients, A&E, and maternity departments.
The post holder will collaborate closely with the Named Professionals and Safeguarding Children team, providing expert guidance on safeguarding children. They will ensure the safety and welfare of children, young people, and unborn children who interact with the Trust’s services, including those of adult patients where safeguarding concerns are identified. This work will be in line with the Department of Health’s 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' (2023), the Laming Enquiry, the National Service Framework for Children, and other relevant national standards and recommendations
Main duties of the job
The role is centered on safeguarding children, young people, and families by providing expert support and guidance to Countess of Chester Hospital staff. Key responsibilities include:
- Safeguarding & Liaison: Ensuring other organisations are made aware of patient admissions in the best interests of the child.
- Information Management: Coordinating and securely managing the transfer, storage, and analysis of safeguarding-related information from the acute Trust to community services.
- Collaboration & Communication: Working across professional and organisational boundaries to strengthen safeguarding practices, maintain effective relationships, and enhance information sharing between services.
- Training & Development: Identifying staff training needs, delivering education on safeguarding and domestic abuse, and participating in local and national safeguarding initiatives.
- Governance & Compliance: Supporting policy implementation, attending meetings, ensuring adherence to safeguarding procedures, and contributing to service improvements and clinical governance.
The role requires a high level of expertise in safeguarding, strong teamwork, and a proactive approach to ensuring the well-being of children, young people, and families.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN or equivalent qualification
- Degree or working towards
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study.
- Evidence of on-going professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Qualification in Safeguarding Adults/Children
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of national and local safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and policy.
- Knowledge of patterns of abuse and neglect
- Verbal and written presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Knowledge of the national domestic abuse/safeguarding agenda
- Post registration experience working in the children’s safeguarding arena
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the “Think family” approach to safeguarding
- IT Skills
- Experience of working with safeguarding adults procedures
- Experience of partnership working
- Experience of participation in safeguarding meetings
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- Resilience/ability to remain calm under pressure
- Good IT skills, word and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate across organisational boundaries
- Ability to prioritise work flexibly and work to deadlines
- Experience of audit and report
- Experience to have difficult conversations
Desirable criteria
- IT skills relating to PowerPoint, excel and publisher
- Ability to support and develop other practitioners
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jill Cooper
- Job title
- Associate Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 363608
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