Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 807-NWL-821
- Employer
- NHS North West London ICB
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various
- Town
- Various
- Salary
- £67,950 - £78,028 Inclusive of HCA per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children x 3
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to work within an Integrated Care Board in the Chief Nursing Officer Directorate as a Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children, then we would encourage you to contact us.
The NWL ICB Safeguarding team is made up of Designated Nurses for Safeguarding Children and Children Looked After (CLA), Designated Doctors for Safeguarding Children and CLA, and Named GPs. The team also includes Designated Professionals for Safeguarding Adults. The NWL ICB Safeguarding service covers the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, and Westminster/Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
We are looking for three dynamic and experienced Safeguarding Children Nurses who have comprehensive knowledge and experience of working in health care and across the wider system. The vacant posts are in Brent, Harrow and Hounslow.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate a good understanding of commissioning organisations and how safeguarding assurance is gathered whilst using your strategic leadership skills to influence the safeguarding portfolio. This will require excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop and sustain productive and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders. You will need to demonstrate a good understanding of child protection processes and provide expert advice and support across the NWL health economy, as well as to partner agencies such as the police and local authority. You will contribute to the work of the Safeguarding Children Partnerships and provide them with advice and support as required.
You will work across a collaborative team which encompasses safeguarding, quality and patient safety to fulfil the statutory responsibilities of the Integrated Care Board in North West London.
Contact Details:
For an informal discussion please contact the Assistant Directors for Safeguarding
Sue Sheldon at [email protected] Mobile 07903114504
Siobhan Appleton at [email protected] Mobile 07958224288.
Closing date for applications: 7th January 2025
The interviews will take place on: 21st, 23rd and 23rd (pm) January 2025
Working for our organisation
NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations, we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.
Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them take greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.
To do this we will:
improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
reduce inequalities in health outcomes, experience, and access
enhance productivity and better value for money
support broader social and economic development within our area.
We're proud of our staff and the contribution they make and are committed to developing their knowledge and skills in a supportive, inclusive, and values-led organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.
Person specification
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Member of relevant professional clinical body (NMC, HPCP, SWE).
- Experience of working at a professional level in the NHS and working as a Named/Safeguarding Specialist role (or equivalent experience) for numerous years post qualification.
- Educated to Master’s level or able to demonstrate relevant clinical experience and research in equivalence including national recognition
- Evidence of post-basic continuing professional development including in Safeguarding.
- Extensive knowledge of national/local Safeguarding Children Procedures. Knowledge and understanding of legislation such as the Mental Capacity Act and consent.
Desirable criteria
- Management/ Leadership Course
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
- Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
- Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
Analytical
Essential criteria
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Abilities for financial and staff management
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Equality and Diversity
Essential criteria
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Sue Sheldon
- Job title
- Assistant Director for Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
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