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Trosolwg o'r swydd

As an integral part of the Trust’s safeguarding services (acute and community) the post holder will provide expert advice, support and supervision to colleagues and act as an advisory resource. S/he will ensure the safeguarding service develops and is delivered in an evidence based, child/family focused manner.

The Named Nurse is based across two sites supporting the children's safeguarding teams at Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Named Nurse Safeguarding Children is professionally accountable to the Assistant Chief Nurse – Safeguarding.

The post holder will ensure the key functions of the Named Nurse for safeguarding children are undertaken for the Trust through:

• Effective leadership
• The setting, monitoring and maintenance of robust safeguarding arrangements and training programmes
• Collaborative interagency working
• Contributing to safeguarding governance.

The primary focus of this post is the leadership of operationalisation of the organisation’s statutory functions, as defined within the Children Act (1989/2004) across the Trust.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.