East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialist
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Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialist
We are recruiting for a Safeguarding Children Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic safeguarding team has arisen. We require a dynamic, highly motivated and committed practitioner to work with health and multiagency colleagues to ensure the provision of safe and effective services to safeguard vulnerable children across Hertfordshire.
About the Role
The post holder will be a fundamental part of the safeguarding team and work closely with the Trust leads to ensure that the safeguarding of children remains at the heart of practice. Working with teams across the organisation you will be responsible for providing knowledge and expertise in all aspects of safeguarding children in the acute and community setting.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
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- Provide expertise and knowledge demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues relating to the identification, assessment and treatment, management of vulnerable children and families.
- Involve in monitoring and improving standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues contributing to the Safeguarding governance process across the Trust.
- Provide clinical support and guidance to staff within the hospital and community setting, including supporting staff in formulating appropriate, quality referrals to social care; case management and supervision, and actively participating on the on-call child protection medical rota.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
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Our Hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Work Life Balance
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sarah Corrigan
- Job title: Head of Children's and Maternity Safeguarding
- Email address: sarahcorrigan@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01438 28 6316
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