Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to join our supportive and dedicated safeguarding team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about safeguarding and committed to making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Working in collaboration with the other Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children you will provide cross site, visible, compassionate and professional safeguarding leadership across the organisation, offering expert advice, guidance and support to colleagues at all levels. Working closely with clinical teams, senior leaders and our multi-agency partners, you will help ensure that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and that children and young people remain at the heart of our practice.

You will also play an important role in developing safeguarding practice through education, supervision, learning from reviews and continuous improvement.

If you are an enthusiastic professional who enjoys working collaboratively, embraces new ideas and is passionate about delivering high-quality, child-centered safeguarding practice, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will give robust, consistent expert advice, reinforcing the need to deliver high quality safe service in line with legislation and best practice across the trust.

• Receive, interpret and provide highly complex information to a wide range of people and professionals across health and social care locally and regionally
• Ensure the Trust complies with the Children Act 1989 / 2004 through contribution to the Section 11 audits

Supervision
The post holder will lead and deliver safeguarding children supervision with health professionals as required to ensure consistency, safe practice and good outcomes for children and their families

Inter Agency Working
Be the Trust Lead in the participation, as required, in committees and working groups for the co-ordination and improvement of services in the prevention of child harm and promotion of the well-being of children and their families.

Education and Training
Assist in the design, development and delivery of effective and research based training to all health staff within the Trust ensuring equal access to training at all sites.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details
Date posted: 03 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 208-9F6985-26-1
Closing date: 17 November 2026

Essential qualifications and experience

• Be registered on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Have completed specific post registration training relevant to safeguarding children
• Have a minimum of three years experience relating to the care of babies / children and young people
• Relevant and recent experience of safeguarding children
• Recent experience of caseload or line management
• Can demonstrate an up to date knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures
• Can demonstrate an up to date knowledge of local and national safeguarding issues
• Can demonstrate knowledge and clinical experience of The Children Act 1989 / 2004
• Be competent with IT, computer skills, health data bases, e.g. SystmOne, Web V, or similar
• Willing to demonstrate knowledge, skills and competencies to Level 4 of the Intercollegiate Document 2023
• Committed to high professional standards and able to act as a role model
• Be able to work in a stressful environment with highly sensitive information
• Must have enthusiasm and able to motivate others
• Be a team player
• Be reliable and flexible
• Have the ability to prioritise their own workload

Desirable

• Have completed a management programme with a focus on leadership and change management or willingness to undertake
• Have completed a safeguarding supervision course
• Have a teaching qualification
• Have knowledge and skills in audit and report writing
• Evidence of multiagency working in the area of safeguarding children
• Have knowledge of local and national safeguarding developments
• Have experience and skills of undertaking staff one to ones and group supervision
• Have experience and knowledge in undertaking audit
• Have experience in the development and delivery of training
• Have knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
• Demonstrate an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Lynn Benefer, Deputy Head of Safeguarding / Named Nurse, lynn.benefer@nhs.net, 07526085892. Apply through our website.