Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8A Safeguarding Children Lead Nurse (Community)
Closing date: 15 July 2026

Job summary
The post holder will be working as part of the wider safeguarding team within the Royal Free London Trust. They will be responsible for the safeguarding children function across Enfield community services which is part of RFL. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with significant safeguarding children experience at band 7 to step up to the next level. The post holder managers the safeguarding specialist nurses within Enfield MASH and will be integral to the development of the newly created Health lead within Enfield Multi-agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide expert advice, supervision and support on safeguarding children matters, working together with key professionals and partner agencies.
• The post holder will actively contribute towards the quality and assurance agenda including training, audit, collection and analysis of relevant data.
• The post holder will contribute to Safeguarding children practice reviews, Domestic homicide reviews, Safeguarding adult reviews, Learning reviews and Serious incident investigations.
• The post holder will attend the Child Death reviews for children in Enfield.
• The post holder will work in close partnership with external stakeholders to ensuring effective safeguarding arrangements.
• The post holder will lead and have line management responsibility for Specialist safeguarding children' nurses/ practitioners within Enfield Community Services.
• To work collaboratively with other safeguarding professionals across the Trust including cross site cover if required.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out over 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Details
Date posted: 01 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 391-RFL-8092428
Job locations: St Michael's Site, Gater Drive, Enfield, EN2 0JB, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Education & professional qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC Part 1 or Part 3 SCPHN) with a child/family focus.
• Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
• Evidence of continuing personal development
• Specialist post-registration safeguarding training (Level 4/PGDip).
• Safeguarding supervision training
• MSc or working towards

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing certificate/ teaching qualification

Experience
Essential

• An expert either through formal qualifications (Masters) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area of Safeguarding
• Ability to present complex health information to health non-health colleagues in a way that supports evidence-based risk assessment.
• Experience in managing complex safeguarding cases and multi-agency working
• Experience of working across whole health communities
• Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management
• Experience of using audit to help shape service design or change
• Experience of contributing to case review and implementing associated actions
• Experience of providing reports and data for governance and assurance purposes both internally and for externally
• Experience of attendance and contribution at multi-agency forums
• Experience of working as a mentor/facilitator
• Experience of managing allegations of abuse against staff

Skills
Essential

• Provide complex and highly sensitive information to all levels of staff within the organisation
• Highly self-motivated
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Able to deliver the agreed objective within an agreed timeframe.
• Skilled in conflict resolution
• Skilled at professionally respectful multi-agency challenge and escalation
• Able to recognise risk and initiate mitigation
• Skilled at chairing and facilitating meetings
• Able to manage and support staff through change

Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential

• Committed to the continuous development of staff and self
• Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner
• Champion and advocate individuals' voices to ensure practice provides optimal experience, as well as outcomes
• Able to maintain high standards of confidentiality
• Ability to lead, by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity

other
Essential

• Ability to write clear and concise documents
• Advanced IT skills in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet

Royal Free World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Michael's Site, Gater Drive, Enfield, EN2 0JB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Safeguarding children lead- Enfield community
Carolyn Sobers
csobers@nhs.net
07967841556