Job summary
To support the Head of Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities and Lead Nurse in the delivery of safe and effective safeguarding practice across the Trust, that places the wishes of the patient at the centre of decision making at every step. Support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its statutory and regulatory responsibilities to safeguard and protect adults, children, and young people. To work under the direction of the Lead Nurse and Head of Service to deliver the Trust's safeguarding priorities.

Champion trauma-informed, person-centered practice and lead initiatives to reduce health inequalities experienced by care leavers, exploited young people, adult with care and support needs, adults with vulnerabilities (mental health, capacity concerns, substance misuse, deprivation and neglect) and victims/survivors affected by domestic abuse. Provide operational direction and specialist guidance to colleagues and partner agencies to ensure that health needs are fully identified, assessed, and met, and that inequalities are proactively addressed. Lead on the development, implementation, and monitoring of safeguarding and neglect/self-neglect pathways for young people, and adults, offering advanced clinical expertise to frontline staff to support robust identification, assessment, and management of risk.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional leadership and expert advice to all Trust staff on all aspects of safeguarding. Provide high-quality safeguarding training for staff at all levels of the organisation. The post holder will be a visible source of support for frontline clinical staff. Deliver group and 1:1 safeguarding supervision across the Trust.

Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding practice are delivered to adults, children and young people at risk in partnership with all members of the internal and external multi-disciplinary team. Work with the Head of Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities to participate in national and local initiatives to protect children and adults from harm and ensure that changes in legislation, learning, information and ideas are disseminated Trust-wide. Promote practice that meets the statutory responsibilities of the Trust under The Childrens Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and other key statutes, including the Human Rights Act, The Homelessness Reduction Act, The Domestic Abuse Act, Modern Slavery Act and GDPR, ensuring that staff understand their roles and responsibilities in these areas.

Job responsibilities
Ensure seamless care and support for adults and children where there are safeguarding concerns through effective liaison and communication from ROH services to other health care providers, agencies and voluntary organisations.

Promote the importance of safeguarding safety planning as part of admission, discharge, clinic attendance, and home visits. Support Trust staff when they are required to participate in safeguarding processes, including Section 42 Enquiry, Case Conference attendance, and writing court reports. Accurately interpret and utilise information from medical records, both written and electronic, and all relevant patient documentation to support safe and effective nursing care. Provide frontline nursing support to patients known to our services. Maintain own clinical nursing competencies, including completion of all mandatory training requirements and safeguarding training requirements in accordance with the Intercollegiate Documents.

Oversee and support the Safeguarding Nurse and Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Advocate (DASVA). Oversee other Band 5 and 6 team members as directed by the Lead Nurse. Develop safeguarding policies, SoPs, audits and action plans aligned to local and national guidance. Represent the service at various internal and external meetings. Provide upward reports to Trust committees and board meetings. Develop opportunities for the training and development of the Safeguarding Champions including delivery of the Champions Day programme.

Develop relationships with key external safeguarding partners such as the Police, Local Authorities, Education, other health providers, ICBs, Fire and Rescue Services, third sector partners. Work closely with named safeguarding professionals in other health organisations to share good practice and to strengthen opportunities for development and networking.

Provide and receive highly complex information and anticipate barriers to communication, whilst recognising factors that may influence the situation and proactively seek out solutions to improve communication. Competently receive and review sensitive information concerning patients medical conditions and social circumstances.

The successful applicant will have the ability to motivate others and to work on own initiative; excellent communication skills and an ability to convey complex, sensitive information in times of stress; good presentation and teaching skills; excellent report writing skills; good IT Skills and excellent documentation skills.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to safeguarding practice.
• Teaching and training qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience of complex case management involving safeguarding children, young people and adults
• Experience of designing and delivering training packages
• Carrying out clinical audits and developing recommendations
• Experience of attending Best Interests meetings
• Application of safeguarding frameworks including Right Help, Right Time, Risk Enablement, Think Family, Making Safeguarding Personal
• Knowledge of Safeguarding/Child Protection legislation including: Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Children Act (1989 & 2004) Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023)
• Knowledge and understanding of current issues that relate to safeguarding children and adults and their practical application
• Ability to analyse Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews/Safeguarding Adults Reviews/Domestic Abuse Related Death reviews and how they relate to our Trust
• Experience of multi-Agency working and development work in relation to adults and children
• Experience of providing supervision to individuals and groups
• Ability to respond effectively to multiple competing priorities within a busy environment
• Ability to plan and deliver a service as part of a team

Desirable

• Safeguarding Supervision training
• Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) training
• DASH training
• Experience of practicing in a specialist nursing role
• Returning scoping requests to statutory safeguarding boards
• Line management experience including application of HR-related policies
• Knowledge of/experience in managing self-neglect and hoarding
• Experience of accessing data, analysis, and presentation of data within reports

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata if part-time. Band 7, Agenda for Change.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: 19 November 2026

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.