Safeguarding Nurse Specialist - West

This post is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced senior nurse to strengthen their safeguarding portfolio and to lead and drive safeguarding activity within the organisation. You will be a key leader in the safeguarding team which consists of Named Nurses, Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurses, Head of Safeguarding & Looked After Children and Safeguarding Business Manager and business support.
This post holder will work across Sussex in a hybrid role but be responsible for West Sussex to support the safe delivery of the Trust's Safeguarding Children functions and will receive excellent induction and ongoing management support to develop their role and expertise.

• To assist the Safeguarding team to provide a robust safeguarding service across SPFT services. Any advice provided to staff should be in accordance with local safeguarding and trust policies and guidelines and in line with current evidence-based research and practice.
• To provide formal expert supervision and support to CAMHS and Adult services staff in accordance with governance frameworks, escalating concerns to the Lead Nurse/Named Nurse(s) in order to respond to and address risks, identify themes and to support any service learning.
• To assist the Safeguarding team in the development and facilitation/delivery of safeguarding related training across the service.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, we can offer you interesting and rewarding work in a team which prides itself in providing a high standard of care and support as well as providing excellent learning opportunities and regular supervision and support for its staff.
All staff are required to support the trust’s vision of promoting a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply by adhering to the trust’s equality and diversity policy.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Michael Brown

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Head of Safeguarding Children Email address: