Job Description

Job Introduction

We are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable

Named Nurse for Safeguarding

to join our team and play a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, effective care across our services. In this key role, you will support the Safeguarding Team to ensure the organisation meets its

contractual responsibilities to safeguard children, young people, and adults with care and support needs

who access our services both directly and indirectly.


You will work

collaboratively with partner agencies, the wider safeguarding team, and colleagues across HCRG Care Group

, promoting best practice, providing expert advice, and ensuring robust safeguarding processes are in place and consistently followed.


Main Responsibilities
Be responsible to and accountable within the managerial framework of HCRG Care Group Services. Support the BU Head and safeguarding team to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities for safeguarding Deputise for the leadership team when required At all times and in relation to the roles and responsibilities listed, work as a member of the organisation's safeguarding team. Management of the Safeguarding Specialist Nurses, delegation of work and provision of supervision

The Ideal Candidate

Qualifications and Professional Registration:

Registered with the

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

on: +

Part 1

of the register as a

Registered Children's Nurse

,

and/or

+

Part 1

of the register as a

Registered Adult Nurse

,

and

+

Part 3

of the register as a

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)

, having completed a recognised programme with a

child and family focus

.
Completed

post-registration training in safeguarding and/or looked-after children

, including knowledge of: + Relevant

law, policy, and practice

(e.g., Level 2 safeguarding training or

Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)

in a related field).

Experience:

A

minimum of three years' experience

in a healthcare role focused on

babies, children, and young people

, including direct experience working with

looked-after children

. Proven experience working as a

Safeguarding Specialist Nurse

(or equivalent role) within a

designated safeguarding team

. Demonstrated ability to

contribute to the writing of detailed and comprehensive reports and reviews

, particularly in the context of safeguarding or looked-after children.

About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.



Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.


While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.



As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.



Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.


Package Description

As a Named nurse for Safeguarding you will be part of our valued team, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

55690 - 62682 depending on experience (Band 8a AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least 100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year * The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission