Job Description

Please note, this post will be hosted by Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust Safeguarding Service (Wirral) which is due to TUPE to Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1st December 2025.



The Safeguarding Nurse will be the lead health practitioner and adviser for cases being overseen by the MACPT and they will facilitate access to the wider health economy and practitioners. They will develop networks of support and will work in partnership with the other MACPT members to create effective multi-agency interventions and plans, based on a rigorous assessment of risk.

The key responsibilities of the post are to:

Ensure safe and effective service provision for vulnerable children/young people who fall under the remit of the MACPT. Needs will span the health economy, but will likely often be related to mental health, impact of trauma, and sexual health Provide co-ordination of health services in respect of any actions for health as part of Child Protection enquiries, ensuring attendance at key meetings such as Strategy Discussions, Initial Child Protection Conferences, and Review Child Protection Conferences Ensure the smooth flow and exchange of information from across the health economy to support the timely provision of services to children and young people at risk of or suffering significant harm, and help MACPT members navigate the health landscape Support the Local Authority as required in undertaking Section 47 enquiries, this may include visiting children and families and gathering the daily lived experience of family members Advise the MACPT, from a health perspective, about the appropriate course of action/interventions for a child, including contributing to assessments and plans





Wirral is one of only ten areas in England chosen as a Families First for Children Pathfinder. The FFC Pathfinder is a Department for Education led Programme to design and test social care reforms which have been developed from the Government's Stable Homes, Built on Love strategy.



The MACPT is a multi-agency team who will lead the response to the most serious and complex cases of known or suspected significant harm. They also have a key role to play in designing and delivering interventions to cases which have not yet met the significant harm threshold but are likely to do so without intensive support.



The operational MACPT team includes a co-located core team of lead child protection practitioners, social workers, a safeguarding nurse, police officer, education practitioner and a family therapist. The MACPT also maintains strong links to other specialist teams and agencies such as the Compass Child Exploitation, the domestic abuse hub and drug and alcohol services.



The safeguarding nurse will be part of a co-located multi-agency team and will be required to maintain supportive and constructive relationships with a broad range of practitioners and agencies from within and outside the health economy.