Job Description

The Senior Safeguarding Nurse / Practitioner role is a visible and knowledgeable resource and support to patient facing staff across the Trust. They will work alongside trust staff developing safeguarding competence and confidence in safeguarding with a focus on improving patient outcomes.



They will use their own robust knowledge to support staff through advice, guidance, supervision and training keeping the six principles of safeguarding at the forefront of their interactions.



They will contribute to the safeguarding agenda through the provision of evidence based safeguarding advice, support, guidance, supervision and training for all disciplines of staff across all trust sites.

As part of the Safeguarding service:

To provide specialist safeguarding advice, support and guidance to a range of professionals across the trust

To work within the trust policy providing regular 1:1 and group safeguarding adults supervision across the trust

To work within a 'Think Family' model of safeguarding, routinely considering children at risk of harm when adult patients attend

Support and develop staff in the management of all aspects of complex and serious safeguarding activities for example, attendance at strategy discussions and complex case meetings, MARAC meetings and MASH/MARM referrals

To provide advice and support in relation to the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Safeguarding issues

To deliver high quality, evidence-based safeguarding training across the Trust, to a wide range of disciplines and participate in the development and evaluation of all training levels 1-3.

As delegated by the Operational Lead provide data and information for internal and external reports including for SAR/DHR/CSPR chronologies and reports

To facilitate programmes of practice and quality improvement with divisional colleagues using learning and recommendations from local and national reviews



University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.



For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.