About this role
Job summary
In this role, you'll be trusted to provide specialist safeguarding advice, helping protect children, young people and adults at risk of harm. You'll work with health, social care and partner agencies, using your expertise to support safe, person-centered decisions.
Main duties of the job
What you'll do
- Provide specialist advice and support to colleagues managing complex safeguarding concerns
- Assess safeguarding risks and help professionals make safe, evidence-based decisions
- Work with partner agencies and contribute to safeguarding reviews, meetings and learning
- Deliver safeguarding training, supervision and support to strengthen practice
- Lead and contribute to audits, quality improvement and the development of safeguarding guidance
What we're looking for
- A qualified nurse, allied health professional or social worker with current professional registration
- A relevant postgraduate qualification, or equivalent specialist knowledge, skills and experience
- Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience of analysing complex cases involving adults, children, young people and families
- Clear communication skills and confidence working independently and collaboratively across services
We welcome applications from different backgrounds and communities, and value fairness, respect, inclusion and everyone's contribution.
About us
At CHCP, we're passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.
Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.
Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcareto thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.
CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the 'CHCP Perks and Rewards' link.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Adult/Children's Nursing /Allied Professional or Social Worker
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council/HCPC or Social Work England
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant health or social care study or equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience
Desirable
- Teaching qualification e.g. 7307, PGCE
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of legislation that underpins safeguarding practice e.g. Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Children's Act 1989/2004, Working Together 2026
- Significant highly specialist safeguarding knowledge gained through postgraduate study, specialist training and extensive safeguarding experience.
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of Clinical governance, professional development and clinical leadership agendas
- Understanding of clinical risk/reporting issues
- A knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults with care and support needs.
- Possesses well-developed knowledge and keeps safeguarding practice base up to date to provide guidance and training to staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of local policy and procedures relating to safeguarding
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with adults, children, young people and families where welfare concerns have been integral to the role and where critical thinking and analysis of complex cases has been required/evidenced
- Able to work to a high degree of independence but participative in team activities with colleagues within multi-disciplinary teams including presenting sensitive and complex information
- Experience of implementing safeguarding processes, policies and procedures including applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- Experience of developing and delivering training and/ or presentations
Desirable
- Wide ranging experience of care planning for adults with care and support needs. Maybe something around transitional safeguarding
- Confident in the requirements of audit processes and can utilise these to inform the governance agenda of the Organisation
- Able to organise and lead meetings e.g. Supervision, staff group & Team briefings, Multi agency meetings
- Experienced in/qualified in leading Safeguarding Supervision
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and procedures
- Experience of challenging poor or inadequate practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
City Health Care Partnership CIC
Address
Buisness Support Centre
5 Beacon Way
Hull
HU3 4AE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chcpcic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)