Specialist Safeguarding Children Professional
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Safeguarding Children Professional
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Safeguarding Specialist Nurse Band 7
Fixed Term/Secondment for 18 months ending March 2028
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking and dynamic integrated safeguarding team at an acute trust as the Specialist Safeguarding Children Professional. Working with the Named Professional for Safeguarding Children, the post holder will collaborate with members of the trusts safeguarding team, internal divisions and wider multi - agency partners to support with the fulfilment of the trust's statutory duties.
We are a dedicated Integrated Safeguarding team looking for a dynamic, passionate Safeguarding Professional to join our safeguarding team. This is a specialist role which involves covering all aspects of safeguarding children across our organisation and providing advice and support.
Main duties of the job
The successful practitioner will work with our statutory agency partners to support the safeguarding agenda. This includes attendance at multi - agency meetings such as Child Protection Conferences, Core Group Meetings, Strategy Discussions, Professional meetings, and Discharge Planning Meetings as required. The post holder will have the ability to apply policies, standards, and legislations to support every day practice and ensure practice is in line with local and national policy and regulatory and legislative requirements.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that staff are familiar with our safeguarding policies, develop further policy and procedures and ensure that these are followed once potential or actual concerns are identified.
The role is central to the development and delivery of Safeguarding Children training and Safeguarding Supervision.
The role includes undertaking audit projects, implementing findings to improve provision of a responsive safeguarding service for the Trust.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Details
Date posted
02 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
249-8237392
Job locations
GWH
Swindon
SN3 6NB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will provide support to the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and other safeguarding team members in both maternity and adult services.
The aim of the role is to provide support in providing health information for strategy meetings, reviewing referrals made to Childrens social care, responding to Trust wide safeguarding queries, undertaking safeguarding audits and supporting staff in all ward and department areas when there are safeguarding concerns identified. Please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will provide support to the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and other safeguarding team members in both maternity and adult services.
The aim of the role is to provide support in providing health information for strategy meetings, reviewing referrals made to Childrens social care, responding to Trust wide safeguarding queries, undertaking safeguarding audits and supporting staff in all ward and department areas when there are safeguarding concerns identified. Please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with recognised body such as NMC/HCPC e.g Registered Nurse/Midwife, Social Worker, Allied Health Professional
- Experience of working within a role that involves Safeguarding Children post registration.
- Recent Level 3 Safeguarding training
Desirable
- Master's degree or equivalent in relevant area.
- Accredited teaching or training qualification.
- Recognised further qualifications in Safeguarding.
Experience
Essential
- Currently practicing in a professional role that includes a high level of children's safeguarding as significant part of the portfolio.
- Experience of working with children and families
- Experience of managing safeguarding concerns in a health and/or social care setting
- Experience of providing specialist safeguarding advice to other professionals
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audits.
- Experience of Safeguarding partnership working.
- Experience of Policy and Procedure development
- Experience of writing reports for governance forums
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with recognised body such as NMC/HCPC e.g Registered Nurse/Midwife, Social Worker, Allied Health Professional
- Experience of working within a role that involves Safeguarding Children post registration.
- Recent Level 3 Safeguarding training
Desirable
- Master's degree or equivalent in relevant area.
- Accredited teaching or training qualification.
- Recognised further qualifications in Safeguarding.
Experience
Essential
- Currently practicing in a professional role that includes a high level of children's safeguarding as significant part of the portfolio.
- Experience of working with children and families
- Experience of managing safeguarding concerns in a health and/or social care setting
- Experience of providing specialist safeguarding advice to other professionals
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audits.
- Experience of Safeguarding partnership working.
- Experience of Policy and Procedure development
- Experience of writing reports for governance forums
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).
Additional information
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
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
GWH
Swindon
SN3 6NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
GWH
Swindon
SN3 6NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Specialist Safeguarding Children Professional
Sarah Coxon
01793604945
Details
Date posted
02 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
249-8237392
Job locations
GWH
Swindon
SN3 6NB
United Kingdom
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