Senior Named Nurse/Professional Safeguarding Adults and Children

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Oxford Health NHS Trust Senior Named Nurse/Professional Safeguarding Adults and Children

The closing date is 15 November 2026

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Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptionalSenior Named Professional Safeguarding Adults and Children to join our specialist safeguarding service. This is a high-profile leadership role offering the opportunity to shape safeguarding practice, provide expert advice and assurance, and drive improvement across health services and multi-agency partnerships.

A significant aspect of this role is providing safeguarding leadership and support to staff across Swindon, Wiltshire and Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES). You will also support safeguarding leadership in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire as part of the role.

You will be expected to maintain a visible presence within services and partner agencies, attending meetings, supervision, training and safeguarding activities in person. The role requires flexibility to work across organisational boundaries and geographical locations to support service delivery and business continuity.

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected safeguarding team and play a vital role in ensuring robust safeguarding arrangements across a large, integrated NHS Trust. You will contribute to strategic leadership, quality improvement, governance, training, partnership working and the development of outstanding safeguarding practice.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real impact on safeguarding adults and children, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We are particularly looking for candidates with experience and expertise in both adult and children safeguarding. The successful candidate will provide specialist leadership across areas including:

• Adult safeguarding and Section 42 enquiries
• Child Protection Processes
• Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Self-neglect/neglect and complex risk management
• Domestic abuse, modern slavery and exploitation
• Safeguarding Adults Reviews
• Local safeguarding children practice reviews
• Facilitating group supervision
• Delivering and developing training
• Audit and quality improvement
• Multi-agency working

About us

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-CS8362998

Job locations

East Oxford Health Centre

Manzil Way

Oxford

OX4 1GE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Safeguarding leadership and support to staff across Swindon, Wiltshire and Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES).

Support safeguarding leadership in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire as part of the role.

Facilitate service delivery related to

• Adult safeguarding and Section 42 enquiries
• Child Protection Processes
• Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Self-neglect/neglect and complex risk management
• Domestic abuse, modern slavery and exploitation
• Safeguarding Adults Reviews
• Local safeguarding children practice reviews
• Facilitating group supervision
• Delivering and developing training
• Audit and quality improvement
• Multi-agency working
• Line management of safeguarding service staff
• Reporting processes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Safeguarding leadership and support to staff across Swindon, Wiltshire and Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES).

Support safeguarding leadership in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire as part of the role.

Facilitate service delivery related to

• Adult safeguarding and Section 42 enquiries
• Child Protection Processes
• Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Self-neglect/neglect and complex risk management
• Domestic abuse, modern slavery and exploitation
• Safeguarding Adults Reviews
• Local safeguarding children practice reviews
• Facilitating group supervision
• Delivering and developing training
• Audit and quality improvement
• Multi-agency working
• Line management of safeguarding service staff
• Reporting processes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration
• Experience of working at Senior Safeguarding practitioner level

Desirable

• Experience of line management
• Safeguarding Qualification
• Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of think Family approaches
• Ability to lead organisational change

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust geographical areas

Skills

Essential

• Strong analytical and report writing skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration
• Experience of working at Senior Safeguarding practitioner level

Desirable

• Experience of line management
• Safeguarding Qualification
• Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of think Family approaches
• Ability to lead organisational change

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust geographical areas

Skills

Essential

• Strong analytical and report writing skills.

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.

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.

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

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

East Oxford Health Centre

Manzil Way

Oxford

OX4 1GE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

East Oxford Health Centre

Manzil Way

Oxford

OX4 1GE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Safeguarding

Elizabeth Navrady-Wilson

[email protected]

07825120178

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-CS8362998

Job locations

East Oxford Health Centre

Manzil Way

Oxford

OX4 1GE

United Kingdom

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