Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding Children
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-7190676-GO-PB-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston and Richmond Foundation Trust
- Town
- Kingston-Upon -Thames
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 pa incl HCAS pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Safeguarding Children Practitioner
Band 7
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
Safeguarding Children Practitioner Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, and committed health professional to join Kingston and Richmond Foundation Trust’s (KRFT) Safeguarding Children’s Team as a full-time band 7, Safeguarding Children Practitioner.
You need to be a Registered Paediatric Nurse and /or Health Visitor with knowledge and experience of acute/community health services as you will be working across Kingston hospital and Richmond community to ensure safeguarding practice and continuum of care for babies, children and young people. The role encompasses promoting a positive culture of safeguarding within the Trust to ensure it is part of everyone’s everyday practice.
If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about safeguarding babies, children and young people we would like to hear from you.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Carol Oram - Named Nurse / professional Safeguarding Children
Email: [email protected] or mobile: - 07342 099847
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of safeguarding services supporting the Trust’s Named Nurse / Professional and Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children as per guidance as set out within the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, Children’s Act 1998 and 2004, Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Partnership (KRSCP) procedures and other national and local legislation and policy.
You will work closely with the Named Nurse / professional ensuring that staff can access advice, support and education, in relation to safeguarding children, when needed in a timely manner. Promoting a positive culture of safeguarding within the Trust to ensure it is part of everyone’s everyday practice.
The post holder will be required to contribute towards policy development and review, deliver supervision and training, within the Trust. You will be expected to participate in audits and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and represent the hospital by attending safeguarding children’s meetings at Local Safeguarding Children Partnership subgroups. The post will require the need for flexible working across both sites (hospital and community), as required to meet the needs of the service.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience working as a health visitor community/and / or acute nurse in field of safeguarding children
- Experience in multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Relevant experience of working in the child protection field
- Skilled in the education and training of other professionals
- Knowledge of the current government guidelines relating to Child Protection work and its implications for practice.
Desirable criteria
- Specialist safeguarding supervision training.
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse RN (Child) or RN and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV)
- ENB 998 or recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Evidence of post registration safeguarding training
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject area with the ability to work at MSc level
Skills /Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills: verbal and written
- Ability to work as a team and on own initiative
- Be able to communicate with all levels of staff within the Trust and external agencies
- Strong leadership skills
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload and work flexibly
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carol Oram
- Job title
- Named Nurse / professional Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342 099847
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