Job overview

Permanent | Part Time

Join our dynamic Safeguarding Team at one of the UK's leading regional children's hospitals. This office-based role (with occasional ward rounds and meetings) offers the chance to make a real impact on the safety and wellbeing of children and adults across our services.

You'll be a key source of expertise for health professionals and partner agencies, working collaboratively to strengthen safeguarding practice and improve care outcomes. You'll also help design and deliver specialist safeguarding training across the Trust, alongside the Named Nurse and wider team.

If you're passionate about protecting vulnerable people and driving positive change, we'd love to hear from you.

About You

• RMN / RN Child

  Current level 3 safeguarding certificate

• Significant Post Registration experience in Paediatrics.

• Evidence of working with families where safeguarding concerns have been identified

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the safeguarding nurse specialist, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and coordinate specialist nursing services across varied settings, ensuring high-quality care in line with Trust policies.

• Deliver expert education, training, and support to children, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

• Assess, plan, and implement care programmes for children and young people, communicating effectively with senior nurses and partner agencies.

• Collaborate with multi-professional teams to safeguard vulnerable children and adults, driving improvements in health outcomes and care quality.

Working for our organisation

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children’s Health.

We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We’re proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children’s as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England — and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire — in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values — Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence — to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we’re excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.

We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts — helping you thrive at work and beyond.