Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (end date December 2026 to cover maternity leave (or secondment opportunity)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7451827
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/10/2025
Employer heading
Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (Band 8a)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Please read the attached AI statement prior to submitting any application
Job overview
The post holder will have operational leadership responsibility for the children’s safeguarding services ensuring that structures, systems and processes are in place across the Trust whilst making appropriate use of available resources.
The post holder will provide whole organisational safeguarding expertise, through the provision of highly specialised assessment, analysis, advice and support.
The post holder will be expected to be visible and accessible to colleagues including the executive lead and the senior leadership teams. Assurance will be provided by the post holder in line with national and local safeguarding standards to the executive leadership, the Trusts Quality and Safety committee, commissioners and regulators.
The post holder will act as an exemplary role model to staff across the Trust for all issues relating to children’s safeguarding.
The post holder will liaise internally with all wards/departments, as well as externally with Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships, Clinical Commissioning Groups and other agencies, in order to lead on the development of safeguarding children practice.
The post holder will fulfil the role requirements for child sexual abuse and child exploitation lead.
Main duties of the job
Lead and support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities to safeguard/protect children and young people.
Be responsible to and accountable within the managerial framework of the employing organisation
At all times and in relation to the roles and responsibilities listed, work as a member of the organisation’s safeguarding/child protection team
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification have been attached for added detail.
The role is a statutory requirement to cover maternity leave and can be a fixed term appointment for 12 months or a secondment opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Have completed specific training on the care of babies or children and be registered on either Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a registered children’s nurse or Part 3 as a specialist community public health nurse having completed a specific programme with a child and family focus.
- Have a minimum of three-years’ experience related to caring for babies/children, be currently practising in the field of safeguarding/child protection and have an awareness of forensic safeguarding matters.
Desirable criteria
- Have completed specific post-registration training at degree level in safeguarding children and young people/child protection (prior to commencement in the post).
- Hold, or be working towards, a Masters degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing staff.
- 2 years recent experience of working at Band 7 or equivalent
- Evidence of child protection experience together with specific training in safeguarding children.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly developed written communication skills
- Highly developed verbal communication skills
- Evidence of analytical and problem solving skills
- Evidence of providing motivational, professional leadership with highly developed interpersonal skills
- Understanding of service area specific DH and NHS policy, initiatives, national service framework etc in delivering patient centred care
- Evidence of persuasion and negotiation skills
- Able to communicate effectively with, listen to and motivate, stakeholders and staff at all levels
- Evidence of ability to combine strategic direction with operational delivery.
Desirable criteria
- Skilled trainer, mentor, supervisor or coach
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Emma Luke
- Job title
- Named Nurse Safeguarding Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292389
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