Safeguarding Children's Advisor - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed health professional to join Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust's Safeguarding Children's Team as a part - time band 7, Safeguarding Children's Advisor.


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 the link between hospital and community to ensure safeguarding practice and continuum of care for 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 children we would like to hear from you.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of safeguarding services supporting the Trust's Named Nurse 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 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 meetings at Local Safeguarding Children Partnership sub groups.

Trust Culture and Values


The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other.

To support this, our core values are that we are all:

  • Caring — we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants Safe — we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first) Responsible — all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation and that we:
Value each other — we all value each other's contribution.


Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviors in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'.

Please see the attached supporting document and person spec which contains more information about the role
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