Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children (Looked After and Care Leavers) inBradford inBradford PUBLISHED 14 NOV 2024

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year PERMANENT

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board rKM39QT4

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Be responsible for the provision of highly technical specialist expert advice and support on all aspects of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After (CLA) and Care Leavers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled qualified nurse to join the WYICB Safeguarding team as Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children and Children Looked and Care Leavers After at Bradford Place.

The post holder will lead the safeguarding children's team within the WY ICB, Bradford PLACE, working a shared agenda, providing line-management for the Deputy Designated Nurses and Named safeguarding GP, and, work closely with the Director of Nursing and Quality

The post holder will be instrumental in working across the Safeguarding Partnership to provide highly skilled leadership, advice, and guidance in relation to Safeguarding Children and Children Looked After.

The Designated Nurse will provide strategic leadership on all aspects of the health service contribution to safeguarding children at Bradford PLACE.

The Designated Nurse SGC, CLA is an expert and strategic leader for safeguarding and is a vital source of safeguarding advice and expertise for all relevant agencies and other organisations, in particular to health commissioners, ICBs, the local authority and Children Partnerships (Bradford District and Craven).

The Post holder provides safeguarding expertise, support and advice to the Director of Nursing and Quality. They provide a health advisory role to the Bradford Safeguarding Childrens Partnership (BSCP) attending meetings, fully briefing, and supporting the ICB BSCP executive member.

They provide the lead across the health economy on statutory rapid reviews and commissioning of child safeguarding practice reviews ensuring that learning for health partners is disseminated and put into practice.

They provide assurance externally to the ICB, safeguarding partnerships and NHSE that Bradford place is meeting its own statutory functions to safeguarding children and children in care.

About us

To fulfil the role of Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After and Care Leavers as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children (DH, 2

Be responsible to the Executive lead, seeking to ensure that the PLACE is able to demonstrate that it is discharging all of its responsibilities for safeguarding children, children looked after and care leavers across the health economy and social acre organisations in supporting the wider system

Be responsible for the provision of highly technical specialist expert advice and support on all aspects of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After (CLA) and Care Leavers

Influence the strategic development and planning of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After and care leaver services by providing professional advice regarding safeguarding and CLA issues across the whole health economy.

The Designated Nurse will provide strategic leadership on all aspects of the health service contribution to safeguarding children at Bradford PLACE.

They provide assurance externally to the ICB, safeguarding partnerships and NHSE that Bradford place is meeting its own statutory functions to safeguarding children and children in care.

About us
To fulfil the role of Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After and Care Leavers as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children (DH, 2

Be responsible to the Executive lead, seeking to ensure that the PLACE is able to demonstrate that it is discharging all of its responsibilities for safeguarding children, children looked after and care leavers across the health economy and social acre organisations in supporting the wider system

Be responsible for the provision of highly technical specialist expert advice and support on all aspects of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After (CLA) and Care Leavers

Influence the strategic development and planning of Safeguarding Children, Children Looked After and care leaver services by providing professional advice regarding safeguarding and CLA issues across the whole health economy.

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1. Can you summarise your relevant nursing experience and how it has prepared you for this role?

2. What attracted you to the position of Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board?

3. What does safeguarding mean to you in the context of looked after children and care leavers?

4. Can you discuss your experience working within safeguarding partnerships and how that has influenced your approach to safeguarding children?

5. How do you keep up-to-date with changes in legislation, guidance, and best practices regarding safeguarding children?

6. Describe your approach to leading a team. How would you foster a culture of safeguarding within the team?

7. Can you give an example of a time you have provided mentorship or guidance to other nurses or professionals in a safeguarding context?

8. How would you handle conflict or differing opinions within your team or with external partners regarding safeguarding practices?

9. What strategies would you implement to ensure that the health service effectively contributes to safeguarding children within Bradford PLACE?

10. Can you give an example of a successful initiative you have led related to safeguarding children or vulnerable groups?

11. How would you establish and maintain effective working relationships with local authorities and other safeguarding agencies?

12. What role do you see health commissioners and ICBs playing in the enhancement of child safeguarding practices?

13. What mechanisms would you put in place to gather and disseminate learning from child safeguarding practice reviews?

14. How do you measure the effectiveness of safeguarding interventions at a strategic level?

15. Imagine you are presented with a potential safeguarding concern about a looked after child. What steps would you take to address the situation?

16. How would you approach a scenario where there is resistance from a partner agency to implement recommended safeguarding practices?

17. What do you find most challenging about working in safeguarding, and how do you manage those challenges?

18. How do you ensure that your work is child-centred, especially when dealing with sensitive issues related to safeguarding?

19. What are your long-term goals within the field of children’s safeguarding, and how does this role fit into those goals?

20. Do you have any questions for us about the role or the team you would be joining?