Safeguarding Paediatric Liaison Nurse
Job summary
Are you a passionate paediatric nurse with a commitment to safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people? We have an opportunity to join our dedicated Safeguarding Team as a Paediatric Safeguarding Liaison Nurse, playing a vital role in supporting vulnerable children and families across our services.
Acting as a key link between acute hospital services and community partners, you will help ensure timely and effective information sharing to support the early identification of need, safeguarding concerns and appropriate intervention.
You will review attendances within the Emergency Department and other unscheduled care settings, identifying potential concerns and working closely with community agencies to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Working as part of a multidisciplinary safeguarding team, you will facilitate continuity of care, strengthen multi-agency collaboration and help children receive coordinated, holistic and timely support.
You will work closely with healthcare professionals, social care, mental health services and community teams, providing expert advice and guidance where required. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families while contributing to the delivery of high-quality safeguarding services.
If you are a motivated paediatric nurse with excellent communication skills and a passion for safeguarding, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Act as a visible role model, demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills while promoting high standards of care and safeguarding for children and young people. Serve as the primary point of contact between paediatric hospital services and community 0-19 services, ensuring effective partnership working across care settings.
Provide a single point of access to community services for hospital teams, facilitating timely referrals and coordinated care. Ensure relevant clinical information is shared promptly and accurately with community services to support continuity of care and effective care planning.
Work closely with paediatric leads and safeguarding teams to ensure robust systems are in place for communicating emergency department and unscheduled care attendances to GPs through the paediatric discharge process. Maintain a high-quality communication pathway that safeguards children and young people and supports seamless transitions between acute, community and universal health services.
Interpret and communicate complex paediatric information to community practitioners, enabling informed decision-making and coordinated care management. Promote understanding of the roles of Health Visitors, School Nurses, GPs, Looked After Children (LAC) Nurses and Community Nurses, while ensuring information sharing is timely, appropriate and compliant with safeguarding and information governance requirements.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.We look forward to your application!Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
RSCN / RN (Child) Safeguarding practice & Training to Level 3
Desirable
Health Visitor / School Nursing degree Teaching & assessing in Clinical Practice course Knowledge &
Experience · Essential
Demonstrable experience in relevant field of nursing Ability to recognise gaps in service provision
Desirable
Emergency Care Nursing Experience Health Visitor experience Safeguarding Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
