Safeguarding Children Lead: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 49,387 to 56,515 £ / Year

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Job summary

Are you a Degree-qualified SCPHN with knowledge, skills and experience within the safeguarding arena?

Do you want to develop further skills and experience within safeguarding, supporting practitioners, families and the wider safeguarding system?

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, Safeguarding Lead who would like an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, friendly and supportive Safeguarding team.

Would you like to be part of a strong team of safeguarding leads who are embedded within the wider diverse leadership team within the Healthy Child Programme?

We are looking for a practitioner who:

  • has knowledge and experience of working with children and families within the safeguarding arena and can work autonomously
  • be competent in assessing suspected abuse and neglect
  • can work as part of a wider safeguarding system to improve outcomes for children

If successful, you will work within the Peterborough locality with the expectation of supporting the wider safeguarding team when required. You will be part of a friendly, passionate safeguarding team who are always looking for ways to improve the outcomes for children.

If you would like to be part of a team that plays a crucial role in supporting health practitioners across multiple disciplines within their practice to ensure they can safeguard children and young people, this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by the Named Nurse and Head of Safeguarding.

To provide support and leadership within and across East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC) on all matters relating to safeguarding children and identifying when adults are at risk.

To embed the Think Family approach and to liaise with the expertise of the adult safeguarding team when working with adults at risk within the family environment.

A working knowledge of the Working Together 2026 and knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable families and multi-agencies would be an expectation of a practitioner applying for this role.

This role is based in the Peterborough area. However, there is an expectation of travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Should we receive a high no. of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 29.10.26

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • First level Registered Nurse
  • Current NMC Registered Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner in school nursing or health visiting
  • Relevant Degree
  • Evidence of further training/education in Safeguarding Children

Desirable

  • NSPCC or other Trust accredited safeguarding supervision training or other relevant training
  • Recognised professional teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post-qualification experience working in a specialist practitioner role
  • Experience of working autonomously in their role working with children and young people
  • Relevant experience of safeguarding children and working with families
  • Demonstrates a good understanding of the Think Family model and can identify adults at risk
  • Demonstrates a good understanding of Legislation and National Guidelines that drive safeguarding policy and practice

Desirable

  • Experience of working in MASH or multi-agency setting
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring
  • Experience of managing clinical audit
  • Awareness of patient/public involvement in service development

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates an ability to identify and manage safeguarding concerns within current practice
  • Demonstrates an ability to remain child focused and facilitate the Think Family approach with health practitioners
  • Demonstrates an ability to advise other agencies regarding the health needs of people
  • Demonstrates professional curiosity and the ability to manage appropriate professional challenge in safeguarding work

Desirable

  • IT skills
  • Supervision skills both individual and group facilitation skills

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).

Closing Date: 8 November 2026

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