Designated Safeguarding NurseNHS

Job summary

Fixed term position until the end of March 2027

The successful post holder will:

• Support Lead the Designated Nurses for Safeguarding children and adults in fulfilling the functions associated with the post as detailed in statutory / national guidance.
• In combination with other members of the ICB safeguarding team, lead and support all activities necessary to ensure that the ICB meets their responsibilities for safeguarding children, children looked after and adults
• While the Designated Nurses for Safeguarding remain responsible, some tasks will be delegated to the Assistant Designated Nurse and they will be expected to act up in their absence.

The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

In carrying out your role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors should be at the core of everything you do:

• Commissioning for Value and Outcomes
• Accelerating Neighbourhood Health at Pace
• Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in our Pathways
• Financial Discipline / 2% Productivity
• Advancing Health Equity
• Integrated Partnership

Main duties of the job

Ensure the ICB meets all statutory safeguarding duties as defined in related documents including the Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework (SAAF) 2024, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, Intercollegiate Documents for Children and Adults 20025 and all relevant legislation including:

• Children Act 1989 and 2004
• Care Act 2014
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Liberty Protection Safeguards (when implemented)
• NHS Act 2006
• Domestic Abuse Act 2021
• Serious Violence Duty 2023

You will provide:

• Strategic leadership undertaking delegated responsibilities from the Lead Designated Nurse in your area
• System assurance and quality oversight
• Partnership working across a range of multi-agency safeguarding boards and partnership arrangements to deliver effective safeguarding and key priorities and service improvements.
• Expert clinical advice across a range of safeguarding matters to support ICB staff in contracting, commissioning, quality roles, health economy staff in a range of strategic and operational roles and multiagency partners
• Collaborate with Business Intelligence and analytics colleagues to integrate safeguarding performance and population risk indicators into commissioning decisions and monitoring frameworks.

Job description

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached.

You will be accountable for supporting the Designated Nurse for Safeguarding to

1. Ensure the ICB meets all statutory safeguarding duties as defined in related documents including the Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework (SAAF) 2024, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, Intercollegiate Documents for Children and Adults 20025 and all relevant legislation including:

Children Act 1989 and 2004

Care Act 2014

Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Liberty Protection Safeguards (when implemented)

NHS Act 2006

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

Serious Violence Duty2023

Strategic Leadership

1. Undertake delegated responsibilities in respect of the designated nurse function for safeguarding children and children looked after and adults.

2. In collaboration with the Designated Nurse foster excellent working relationships, at a senior level, on matters relating to strategic direction and policy interpretation and implementation of safeguarding

3. Establish links with regional and national networks in relation to safeguarding processes and review to inform future developments.

4. With the Designated Nurse provide timely and accurate translation and interpretation of national policy and legislation relating to safeguarding, putting this into context to enable policy and procedure development across the health service.

System Assurance and Quality

1. Support the Designated Nurse in developing, implementing and evaluating systems and processes, which provide the ICBs with assurance that commissioned services, have in place appropriate safeguarding arrangements.

2. Actively participate in use of the Safeguarding Commissioning Assurance Toolkit (safeguarding-CAT), oversee compliance audits, and ensure provider services meet SAAF indicators

3. Partake in ICB commissioner assurance visits and clinical quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that safeguarding is considered.

4. Advise and ensure that there is input of safeguarding expertise in the development of service specifications, contract performance measures and service level agreements with provider organisations, and in the review of their on-going performance.

Multi-agency Partnership

1. Deputise for the Designated Nurses at multi-agency partnership meetings including Safeguarding Childrens Partnerships and Adult board its subgroups and other safeguarding / partnership meetings as appropriate e.g. Domestic Abuse

Expert Clinical Advice

1. Provide safeguarding/child/adult protection and Mental Capacity Act health advice on policy development and case management to the ICB, commissioned services and partner agencies

2. Support commissioned services and primary care in developing and updating safeguarding policies and procedures in line with appropriate legislation, local and national guidance.

3. Support and contribute information, give advice to help resolve complex enquiries that may have legal, ethical and professional implications

4. Collaborate with Business Intelligence and analytics colleagues to integrate safeguarding performance and population risk indicators into commissioning decisions and monitoring frameworks.

Learning, improvement and Governance

1. Interpret and clearly communicate the highly sensitive health findings from serious case and learning lessons reviews, domestic homicide and LeDer to senior managers and staff within the multi-agency forum and other forums as required.

2. To ensure the learning and outcomes of the Health component from Local and National Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews/Learning Lessons Reviews/Domestic Homicide Reviews and LeDer are disseminated to safeguarding professionals

3. Lead or participate in case reviews and have oversight of complex cases, liaising with partner organisations as appropriate to provide employees with updates in respect of safeguarding adult investigations/enquiries

Workforce Development

1. Maintain professional registration and highly specialised clinical knowledge

2. Provide and receive formal reflective/restorative supervision sessions, professionally documented, to support clinical decision-making and mitigate isolation.

About us

Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) brings together the NHS, local councils and voluntary sector partners to support 2.7 million people. Our vision is to make the area the healthiest place to live and work by improving life chances and reducing inequalities.

As an employee, you will demonstrate our system values, champion inclusion and help address health inequalities so everyone can thrive. In return, the ICB offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive workplace, with opportunities to develop and work with partners to deliver meaningful change.

The ICB is committed to a workforce that reflects the population of Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone who meets the role criteria, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

The ICB is a registered Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will shortlist suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Employees formally notified that they are at risk of redundancy within the organisation will receive priority consideration for this vacancy if they meet the roles essential requirements. This supports redeployment and helps minimise compulsory redundancies.