Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated practitioner to join the South Gloucestershire Children's Safeguarding team, as a Band 7 Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Children.

This opportunity has risen due to the team expanding to support the Social care reforms and the introduction of MACPT. This is a varied role, which includes, offering safeguarding supervision and support, delivering integrated Safeguarding training as well as involvement in Child Protection strategies and contribution to MASH, MACPT, MARAC. We work in partnership with Sirona practitioners, supporting them to provide a safeguarding service to the children, young people, and families they work with.

If you are a highly motivated individual who enjoys a fast paced environment and is passionate about safeguarding babies, children and young people we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To facilitate and embed reflective and restorative supervision to all staff and create a culture where practitioners know how to safeguard and protect children.
• To provide line management, supervision and support to team members e.g. ensuring 1:1s, PDR and staff well-being.
• Actively participate within multiagency safeguarding processes such as MARAC/MASH and MACPT
• To participate as a Sirona Health Representative within child protection strategy discussions in line with the agreed delegated framework
• To participate and contribute to complex Strategy discussion in relation to exploitation
• To represent Sirona care and health at any multi-agency strategic groups as appropriate. This may include quality assurance or themed sub-groups for the local multi agency safeguarding arrangements.
• To compile, contribute and oversee the development of chronologies related to existing child review procedures such as Rapid Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
• To contribute to the development, delivery and facilitation of the Sirona Safeguarding Training Plan
• To adopt a Think Family approach to all aspects of safeguarding work and facilitate the embedding of this approach into organisation culture.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make areal difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for allour colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Details

Date posted

21 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-8266614-SL

Job locations

Sirona care & health HQ

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position. Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application. If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of line management or experience in a coordinator role
• Experience working with children and families where child safeguarding has been a significant feature
• Experience of team working and the factors that make teamwork effective together with knowledge of primary care services
• Experience of developing and /or delivering training/presentations
• Experience of inter-agency partnership working
• Recent experience of engagement with the child protection supervision process

Desirable

• Experience of Midwifery or sexual health

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Sick Children's Nurse / Registered General Nurse / Midwife or School Health Nurse
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of continuing professional development related to child protection through attendance at short courses
• Ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Enhanced DBS disclosure

Desirable

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Supervision Qualification
• Teaching or Training Qualification e.g. ENB 998 /997, City & Guilds / experience of developing / delivering training to professional groups

Person Specification Skills, Experience and Knowledge Essential Experience of line management or experience in a coordinator role Experience working with children and families where child safeguarding has been a significant feature Experience of team working and the factors that make teamwork effective together with knowledge of primary care services Experience of developing and /or delivering training/presentations Experience of inter-agency partnership working Recent experience of engagement with the child protection supervision process Desirable Experience of Midwifery or sexual health Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Sick Children's Nurse / Registered General Nurse / Midwife or School Health Nurse Educated to degree level Evidence of continuing professional development related to child protection through attendance at short courses Ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Enhanced DBS disclosure Desirable Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Supervision Qualification Teaching or Training Qualification e.g. ENB 998 /997, City & Guilds / experience of developing / delivering training to professional groups

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona care & health HQ

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona care & health HQ

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)