Safeguarding Specialist Nurse or Midwife North East England

Job summary

Please note - this role is Remote Working with travel required across units in the North East on a weekly basis to deliver training and supervision and occasional travel to head office when required for meetings and training.

We are looking for a Safeguarding Specialist Nurse or Midwife to provide safeguarding support across BPAS in all areas of safeguarding. This includes advice and support to staff, training delivery, assurance for commissioners and liaison with external agencies.

As a Safeguarding Specialist Nurse or Midwife, you will be supporting the development, regional implementation & monitoring of BPAS safeguarding strategy, policy, and procedures.

This is an important and special role in a unique area of reproductive healthcare. This role involves working 37.5 hours per week, over Monday to Friday. Homebased with regular travel to all BPAS North East locations on a weekly basis.

This role is on a 12 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

About You

You will be a registered adult nurse or midwife who is safeguarding level 3 qualified and has demonstrable experience of providing expert advice and engaging colleagues in a positive way. You will have knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation and practices. IT literate, you will be adept at developing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion. By keeping calm under pressure, you will be able to work through multiple priorities at the same time.

Main duties of the job

• Support managers to instil a culture within BPAS that has safeguarding at its core.
• Support the Lead Nurse in advising the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on BPAS responsibilities around safeguarding
• Act as first point of contact for BPAS staff seeking information and advice on clients with safeguarding/vulnerability concerns
• Develop and maintain a central log of all safeguarding queries/requests for support or advice
• Provide expert level of knowledge, leadership and professional advice in relation to safeguarding children and adults across BPAS
• Provide expert safeguarding representation at meetings or committees as required
• Supporting staff in attendance at safeguarding case reviews if needed
• Support the investigation of serious incidents relating to safeguarding, and external Serious Case Reviews
• Support Treatment Unit Managers to liaise with Local Safeguarding Boards

We are also looking for:

• Significant knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills able to communicate at all levels of an organisation.
• Great listening skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to a client-let service
• Knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk management

About us

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent reproductive healthcare charity, providing evidence-based, not-for-profit reproductive healthcare. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS, offering abortion care, contraception, and STI testing and treatment across the country.

When you join BPAS, you become part of a values-driven organisation where compassion, professionalism, and choice guide everything we do. You will help remove barriers to safe reproductive care while supporting people to to make informed choices about their health and futures.

Working with us - benefits include:

• 34 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Life assurance at 3 salary
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Access to GP 24/7, 365 days a year
• MyMindPal mental fitness app and 24/7 counselling support
• Online discounts, discounted gym membership, and other lifestyle benefits
• Family-friendly policies to support work-life balance

Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity

BPAS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the the welfare of everyone who uses our services, and all staff share this responsibility. Recruitment follows safer-recruitment principles and includes appropriate pre-employment checks.

We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and will make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process for all candidates.

Job responsibilities

A full job description and further information can be downloaded from the right hand side of this page.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications that reflect the skills and experience required for the role. We aim to keep it open long enough to ensure a diverse and representative applicant pool, so early applications are strongly encouraged.

If you have any questions about the role, the process, or require adjustments to support your application, please get in touch we are happy to help.

Salary

£45,854 to £56,570 per annum dependent on skills and experience

Contract

12 months FTC covering Maternity Leave

Hours per week

37.5 hours per week to be worked over Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 17:00

Location

Remote Working with travel required across the North East region to deliver training and supervision on a regular basis and occasional travel to head office when required.

The units you will need to visit include:

• Doncaster, York, Leeds, Bradford, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, South Shields, Nottingham

There will also be some national travel expected on a less regular basis.

References & pre-employment checks

All offers of employment are conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks. Applicants must provide three years of employment references, including reasons for leaving and details of any gaps in employment.

Application outcome

If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse level 1 / Registered Midwife (practising)
• Educated to level 3 in safeguarding
• Active NMC registration and valid PIN

Desirable

• Leadership role or specialist training in safeguarding

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and safeguarding practices
• Interpersonal and staff management skills with the ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships
• Ability to develop policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk management
• Ability to perform analysis of incidence and trends

Experience

Essential

• Safeguarding supervision experience and skills
• Teaching experience and skills
• Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries and monitoring standards of care

Desirable

• Experience of working in sexual and reproductive health

General

Essential

• Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
• Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship.
• Are you aware we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role?
• Please state your Professional body and membership e.g. NMC Midwives (RM)
• Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date
• This is a remote working role with weekly travel to our units in the North East region. Can you travel to all units?
• Are you aware that this role is on a 12 month FTC covering maternity leave?
• We are looking to appoint to this role as soon as possible. Could you please confirm your current notice period and, if successful, your earliest possible start date?

Desirable

• Please add any further information/summary you wish to add in support of your application for this role.

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).