Children's Safeguarding Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced, SCPHN-qualified practitioner to join Bromley Healthcare's Children's Safeguarding Team as a Children's Safeguarding Advisor. You will provide expert safeguarding advice, supervision, training, and professional leadership to staff, promoting high-quality, child-centred practice. The position involves working across multi-agency settings to support local and national safeguarding priorities and legislation. It is a full-time, fixed-term contract offering the opportunity to make a difference to children and families.
Key responsibilities
- Providing safeguarding advice and support to Bromley Healthcare staff.
- Delivering safeguarding supervision in line with organisational policy.
- Designing and delivering safeguarding training.
- Supporting information sharing through the MASH/Children and Families Hub.
- Contributing to MARAC processes.
- Promoting safeguarding learning, best practice and continuous improvement.
Essential criteria
- In-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation, guidance, and best practice (including Working Together and Intercollegiate Framework, Childrens Act, Domestic Abuse Act)
- Understanding of Thresholds , assessing risk and need for children and ability to support staff making decisions
- Able to challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively
- Strong leadership, teaching, and facilitation skills
- Registered Nurse Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Practitioner
- Educated to Degree Level/ equivalent
- Evidence of Professional development
- Evidence of teaching and Training others
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and from multiple sources
- Demonstrates capability to act upon incomplete information , using decision making skills
- Ability to produce concise yet robust communications for dissemination to partners from a broad range of agencies , disciplines and services
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of being the Health representative at Multiagency meetings such as MARAC/ MCC/MASH
- Sound knowledge and experience of electronic record keeping systems
- Able to use Excel
- Able to use data bases/ word
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- Willingness to participate in ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the wider healthcare environment
- experience of working in a community setting
- experience of working in an area of vulnerability and diversity
- Master's level qualification or equivalent experience
- Safeguarding/Leadership qualification
- postgraduate training in safeguarding children
- Safeguarding supervision course attended
- Demonstrated experience of co -working in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of assessing, managing risks and escalating concerns
- Ability to understand complex data ,combined with good analyitical skills
- Has a safeguarding supervision qualification
- Ability to travel across Bromley Healthcare as required
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bromley Healthcare CIC
Children's Safeguarding Advisor
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Children's Safeguarding Advisor
Band 7 - £55,524 - £62,652 inc HCAS per annum pro rota
1 year fixed term contract/ secondment - 37.5 hrs per week
We are seeking an experienced, SCPHN-qualified practitioner to join Bromley Healthcare's Children's Safeguarding Team as a Children's Safeguarding Advisor.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated professional with a passion for safeguarding children and improving outcomes for families. Working across a range of multi-agency settings, you will support the delivery of local and national safeguarding priorities, legislation and best practice.
You will provide expert safeguarding advice, supervision, training and professional leadership to staff, promoting high-quality, child-centred practice across the organisation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing safeguarding advice and support to Bromley Healthcare staff.
- Delivering safeguarding supervision in line with organisational policy.
- Designing and delivering safeguarding training.
- Supporting information sharing through the MASH/Children and Families Hub.
- Contributing to MARAC processes.
- Promoting safeguarding learning, best practice and continuous improvement.
This full-time role offers the opportunity to make a real diff
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