Safeguarding Children Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced and motivated Specialist Safeguarding practitioner to join the Integrated Safeguarding Team at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. You will influence safeguarding practice across various services, ensuring children, young people, and families receive appropriate support. The practitioner will provide expert advice, supervision, training, and professional leadership to staff across Royal Cornwall Hospital and Cornwall Foundation Trust, helping them recognise and manage safeguarding concerns.
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification - RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT
- Current professional registration - e.g NMC, HCPC
- Substantial experience in Safeguarding Children & continued practice & professional development
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification / course
- Knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge of Children Safeguarding policies, context and legislation
- Presentation skills e.g. PowerPoint/interactive resources
- Understands the potential personal impact of safeguarding/child protection work on professionals
- Teaching and Assessing
- Skills and Aptitude
- Multi-agency and skill mix working
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
- Professional qualification - RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT
- Current professional registration - e.g NMC, HCPC
- Substantial experience in Safeguarding Children & continued practice & professional development
- Leadership qualification / course
- Knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge of Children Safeguarding policies, context and legislation
- Presentation skills e.g. PowerPoint/interactive resources
- Understands the potential personal impact of safeguarding/child protection work on professionals
- Teaching and Assessing
- Skills and Aptitude
- Multi-agency and skill mix working
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Safeguarding Children Practitioner
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Specialist Safeguarding practitioner to join our highly respected Integrated Safeguarding Team. This is an exciting opportunity to influence safeguarding practice across community, acute Trust, mental health and learning disability services, ensuring children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.
As a Specialist Safeguarding practitioner, you will play a key role in supporting staff across both Royal Cornwall Hospital and Cornwall Foundation Trust to recognise, respond to and manage safeguarding concerns. You will provide expert advice, supervision, training and professional leadership to help ensure safeguarding remains at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
o Plan and provide supervision, support, training and advice and act as a source of specialist knowledge for CPFT in matters relating to safeguarding children.o Work countywide under the direction of the Named Nurse for safeguarding children.o Develop partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations to aid communication and provide better outcomes for children and families.o Ensure robust communication takes place minimising risks to
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