Safeguarding Family Approach Nurse / Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves joining the Safeguarding Support Team on the Isle of Wight to embed a Family Approach to Safeguarding. You will provide specialist advice and supervision to NHS staff, contribute to complex safeguarding decision-making, and work collaboratively with various agencies. The position focuses on identifying risk, responding to safeguarding concerns, and ensuring the voices of children, adults, and families are central to interventions. It's a varied role supporting practitioners in navigating complex safeguarding situations.
Essential criteria
- Registered Professional on Part 1 of the NMC Register (Nursing and Midwifery Council), or relevant qualifications as a Midwife, Allied health professional or social worker with relevant and current professional registration.
- Degree level qualification or Equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing Professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessment qualification.
- Evidence of Specialist specific safeguarding training
- Evidence of experience relating to safeguarding adults and / or children using a family approach.
- Have sound clinical background and relevant post qualification experience.
- Experience of inter-agency partnership working
- Experience and knowledge of attending multiagency safeguarding meetings
- Evidence of skills required to assess and interpret complex safeguarding needs of patients/clients
- Experience of completing reports, care plans and risk assessments.
- Demonstrates strong team player attributes, working collaboratively with colleagues from diverse disciplines to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
- Is approachable, friendly, and committed to fostering a positive team environment.
- Maintains a non-judgmental attitude, ensuring all individuals are treated with respect, dignity, and empathy, regardless of background or circumstances and upholds high standards of personal and professional integrity.
- Additional Criteria
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of current safeguarding legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and 2004, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the Care Act 2014 and The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the different forms of abuse and neglect.
- When required, undertake and support complex analysis of risk for adults and/or children.
- Be Familiar with local safeguarding policies, procedures, and protocols to protect individuals across all age groups.
- Have knowledge of both child and adult safeguarding frameworks, including any relevant local or national safeguarding boards or committees and their processes.
- Knowledge of the Local Authority safeguarding interface.
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and IT skills
- Demonstrate critical analysis skills to appraise and analyse health information and share information proportionally in a multi-agency environment.
- Be able to work with all staff groups offering advice and support and provide individual review and consultation of complex cases
- Contribute to and support Professional development of staff
- Be adaptable, Self-Motivated and self-directed in managing workflow and deadlines and be able to work across Trust divisions and communities of practice.
- Manage stress generated through regular exposure, reading, and listening, to significant adverse events/experiences.
- Registered Professional on Part 1 of the NMC Register (Nursing and Midwifery Council), or relevant qualifications as a Midwife, Allied health professional or social worker with relevant and current professional registration.
- Degree level qualification or Equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing Professional development.
- Teaching and assessment qualification.
- Evidence of Specialist specific safeguarding training
- Evidence of experience relating to safeguarding adults and / or children using a family approach.
- Have sound clinical background and relevant post qualification experience.
- Experience of inter-agency partnership working
- Experience and knowledge of attending multiagency safeguarding meetings
- Evidence of skills required to assess and interpret complex safeguarding needs of patients/clients
- Experience of completing reports, care plans and risk assessments.
- Demonstrates strong team player attributes, working collaboratively with colleagues from diverse disciplines to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
- Is approachable, friendly, and committed to fostering a positive team environment.
- Maintains a non-judgmental attitude, ensuring all individuals are treated with respect, dignity, and empathy, regardless of background or circumstances and upholds high standards of personal and professional integrity.
- Additional Criteria
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of current safeguarding legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and 2004, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Ac
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Safeguarding Family Approach Nurse / Practitioner
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about safeguarding and making a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people, adults, and families on the Isle of Wight?
Join our dedicated Safeguarding Support Team and play a key role in embedding a Family Approach to Safeguarding across the Isle of Wight. This is an exciting opportunity to support frontline practice, provide specialist advice and supervision, contribute to complex safeguarding decision-making, and work collaboratively with professionals across health, social care, education, and partner agencies to improve outcomes for local communities.
Based within our Isle of Wight geographical safeguarding hub and supported by the wider Safeguarding Support Team, you will help frontline staff identify risk, respond effectively to safeguarding concerns, and ensure the voices of children, adults and families remain central to decision-making and intervention.
The Isle of Wight is more than a place to work. It is a unique community where partnership working, and relationship-based practice can make a genuine and lasting difference. Working across our Island communities, you will build strong professional networks and contribute to services that promote safety, wellbeing,
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