Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist Safeguarding Adults
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic registered nurse with a passion for safeguarding to join the Adult Safeguarding Team at University Hospitals Birmingham. The role involves promoting the Safeguarding agenda, implementing standards, and monitoring processes in line with national guidance. The post holder will provide clinical support and practical guidance to wards and departments across the Trust, acting as a visible role model. They will use excellent communication skills to share information about safeguarding adults and mental capacity, supporting patients and carers. The role is full-time and permanent, covering all Trust sites with a base at QEHB.
Essential criteria
- \*Relevant Professional Qualification which could include RGN or Social Work
- \*Current registration with Appropriate body
- \*Graduate qualification or demonstrable consolidated experience that equates to degree level knowledge
- \*Evidence of Professional Update including Safeguarding Update
- \*Teaching Qualification
- \*Significant / current experience in healthcare with adults, children, or young people, working across a complex and diverse workforce.
- \*Demonstrable experience and practice in adult safeguarding
- \*Demonstrable experience in delivering training and education packages to a range of professionals across organisational and professional boundaries / multi-agency care providers
- \*Proven ability to analyse problems and to develop successful outcomes / solutions adhering to agreed Policies and Procedures
- \*Evidence of ability to manage clinical cases with highly sensitive situations.
- Additional Criteria
- \*Excellent communication and presentation skills
- \*Effective communication skills to include the ability to contribute to, and comment on complex reports, policies, protocols and guidelines
- \*Ability to analyse, interpret and facilitate data or information relating to the role.
- \*Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload efficiently and effectively
- \*Demonstrable ability to meet key targets / deadlines and objectives
- \*Authentic and established leadership abilities proportionate to role , able to provide leadership and empower staff at all levels
- \*Ability to meet deadline effectively
- \*Tenacity and determination to succeed
- \*Ability to work across sites/ services as required as per job role
- \*Able to work autonomously and be organised and productive
- \*Self-motivated
- \*Willingness to work a flexibly as part of a Trust Wide Team / Service across a range of sites
- \*Relevant Professional Qualification which could include RGN or Social Work
- \*Current registration with Appropriate body
- \*Graduate qualification or demonstrable consolidated experience that equates to degree level knowledge
- \*Evidence of Professional Update including Safeguarding Update
- \*Teaching Qualification
- \*Significant / current experience in healthcare with adults, children, or young people, working across a complex and diverse workforce.
- \*Demonstrable experience and practice in adult safeguarding
- \*Demonstrable experience in delivering training and education packages to a range of professionals across organisational and professional boundaries / multi-agency care providers
- \*Proven ability to analyse problems and to develop successful outcomes / solutions adhering to agreed Policies and Procedures
- \*Evidence of ability to manage clinical cases with highly sensitive situations.
- Additional Criteria
- \*Excellent communication and presentation skills
- \*Effective communication skills to include the ability to contribute to, and comment on complex reports, policies, protocols and guidelines
- \*Ability to analyse, interpret and facilitate data or information relating to the role.
- \*Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload efficiently and effectively
- \*Demonstrable ability to meet key targets / deadlines and objectives
- \*Authentic and established leadership abilities proportionate to role , able to provide leadership and empower staff at all levels
- \*Ability to meet deadline effectively
- \*Tenacity and determination to succeed
- \*Ability to work across sites/ services as required as per job role
- \*Able to work autonomously and be organised and productive
- \*Self-motivated
- \*Willingness to work a flexibly as part of a Trust Wide Team / Service across a range of sites
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 12d ago · Closes in 2d
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse with a passion for safeguarding to join the established team of safeguarding nurses in a permanent, full-time position (Monday --Friday) as Safeguarding Adults Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Adult Safeguarding Team at University Hospitals Birmingham. The role covers all sites with a base at QEHB.
Safeguarding protects a citizen's health and wellbeing; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect and is integral to providing high-quality health care (NHS England). Ensuring that our workforce is equipped to recognise and respond appropriately and proportionately to abuse and neglect is a key responsibility of this role.
It is essential that candidates are registered nurses with experience of working clinically with vulnerable adults
Working closely with other Team members, the post holder will promote and progress the Safeguarding agenda within the Trust, by promoting best practice, implementing standards and monitoring process in line with local and national guidance.
The post holder will be a visible role model, providing clinical support and practical guidance to wards and departments across the Trust. They will use excellent communication skills to share clear information about safeguarding adults and mental capacity, deal with stressful and difficult situations and show empathy in orde
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