0-19 Safeguarding Triage and Duty Lead
Company: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Job ID: C9333-26-1386
The closing date is 01 November 2026
Job summary: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and knowledgeable Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse) who has a passion for safeguarding, to have a 6 month secondment as a 0-19 Safeguarding Triage and Duty Lead. This innovative Band 7 role focuses on providing leadership for safeguarding triage, duty and information sharing across the 0-19 pathway, ensuring children, young people and families receive timely, appropriate and effective safeguarding responses. Working closely with social care, health, education, and partner agencies, you will play a key role in identifying risk, supporting professional decision making and promoting the welfare of children, alongside leading on strategic change. The post holder will influence service development, represent the service within multi‑agency forums and support the delivery of safeguarding priorities across the wider health and care system. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced practitioner with excellent safeguarding knowledge who is passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people and has a passion for service development.
Interview date is Wednesday 18th November 2026
Main duties of the job: Lead safeguarding triage and duty functions across the 0-19 Children’s Universal Health Service, providing expert risk assessment, professional judgement and oversight of complex safeguarding concerns. Act as the key operational link with Children’s Social Care and strengthen strategic partnerships across Health, Education, Maternity and other partner agencies. Represent the service at multi‑agency safeguarding forums, ensuring the child’s voice and health needs remain central. Lead the development of integrated safeguarding pathways, information‑sharing arrangements, protocols and service improvements. Analyse safeguarding activity, themes and trends to inform strategy, audit and quality improvement, providing expert advice, reports and recommendations to senior managers and partnership forums.
The post has limited routine clinical work and does not hold a traditional Health Visiting or School Nursing caseload.
About us: CNWL – Milton Keynes is committed to providing quality health and social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public and private organisations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well‑being and provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged and supported.
- Buy and Sell Annual Leave
- An attractive pension scheme (including a tax‑free lump sum on retirement and family benefits for dependants; ill health retirement benefits; and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
- Employee Assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
- Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
- Staff Wellbeing Zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
- The Recovery College: offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
- A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) Network, Disabled Employees Network, Lived Experience of Mental Health Staff Network, Carers at Work Network, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network (BME)
- Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits
- Travel discounts
- Interest free season ticket loans
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 333-D-MK-CM-1249
Person Specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential:
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification, either Health Visiting or School Nursing with a current registration
- Safeguarding supervision supervisor qualification or willingness to attend training
Desirable:
- Additional safeguarding training or evidence of continuing professional development relevant to safeguarding
Experience
Essential:
- Significant experience of working with children, young people and families within a Health Visiting, School Nursing or 0-19 Public Health Nursing service
- Experience of managing complex, sensitive or distressing information
Desirable:
- Experience of working in a safeguarding duty, triage or single point of access function
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- Expert knowledge of safeguarding children legislation, guidance, thresholds and local procedures
- Expert knowledge of child development, public health, vulnerability, risk and protective factors
- Ability to recognise risk and support staff to elevate concerns appropriately
Personal Qualities
Essential:
- Calm and confident when managing complex or sensitive safeguarding information
- Demonstrates professional curiosity and able to challenge practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Shipley Court, Marsh End Road, Newport Pagnell (Milton Keynes), MK16 8EA, United Kingdom
Employer’s website: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work
For questions about the job, contact: HCP Clinical Lead, Holly Fountain, holly.fountain@nhs.net, 07395377001
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