The safeguarding team at UHBW provide expert safeguarding children, adults and Mental Capacity Act, advice, support, supervision, and training for to all disciplines of staff across all the trust hospital sites (Bristol &Weston).
The role is wide ranging and varied, with no two days being the same. In the morning the team could be supporting clinical staff in manging a complex inpatient case, safety planning with partner agencies (social care & police) and then attending departmental meetings or delivering specialist training in the afternoon.
This is a valued and vital role within the trust and requires individuals who are adaptable, resilient, and excellent communicators.
You have, or be keen to develop, an expert safeguarding knowledge to support colleagues fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities, with the support of the current well- established, supportive, and experienced safeguarding team.
If you’re unsure, have a go at our 5 question quiz to make sure this is the right role for you!
UHBW Safeguarding Recruitment Event
Come along and join us at our Safeguarding recruitment fair on 8th September at the following address
The Bristol Heart Institute
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol
BS2 8HW
We invite you to take the opportunity to learn more about our the Safeguarding team, whet we do, the roles on offer, why you should apply and also answer any questions you may have.
Come down and meet the team. Hospital representatives will be in attendance to talk to you about the number of roles, which roles might be suitable for you, and give you a real feel for working in the safeguarding team.
Roles available:
Safeguarding Administrator
Safeguarding Nurse
Senior Safeguarding Adults Nurse
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) will be offering the opportunity to interview on the day of the recruitment fair. So, if you are interested in a role, please submit a UHBW application in advance as it will provide additional information to support the interview and will help us to plan our interviewing teams. We can still offer an interview without a prior application, however, an application will be needed at a later date to confirm recruitment.
Click here to sign up to our next Safeguarding Recruitment Event
Staff Benefits
The Trust is delighted to offer you a wide range of flexible benefits as outlined below:
- We understand that life is not all about work, so in return for your hard work and dedication you will benefit from 27 days annual leave (increasing on length of service) plus bank holidays.
- Industry leading pension scheme.
- Access to a multitude of local and national NHS Benefits and Discounts.
- Extra authorised unpaid Annual Leave.
- Cycle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- Car Park Discounts.
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Top tips for a successful application form
Once you have successfully found a position you wish to apply for, you need to make sure your application does you justice and provides you with the best possible chance of getting an interview. This means reading the job description and person specification and taking time over your application demonstrating your skills and experience.
How good a match are you?
All employers will be judging how well your application matches the ‘person specification’ for the position you are applying for. The applicants who closely match the person specification will be the ones that are shortlisted for interview.
You will need to demonstrate that you do have the skills and experience as set out within the person specification and provide clear examples within the supporting information section.
Complete all the parts of the form!
Read the instructions within the advertisement and application form very carefully and make sure that you complete all the sections of the application form. The information you give in the ‘application for employment’ section will be used to decide if you should be shortlisted for interview.
The ‘personal information’ and ‘monitoring information’ sections will not be used for shortlisting, but will be kept for administrative purposes only.
Provide good supporting information.
The ‘supporting information’ section is your opportunity to sell yourself therefore make sure you use it to your advantage. You should:
- Include any information here that has not been covered elsewhere on the form.
- Be clear and concise, give specific examples of how you meet the essential criteria.
- Simple reading formats (bullet points are good, long sentences could be less impactful).
- Demonstrate why you would be suitable and how you meet the person specification.
- Convince the recruiter that you have the required skills, knowledge and experience.
- Be sure to identify any employment gaps
Apply today
Band 6 Safeguarding Nurse
Band 7 Senior Safeguarding Nurse
Please note the advert is highly likely to close early due to the high volume of expected applications. We urge you to apply early to avoid disappointment.