safeguarding Children Advisor 0-19 children health service 12 months Secondment

About Us

Newham is an incredibly diverse borough with a very young population and is experiencing considerable regeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. There are over 86,000 children and young people in Newham and we want each of them to have the same life chances as young people in other parts of London.

This post is directly employed by the London Borough of Newham, who was the first London borough to offer a fully integrated 0-19 health and social care service after we assumed direct responsibility for providing School Nursing services and Health Visiting. Therefore our Children’s and Young People Services directorate will be delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child programme through the Children's Health Service.

We have a stable and permanent management team in the Children's Health Service and are now recruiting to this Safeguarding Advisor role within our Health Safeguarding Team.

The Children's Health 0-19 service had their CQC inspection in 2019 and rated Good in all areas.

The Safeguarding Children Advisor will primarily be supporting and working in partnership with the Multiagency Safeguarding Hub by providing health research and contributing to discussions and decision making. The post holder will work with the wider Safeguarding workforce to ensure an effective governance framework is in place. This role will provide support to members of the team involved in child protection processes through providing advice and signposting.

About You

The service is seeking a Safeguarding Children Advisor with at least 3 years’ experience of working in the Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub and attending Strategy Meetings, completing health research for sharing with the partnership in MASH to contribute to decision making.

This role is for someone with in depth knowledge of the 0-19 public health nursing service (Health Visiting and School Health Teams) and its key priorities. The Safeguarding Children Advisor must have sound knowledge of safeguarding, and have an understanding of risk management in relation to case management and care planning. The post holder must be able to work effectively within a multi-agency team and provide a high level of safeguarding support to community health staff.

The candidate must be/will have:

• Post registration/graduate- Specialist Practice Qualification in Health Visiting/School Nursing (SCPHN)
• NMC Registered – Professional nursing/ midwifery /(SCPHN) qualification
• A minimum of three years’ experience as a qualified Health Visitor/School Nurse
• A minimum of three years’ experience working in MASH
• Experience of Multi- agency/multidisciplinary working
• Experience of attending MASH
• Experience of direct supervision of qualified and unqualified staff
• Be IT literate e.g. using clinical systems, word processing, email and internet use.

Further information regarding the role can be found in the job description.

Our Offer:

We recognise that delivery of quality services to the community depends on a healthy, well-motivated workforce, we are therefore able to offer;

• Genuine management support: Low supervisor/supervisee ratios. Employee wellbeing programmes. HEART values and behaviours.
• Money matters: Flexible starting salary within the allocated grade for the right candidates. Subsidised leisure passes. Generous local government annual leave allowance. Pension scheme. Continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for health professionals who satisfy the NHS Pension scheme criteria. NHS continuous service recognised.
• Learning & Development: Support to take up advanced clinical training and wider workforce development package to enhance your skills. Clear competency and career progression framework. Access to smart technology.

Contact

For further information, please contact pauline.grant@newham.gov.uk

Please also see attached the 'additional information' document to review our recruitment statement and London Borough of Newham Council terms and conditions.

Post may close early due to a high volume of applications. 

Please view JD here

closing date: 3rd September 2026

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.