Safeguarding Children Level 3 Webinar 24 June 2026

Level 3 Safeguarding Children training for healthcare professionals. Learn to recognise abuse, respond to safeguarding concerns, manage referrals and meet ... Show more

Instructor

Staffan Almer

Description
Curriculum

Course Details

Format: Live Interactive Webinar (Zoom or MS Teams)

Duration: 3 Hours

Date: 24 June 2026

Time: 09h00 – 12h00

Course Overview

This interactive 3-hour Level 3 Safeguarding Children webinar is designed for registered healthcare professionals who work with children, young people, and/or parents and carers in clinical practice. The session provides an evidence-based update aligned to current UK safeguarding guidance, helping clinicians recognise, respond to, document, and escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately within their professional role.

The webinar explores contemporary safeguarding risks in primary care, urgent care, community and outpatient settings, including neglect, contextual safeguarding, child exploitation, online harms, fabricated or induced illness, domestic abuse, and professional curiosity. Participants will develop confidence in recognising indicators of abuse, understanding thresholds for referral, information sharing, documenting concerns safely, and working effectively within multi-agency safeguarding systems.

The session is mapped to the intercollegiate safeguarding competencies for Level 3 practitioners and reflects current legislation, statutory guidance, and national recommendations relevant to UK healthcare professionals.

Suitable For:

- Registered Nurses
- Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)
- Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)
- GPs and GP Registrars
- Physician Associates
- Clinical Pharmacists
- Paramedics
- Allied Healthcare Professionals
- Urgent Care Clinicians
- Community and Primary Care Staff

Webinar Programme

Introduction & National Safeguarding Frameworks

Definitions of safeguarding and child protection
The role of healthcare professionals in safeguarding
Levels of safeguarding responsibility
Overview of safeguarding systems in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Professional accountability and duty of care

Key Guidance Covered

Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023)
Intercollegiate Document: Safeguarding Children and Young People — Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff (Royal Colleges, 2019)
Children Act 1989 & 2004
Keeping Children Safe in Education (awareness overview)
Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Information Sharing Advice for Safeguarding Practitioners
GMC, NMC and HCPC professional standards

Recognising Abuse, Neglect & Vulnerability