Chiara Jones
Manchester
Summary
Nurse leader with over 20 years' experience in public health and system leadership. Proven track record in fostering multi-agency collaboration and leading complex investigations. Expertise in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, focused on improving outcomes for at-risk populations. Recognized for strategic thinking and commitment to enhancing healthcare standards and population well-being.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
Specialist Nurse Child Safeguarding
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester
2024.09 - 2025.07
- Advised professionals across the Trust on statutory child safeguarding responsibilities and processes.
- Provided operational safeguarding leadership in acute services, ensuring safe escalation and robust case management.
- Strengthened communication and coordination between acute hospital teams, primary care and social care partners.
- Delivered expert safeguarding guidance for complex cases, supporting frontline staff and senior leaders.
- Identified Trust-wide risks and initiated review of high-cost cases.
Director
Birmingham Safeguarding
Manchester
2022.09 - 2025.03
- Set organisational strategy, managing financial performance, risk and compliance.
- Forged high-level partnerships to influence safeguarding policy and service delivery.
- Introduced leadership development programmes, strengthening organisational capability.
Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children and LAC
North East North Cumbria ICB
2022.09 - 2023.07
- Provided safeguarding leadership for health across 3 safeguarding partnerships and 2 police forces, shaping system-wide pathways.
- Provided safeguarding advice and supervision for Named Nurses
- Directed rapid reviews and child death processes, embedding learning from suicides and critical incidents.
- Advised commissioners throughout commissioning cycle, ensuring statutory compliance and safeguarding integration.
- Quality Assurance of LAC contract to bring into alignment with RCPCH intercollegiate document and statutory guidance.
- ICB lead for national safeguarding investigation and NHSE pilot programmes.
Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (Primary Care)
Cambridge & Peterborough ICB
2021.09 - 2022.06
- Child safeguarding lead across 86 GP practices, improving clinical decision-making and governance within primary care services.
- Delivered targeted training, supervision and quality assurance processes system-wide.
- Worked with digital team to improve safeguarding functions within System One electronic records.
- Completed Child and Adult safeguarding, domestic homicide and LeDeR reviews, ensuring lessons informed local policy.
- Represented safeguarding on ICB Ethics Committee and regional risk forums.
Deputy Designated Nurse Looked After Children
Birmingham & Solihull CCG
2019.07 - 2020.08
- Provided senior LAC leadership, population size 1.3m,
- Quality assurance of statutory reports.
- Developed audits and service reviews, contributed to patient safety investigations.
- Report writing for statutory investigations.
- Secured NHSE funding for project to reduce risk of sexual exploitation of care-experienced children.
- Directed NHSE pilot of Personal Health Budgets for Looked After Children, improving mental health offer.
- Worked in partnership with local authority colleagues to quality assure LAC placements and monitor unregulated accommodation.
- Developed data sets and governance processes for out of area placements.
Named Nurse Looked After Children
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
2016.05 - 2019.07
- Expanded statutory health service for children in care, reducing communicable disease risks and improving mental health support.
- Shaped local pathways and policies, embedding statutory guidance into practice.
- Produced high-level reports for local authorities and contributed to improved outcomes for children in care.
- Worked with local authority teams to improve educational outcomes for looked after children.
- Referred to specialist services, CAMHS, Gender Identity Clinics, Genetics and Child development Centres.
- Ensured that voice of the child, advocacy, and trauma informed approaches underpinned LAC assessments
Specialist Nurse Roles
Birmingham & Bristol NHS Trusts
2006.01 - 2013.01
- Designed city-wide safeguarding and patient safety pathways adopted across Birmingham.
- Developed and delivered specialist sexual health outreach service for sex workers, collaborating with police, substance misuse services and GUM clinics.
- Worked closely with police to identify victims of child trafficking and obtain evidence for court processes- Visual Evidence for Victims.
- Delivered front-line health visiting, safeguarding training and policy development in high-deprivation communities.
Education
BSc (Hons) - Adult Nursing
University of the West of England
PG Dip - Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Birmingham City University
Master of Law - Healthcare Law and Ethics
The University of Manchester
Manchester 2025.09 -
Skills
- Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Partnerships
- Risk Management & Quality Assurance
- Policy Development & Report Writing
- Commissioning & Service Transformation
Selected Training & Development
- Safeguarding Associates for Excellence (2022)
- Legal Training: Mental Capacity Act (2022)
- Advanced Safeguarding Supervision Skills (2019)
- Supervision Skills Safeguarding Children and Adults (2022)
- Owning and Driving Performance (2020)
- Liberty Protection Safeguards (2019)
- Level 4 Safeguarding Supporting Migrant Communities (2021)
- Safeguarding Matters Level 3: LADO (2021)
- Serious Case & Domestic Homicide Review Lessons Learnt (2019)
- Designated Professionals Safeguarding Level 4 + 5 (2018)
- Improvement to Implement Change (2024)
- Developing Staff Teams as a Manager (2024)
- Digital Strategies (2024)
- Safeguarding Level 4 Male Victims of Domestic Abuse (2021)
- Encouraging Cross Functional and Matrix Working (2024)
- Organisational Development and Learning (2024)
- Spiritual Abuse Awareness Training (2025)
- Performance Management (2025)
- Child Sexual Abuse the response Pathway CSA Centre (April 2025)
- Safeguarding Adults and Children Level 1-3 (2025)
- Anti-Racism Leadership Masterclass – Leading for Equity (2025)
- Mental Health Awareness Level 1-3 (2025)
- Oliver McGowan Training (2024)
Professional Registration
- RGN Adult
- SCPHN (Health Visitor)
- Community Practitioner Prescriber
Timeline
Master of Law - Healthcare Law and Ethics
The University of Manchester
2025.09 -
Specialist Nurse Child Safeguarding
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
2024.09 - 2025.07
Director
Birmingham Safeguarding
2022.09 - 2025.03
Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children and LAC
North East North Cumbria ICB
2022.09 - 2023.07
Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (Primary Care)
Cambridge & Peterborough ICB
2021.09 - 2022.06
Deputy Designated Nurse Looked After Children
Birmingham & Solihull CCG
2019.07 - 2020.08
Named Nurse Looked After Children
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
2016.05 - 2019.07
Specialist Nurse Roles
Birmingham & Bristol NHS Trusts
2006.01 - 2013.01
BSc (Hons) - Adult Nursing
University of the West of England
PG Dip - Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Birmingham City University