Job summary
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https://www.psicon.co.uk/careers
Clinical Roles - Safeguarding Nurse - Canterbury
We are looking for a skilled Safeguarding Practitioner to lead clinical assessments and treatment, focusing on safeguarding and risk management. The role involves providing expert advice, managing clinical escalations, and supporting the development of strategies to improve service delivery. You will work autonomously, guide colleagues, and contribute to continuous service improvement while maintaining expertise in either the CYP or adult pathways.
Main duties of the job
- The Safeguarding Practitioner will provide expert knowledge in order to address the needs of people presenting for assessments and treatment including safeguarding. They will lead the development of initiatives and strategies utilising a high degree of personal autonomy. The post holder will advise, support and lead colleagues at an individual, team and organisational level by utilisation of their advanced knowledge and skill.
- Participate in supporting in the triage and screening processes.
- Identify and respond to clinical escalations and queries, providing clear, concise and supportive responses to queries from a variety of stakeholders including clients, clinicians, family members, referrers and the wider non-clinical team.
- Provide timely responses to clinical escalations within a 24h SLA.
- Provide specialist advice and support in relation to risk and safeguarding issues.
- Ensure that treatment files are managed safely and effectively, providing a smooth and seamless experience for clients.
About us
Psicon is a
specialist neurodevelopmental service working both privately and with various
NHS trusts to provide autism and ADHD assessments. We are an independent
organisation, but most of our work is for the NHS, whom we are proud to
support. Assessments are carried out by our team of associate clinicians from a
range of clinical backgrounds, in satellite clinics across the country and
remotely. Psicon is committed to offering the best psychological support and
healthcare available. We take an innovative approach to the delivery of our
services and ensure that they are of the highest standards in the industry.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working at Psicon
We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of;
- The best possible customer service
- The most efficient and effective clinical work
- A thriving and engaged workforce
- A truly inclusive organisation.
Benefits include:
- Enhanced annual leave of 32 days a year (inclusive of bank holidays).
- Flexible annual leave scheme providing the ability to buy or sell back additional days.
- Well-being days.
- Pension scheme (with the option of enhancing via salary sacrifice).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Birthday lie in.
- Free breakfast, including 'pastry Mondays'.
- Funded social events.
- Staff well-being bursary scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working at Psicon
We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of;
- The best possible customer service
- The most efficient and effective clinical work
- A thriving and engaged workforce
- A truly inclusive organisation.
Benefits include:
- Enhanced annual leave of 32 days a year (inclusive of bank holidays).
- Flexible annual leave scheme providing the ability to buy or sell back additional days.
- Well-being days.
- Pension scheme (with the option of enhancing via salary sacrifice).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Birthday lie in.
- Free breakfast, including 'pastry Mondays'.
- Funded social events.
- Staff well-being bursary scheme.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- (RMN / RNLD/ HCPC or equivalent mental health professional) from an accredited institution.
- Specialization and significant experience in the assessment and treatment of ASD and ADHD (CYP/ adults/ both).
- Able to evidence your experience of managing risk and safeguarding issues within either a CAMHS or Psychiatric service.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, including within a multidisciplinary team.
- Maintaining compliance as per company regulations i.e., evidence of current registration with your professional body.
- Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and your personal development plan.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- (RMN / RNLD/ HCPC or equivalent mental health professional) from an accredited institution.
- Specialization and significant experience in the assessment and treatment of ASD and ADHD (CYP/ adults/ both).
- Able to evidence your experience of managing risk and safeguarding issues within either a CAMHS or Psychiatric service.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, including within a multidisciplinary team.
- Maintaining compliance as per company regulations i.e., evidence of current registration with your professional body.
- Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and your personal development plan.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
