Primary Care Network Safeguarding Coordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Safeguarding policies

Help the practice to ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are up to date and consistent with agreed best practice as defined by local and national guidelines.

• Safeguarding training

Support the practice in developing/accessing appropriate role-based training for members of staff. Help the practice run training events which encourage a multidisciplinary approach to safeguarding.

• Information governance

Provide advice and training on the recording and coding of safeguarding relevant information within the electronic patient record. Support the preparation of timely, relevant, and proportionate safeguarding reports.

• Clinical Governance

Facilitate the implementation of templates and other decision support tools to support best practice in safeguarding, as recommended by the Northamptonshire safeguarding team and audit the use of same.

• Safeguarding assurance

Support the practice in achieving CQC compliance with respect to the safeguarding of staff and patients.

• MDT facilitator

Ensure that practice vulnerable patient registers for both children and adults are maintained and updated regularly. Take the lead for practice safeguarding MDTs, preparing the agenda, minute taking and following up of actions.

• Working together

Help the practice foster effective relationships with local safeguarding partners. Ensure the timely sharing of relevant information, both verbally and in a structured report, when safeguarding concerns arise in respect of both children and adults.

Attend relevant meetings with local services to ensure effective sharing of information

Working together with your Team lead to create a healthy working environment and contribute to new ideas and projects.

• System learning

Support the practice in responding to statutory requests for information required by the local authority to carry out local child or adult safeguarding case reviews and assist the practice with section 42 enquiries. Disseminate learning and support the implementation of review recommendations.

• Referral pathways

Promote the understanding of local safeguarding referral pathways, including Early Help and support services for victims of domestic abuse. Effectively monitor referrals made of a safeguarding nature for patients.

• Respect for Patient Confidentiality

The post-holder should always respect patient confidentiality and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

• Special Working Conditions

This role is practice-based working, with the base being Harborough Field Surgery.

Although the post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable).

Job Description Agreement

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of safeguarding in any capacity.
• Experience of working in the health or care sector.

Desirable

• Experience of direct contact with patients/service users and their carers or families.
• Experience of working within a multi-professional team.
• Experience of coordinating meetings.
• Experience of chairing meetings.
• Experience of introducing and training on the use of new procedures and protocols.
• Experience of using electronic health or care records.
• Experience of working in Primary Care.
• Experience of clinical terminology and coding.
• Experience of working with SystmOne.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 in appropriate discipline or equivalent qualifications (or working towards)
• Safeguarding Qualifications

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Creation of reports using Microsoft Word.
• Presenting information using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Displaying numerical or graphical information using Microsoft Excel.
• Meets DBS reference standards and criminal record checks.
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis.
• Appropriate emotional resilience given the nature of the role.
• Able to use a keyboard and VDU for sustained periods as required by the role.

Desirable

• Auditing adherence of colleagues to organisational policies and procedures.
• Creating a chronology of events from a health or care record based on a protocol.
• Identifying risk factors from a clinical or care record based on a protocol.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

3Sixty Care Partnership

Address

Harborough Field Surgery

160 Newton Road

Rushden

Northamptonshire

NN10 0GP

Employer's website

https://www.3sixtycarepartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)