Operational Head of Safeguarding

Job responsibilities

The Operational Head of Safeguarding will act as a deputy for the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding with responsibility for supporting the development, co-ordination and implementation of Trust Safeguarding Strategy whilst acting as a senior safeguarding lead and operational manager within the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Service (TFSS).

This post has operational oversight for the safety of children (including unborn) and adults within a safeguarding context with the postholder required to demonstrate expert leadership and specialist knowledge to deliver and give assurance in relation to all facets of the local, regional and national safeguarding agenda. The post holder will support in ensuring that the Think Family Safeguarding Service, inclusive of Named Safeguarding Professionals, deliver all the key objectives, statutory functions and CQC requirements for the safeguarding of all patients, across all WWL sites.

Qualifi

Essential

• Registered professional with the NMC, HCPC
• Master's (PGC) in safeguarding related subject or equivalent in experience
• Leadership Qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Safeguarding supervision qualification (NSPCC Supervision Skill)

Desirable

• Mentorship in Practice or equivalent
• Public Health Qualification (SCPHN HV/SN, SPQ DN)
• Coaching Qualification
• Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience at senior clinician level (band 8a equivalent or above)
• Substantial relevant experience in acute and/or community health trust with proven ability of leading and managing staff in relation to safeguarding
• Significant experience of managing complex safeguarding cases
• Experience of leading change in clinical practice, and overcoming resistance from staff groups
• Evidence of developing/providing education programmes and training packages
• Evidence of policy development
• Evidence of multi-agency working
• Proven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development
• Experience of monitoring systems of work

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• The application of the Care Act, Children Act, Mental Capacity Act, the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Prevent and Mental health agenda, Complex and Transitional Safeguarding in meeting the Trusts legal duties
• Ability to provide high quality written and verbal reports
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Professionally credible and competent
• Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
• Significant evidence of undertaking safeguarding investigations and reporting their findings
• Proven ability to vary communication style according to audience and situation, across patient groups, internal committees clinical staff and the Trust Board
• Evidence of experience in co-ordinating and chairing meetings and recording and preparing accurate notes
• Able to understand highly complex and detailed information or complex situations involving patients and families
• Ability to work with other organisations or clinical staff, in agreeing the relevant patient solutions
• Demonstrates a highly specialist level of knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding agenda
• Evidence of specialist knowledge in relation to local and national policies relating to safeguarding, relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives. Interprets these into actions for the trust
• An understanding of governance and assurance systems and the application to practice

Additional

Essential

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e., with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
• Ability to travel independently, locally and occasionally regionally
• Able to make multiple site visits daily transporting required equipment
• Self-motivated

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).