Adult Safeguarding Liaison Nurse
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Job summary
Do you have a passion for safeguarding? An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) Safeguarding Team as an Adult Safeguarding Liaison Nurse.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic safeguarding practitioner who has a genuine commitment to safeguarding adults who will support to drive the safeguarding agendas forward across the organisation, utilising a THINK family approach.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the operational delivery of the adult safeguarding agenda including Mental Capacity Act (MCA, 2005) & Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (DoLS).
The post holder will support the THINK family approach across the organisation.
The post holder will provide a crucial link between staff, the Safeguarding Team and external agencies eg Police and Social Care and act as a safeguarding role model to staff by the delivery of high-quality advice and support in individual cases.
The post holder will ensure links with a variety of outside agencies and attend multi-agency meetings internal and external to the trust.
Vacancy closing date: 11th May 2023
Interview date: 25th May 2023
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
Details
Date posted
27 April 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-TWS-1184
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Rd
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Rd
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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