South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Nurse / Practitioner Safeguarding Adults

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Job summary

To provide specialist safeguarding adults' advice and support, safeguarding supervision and multi-disciplinary training in relation to adults at risk of abuse or neglect across South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ensuring good, effective, and safe practice.

To act in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and assist in monitoring standards and procedures for safeguarding adults in the Trust.

To work closely with Adult Social Care and other partner agencies to support the development of integrated locality working and provide safeguarding adults advice on health matters.

To contribute to multi-agency and Trust audits and lead programmes of work to improve safeguarding policies and practice in collaboration with the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults.

To support the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults in service development and implementation of learning from Local and National safeguarding reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews.

To contribute to the education and training requirements for safeguarding across the Trust to ensure that the principles of safeguarding are promoted and embedded into every day professional practice.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Nurse / Practitioner Safeguarding Adults, you will have a key role in promoting good professional practice and supporting key elements of the safeguarding agenda. Under the guidance of the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults you will take the lead in providing specialist safeguarding advice and safeguarding supervision related to safeguarding adults; you will also support the education of staff to ensure high quality clinical practice .

You will contribute to developing and supporting the skills of frontline practitioners, particularly in relation to assessment of risk with outcome based solutions focused on the personalised needs of adults at risk of abuse or neglect.

The post holder should have significant experience of working with adults at risks and have an in depth knowledge base and understanding of safeguarding adults. This includes representing the trust at multi agency meetings; therefore experience in multi agency working is beneficial.

You will be expected to develop your skills as a Specialist Nurse / Practitioner Safeguarding Adults within the framework of the job description.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Details

Date posted

01 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-4558749

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration (NMC, Social Work England, HCPC)
  • Evidence of continuous personal, professional, and academic development

Desirable

  • Qualification in safeguarding supervision
  • Evidence of working with / providing case management of services to support adults at risk and families/carers, where there are complex safeguarding concerns

Knowledge

Essential

  • Key legislation and current guidance, relevant to safeguarding adults, including. oThe Care Act 2014 oMental Capacity Act 2005 oDeprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Multi-disciplinary and partnership working.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration (NMC, Social Work England, HCPC)
  • Evidence of continuous personal, professional, and academic development

Desirable

  • Qualification in safeguarding supervision
  • Evidence of working with / providing case management of services to support adults at risk and families/carers, where there are complex safeguarding concerns

Knowledge

Essential

  • Key legislation and current guidance, relevant to safeguarding adults, including. oThe Care Act 2014 oMental Capacity Act 2005 oDeprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Multi-disciplinary and partnership working.

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults

Helen Williams

helen.williams213@nhs.net

01642850850

Details

Date posted

01 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-4558749

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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