Job summary
The Safeguarding team based at Lincoln county Hospital are looking to appoint a suitably experienced administrator to work within the safeguarding adult part of the team.
The areas of work covered within the team include Safeguarding Adults, Learning Disability and Autism, Dementia and Mental health
Main duties of the job
The worker will be responsible for recording and analysing safeguarding data, dealing with confidential records, database management , providing general support to the team in relation to general administrative duties, and providing first line contact for all enquiries, including Acute learning disability liaison via phone and email.
Experience of working in a health care environment and its IT systems would be advantageous although not essential
Because of the nature of the work, the successful candidate must be able to deal with work of an emotional nature with regular support and supervision available within the team
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
The worker will be responsible for recording and analysing safeguarding data, dealing with confidential records and providing general support to the team in relation to general administrative duties, providing first line contact for safeguarding enquiries, undertaking organisation and delivery of safeguarding training.
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The worker will be responsible for recording and analysing safeguarding data, dealing with confidential records and providing general support to the team in relation to general administrative duties, providing first line contact for safeguarding enquiries, undertaking organisation and delivery of safeguarding training.
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifiications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Be familiar with a variety of software packages including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets; NHS Spine systems
- GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification)
- Good standard of English, to be able to spell and produce work with accurate grammar
Desirable
- Experience of working in a safeguarding environment / Health care environment
- Training experience / qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Good communication skills verbal and written
- Good office management skills
- Working knowledge of Safeguarding and its application within an Acute care Organisation
Desirable
- Prior working within an NHS setting
- Experience of delivering educational programmes
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Adaptable to change and the needs of the service
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work within a team environment with shared responsibilities to ensure service is sustained
- Willingness to attend meetings to record minutes at any of the Trust's sites
Knowledge, skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Sound working knowledge regarding the recognition and impact of abuse and neglect, capacity, and consent
- Computer literate to high standard - experience of using several software packages including Excel Microsoft, PowerPoint.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to write standard letters to routine correspondence and to type other documents, table, etc
- Good communication skills (in writing and on the telephone)
- Sound working knowledge regarding the recognition and impact of abuse and neglect, capacity and consent
- Knowledge of Excel and other IT programmes
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
- Computer literate to ECDL standards
Person Specification
Qualifiications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Be familiar with a variety of software packages including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets; NHS Spine systems
- GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification)
- Good standard of English, to be able to spell and produce work with accurate grammar
Desirable
- Experience of working in a safeguarding environment / Health care environment
- Training experience / qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Good communication skills verbal and written
- Good office management skills
- Working knowledge of Safeguarding and its application within an Acute care Organisation
Desirable
- Prior working within an NHS setting
- Experience of delivering educational programmes
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Adaptable to change and the needs of the service
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work within a team environment with shared responsibilities to ensure service is sustained
- Willingness to attend meetings to record minutes at any of the Trust's sites
Knowledge, skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Sound working knowledge regarding the recognition and impact of abuse and neglect, capacity, and consent
- Computer literate to high standard - experience of using several software packages including Excel Microsoft, PowerPoint.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to write standard letters to routine correspondence and to type other documents, table, etc
- Good communication skills (in writing and on the telephone)
- Sound working knowledge regarding the recognition and impact of abuse and neglect, capacity and consent
- Knowledge of Excel and other IT programmes
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
- Computer literate to ECDL standards
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.
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).
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.
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).
