Specialist Safeguarding Advisor - Adults

Job description

Job responsibilities

A rare and exciting opportunity for a full time, band 6, Safeguarding Advisor has arisen within Leeds Community Healthcare (LCH).

The Safeguarding team are looking for a qualified Nurse/Allied Professional who is an enthusiastic autonomous practitioner with a keen desire to improve outcomes for vulnerable adults and children in Leeds.

The successful candidate will be expected to work within LCH corporate safeguarding team across all aspects of safeguarding with specific responsibility around the safeguarding adults agenda.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a reasonable knowledge base and experience of Safeguarding Adults in practice and its important to possess effective communication & networking skills.

The role is often highly emotive and diverse which for the right individual will offer lots of variation. This role requires a dynamic, assertive, resilient, and caring individual with an enquiring mind. Ideally the candidate will also have the skills and confidence to provide constructive respectful challenge where required

Key duties/responsibilities of the role will include:

Providing advice to the LCH workforce on safeguarding adults concerns.

Designing, updating and facilitating safeguarding training in line with RCN Intercollegiate Document guidance.

Representing LCH in multi-agency safeguarding meetings and strategy discussions.

Collating, analysing and interpreting health information that is necessary to safeguard and or promote the welfare of a child or adult, whilst maintaining due regard to patient confidentiality.

Audit, data collection, identifying themes and trends.

Facilitating safeguarding adults and domestic abuse champions networks and ensuring key safeguarding messages are communicated throughout the Trust

Contributing to statutory review processes and dissemination of identified learning

Maintaining own contemporaneous knowledge of safeguarding adults themes and legislation.

In return for these skills the successful candidate will be offered:

A bright, caring, and trusted team

An opportunity for learning and developing skills and practice

Regular supervision

Development of a wider understanding of the National, Regional and Local safeguarding agenda

Understanding of how the team supports LCH and the Safeguarding Partnership.

If this feels like a position you could thrive in, then please contact us.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full requirements of the role.

Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants is reached.

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job.

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

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

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

White Rose Business Park

Unit 3

Leeds

LS11 0DL

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)