Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Specialist
Nurse/Health Practitioner, Safeguarding Adults, to work within the West Sussex Safeguarding
Adults Hub in Horsham on a fixed term contract for a one-year period (37.5
hours per week); secondments from other NHS organisations will be considered.
The post holder will work within the
multi-agency integrated team, gathering, collating and sharing health
information to assist the assessment of notifications and referrals relating to
adults, which are received by the Local Authority front door and processed in
the hub.
The nurse will also link with the ICB
Safeguarding Team and are supported in the wider development of the
Safeguarding and health agenda by these relationships. The post holder will be
well supported and line managed by the West Sussex Designated Nurse, and
supported by the Hub Manager for daily reporting, support and oversight
(including allocation of work and duties).
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic,
organised and forward thinking Registered Nurse/Midwife. The successful
candidate will have sound knowledge and experience of safeguarding adults
practice. They also need to be able to work in complex and challenging environments
and be able to manage their work without continual on-site line management.
The successful candidate will have
excellent verbal, written communication and analytical skills to provide
safeguarding advice and to contribute to decision making within the Hub. They
will be able to develop robust and positive relationships between multi-agency
partners and will need to demonstrate emotional resilience.
If you are an NMC Registered Nurse or
Midwife, looking for an exciting and fresh challenge and have the skills
outlined in the job description, then this role could be for you.We are
happy to consider secondments from NHS organisations.
If you would like to discuss the role
further, please contact Michael Brown via Michael.brown23@nhs.net or Marina Sowter via marinax.sowter@westsussex.gov.uk
Interviews will take place in person at
County Hall North, Horsham on 6th November.
About us
NHS Sussex ICB recognises the positive value
of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds and identities. We
particularly welcome applications from disabled and ethnically diverse candidates as these staff groups are currently
under-represented throughout our organisation currently. We have also made a positive commitment to employing people from the Armed Forces Community,
We are also committed to enabling team members
to work in an agile, more flexible way, recognising that this will lead to more
effective and efficient ways of working. We will empower our people to work
where, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to optimise
performance and delivery of results. Smarter working is not just related to
working from different locations or at different times. It is about gaining the
benefit of utilising technology to change work practices and to work
differently which should increase the effectiveness of the service and deliver
benefits to ICB business.
NHS Sussex has committed to achieving Net Zero
Carbon emissions by 2045. As a member of staff you will be encouraged and
supported to implement new ways of working that will help us achieve that goal.
Working
for us - Sussex Health and Care (ics.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
is a joint funded post working in the Safeguarding Adults hub. This is a
fast-paced dynamic team who work across different agencies including the
police, the fire service, domestic abuse services and health to assess risk,
whilst working primarily under the scope of the Care Act 2014 to determine
whether further enquiries should be made under Section 42 of the Act.
The safeguarding nurse/ health practitioner
role is part of the Sussex wide safeguarding team, and the post holder will
work across Sussex to ensure the team are meeting their statutory duties (Care
Act, 2014, Childrens Act 2004, Working Together, 2018).
The function of this role is to work within
the Safeguarding Hub providing analysis of health information and contribute to
decision making for adults, providing professional challenge where necessary to
ensure robust outcomes for adults. To continually improve safeguarding
arrangements across the health economy in partnership with a range of agencies
and services.
The post holder will lead on specific
safeguarding agendas, ensuring the ICB and wider health economy fulfil all
requirements under the Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework
(SAAF) and the intercollegiate documents; this will be jointly agreed between
the line manager and the Safeguarding Adults Hub Team Manager.
The job description and person
specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes
required of the role. The job holder
will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line
manager and the Safeguarding Adults Hub Team Manager.
The post holder will be primarily part of a co-located
multi-agency team including Social Workers and others but will also have strong
links with the NHS Sussex Safeguarding and Looked after children team, in
particular the safeguarding adult team.
The job description and person specification may be
reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the team
and the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
is a joint funded post working in the Safeguarding Adults hub. This is a
fast-paced dynamic team who work across different agencies including the
police, the fire service, domestic abuse services and health to assess risk,
whilst working primarily under the scope of the Care Act 2014 to determine
whether further enquiries should be made under Section 42 of the Act.
The safeguarding nurse/ health practitioner
role is part of the Sussex wide safeguarding team, and the post holder will
work across Sussex to ensure the team are meeting their statutory duties (Care
Act, 2014, Childrens Act 2004, Working Together, 2018).
The function of this role is to work within
the Safeguarding Hub providing analysis of health information and contribute to
decision making for adults, providing professional challenge where necessary to
ensure robust outcomes for adults. To continually improve safeguarding
arrangements across the health economy in partnership with a range of agencies
and services.
The post holder will lead on specific
safeguarding agendas, ensuring the ICB and wider health economy fulfil all
requirements under the Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework
(SAAF) and the intercollegiate documents; this will be jointly agreed between
the line manager and the Safeguarding Adults Hub Team Manager.
The job description and person
specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes
required of the role. The job holder
will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line
manager and the Safeguarding Adults Hub Team Manager.
The post holder will be primarily part of a co-located
multi-agency team including Social Workers and others but will also have strong
links with the NHS Sussex Safeguarding and Looked after children team, in
particular the safeguarding adult team.
The job description and person specification may be
reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the team
and the organisation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in supervising or advising staff in Safeguarding
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Experience of report writing
- Experience of partnership working within Health economy and other agencies and across organizational boundaries
- Experience of working with sensitive information in complex situations
- Experience and knowledge of making judgements involving highly complex situations and implementing workable situations
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of legislation relating to safeguarding children and adults
- Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
- Understanding of Statutory bodies and understanding of the relationship between stakeholders roles and responsibilities
- High level observation and assessment skills.
- High level of interpersonal communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation
- Ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels with staff within all health providers and other partner organisations.
- Able to demonstrate sound leadership skills in complex and difficult situations
- Project management skills
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Ability to challenge decisions and articulate rationale
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- IT skills in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- RGN RSCN or RNC registration, current with NMC
- Evidence of continued professional development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in supervising or advising staff in Safeguarding
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Experience of report writing
- Experience of partnership working within Health economy and other agencies and across organizational boundaries
- Experience of working with sensitive information in complex situations
- Experience and knowledge of making judgements involving highly complex situations and implementing workable situations
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of legislation relating to safeguarding children and adults
- Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
- Understanding of Statutory bodies and understanding of the relationship between stakeholders roles and responsibilities
- High level observation and assessment skills.
- High level of interpersonal communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation
- Ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels with staff within all health providers and other partner organisations.
- Able to demonstrate sound leadership skills in complex and difficult situations
- Project management skills
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Ability to challenge decisions and articulate rationale
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- IT skills in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- RGN RSCN or RNC registration, current with NMC
- Evidence of continued professional development
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
