Senior Safeguarding Adults Nurse / Practitioner
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Job overview
The Senior Safeguarding Nurse / Practitioner role is a visible and knowledgeable resource and support to patient facing staff across the Trust. They will work alongside trust staff developing safeguarding competence and confidence in safeguarding with a focus on improving patient outcomes.
They will use their own robust knowledge to support staff through advice, guidance, supervision and training keeping the six principles of safeguarding at the forefront of their interactions.
They will contribute to the safeguarding agenda through the provision of evidence based safeguarding advice, support, guidance, supervision and training for all disciplines of staff across all trust sites.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Safeguarding service:
- To provide specialist safeguarding advice, support and guidance to a range of professionals across the trust
- To work within the trust policy providing regular 1:1 and group safeguarding adults supervision across the trust
- To work within a ‘Think Family’ model of safeguarding, routinely considering children at risk of harm when adult patients attend
- Support and develop staff in the management of all aspects of complex and serious safeguarding activities for example, attendance at strategy discussions and complex case meetings, MARAC meetings and MASH/MARM referrals
- To provide advice and support in relation to the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Safeguarding issues
- To deliver high quality, evidence-based safeguarding training across the Trust, to a wide range of disciplines and participate in the development and evaluation of all training levels 1-3.
- As delegated by the Operational Lead provide data and information for internal and external reports including for SAR/DHR/CSPR chronologies and reports
- To facilitate programmes of practice and quality improvement with divisional colleagues using learning and recommendations from local and national reviews
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- Knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and guidance and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Code of Practice relating to acute hospital settings
- Knowledge of the impact of Abuse and Neglect on the health and wellbeing of adults and children
- Experience of leadership and management
- Experience of teaching/ training groups
- Experience of managing complex safeguarding issues
- Experience of analysis of safeguarding risks involving adults or children
- Experience of supporting / supervising staff in a health or social care setting
- Experience of attending safeguarding strategies /case conferences/ participating in protection plans
- Experience of interagency and/or multi- agency working
- Direct involvement with change management initiatives
- Experience of working in a health setting
- Experience of providing safeguarding supervision
Aptitudes
Essential criteria- Able to travel
- Is flexible and adaptable under pressure
- Focuses on achieving improved outcomes for patients
- Can communicate sensitive and emotive content verbally and in writing
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Communication and influencing skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with highly developed persuasive, motivational and negotiating skills
- Ability to analyse data and provide an analysis and narrative
- Ability to prioritise a workload and work independently and as part of a team
- Computer literate, able to utilise multiple software systems to collate information
- Able to manage Safeguarding information sharing in line with Data protection legislation and national guidance
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Microsoft Office and Excel Spreadsheet Skills
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria- Registered Health or Social Care Professional for example Nurse, AHP or Social Worker
- Post registration CPD in relevant area
- Evidence of professional knowledge in safeguarding
- Recognised teaching/training qualification
- Safeguarding supervision training
- Post registration qualification in Safeguarding Adults
Other Requirements for the Post
Essential criteria- Commitment to sustain on going professional development
- Recognizes the emotional impact of safeguarding on self and others
- As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
- The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
- UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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