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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
About
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex and Kent.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Specialist Safeguarding Advisor - Adults
Closed for applications on: 5-Jun-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 5-Jun-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Phoenix House
- Address
- Christopher Martin Road
- Town
- Basildon
- Postcode
- SS14 3EZ
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata plus HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Safeguarding Adults
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
A great opportunity to work in a dynamic Safeguarding team within the NELFT Corporate Directorate
The successful applicant will be required to support the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Adults in delivering and embedding local implementations and national safeguarding strategies into practice. This includes providing evidence-based specialist advice and support to NELFT front-line practitioners, senior leads, corporate and operational services. You will also be required to support review of NELFT policies, participate in safeguarding meetings and working with our external partners within the multi-agency safeguarding remit. The successful applicant will also work alongside our NELFT safeguarding children's team to embed the ‘Think Family’ agenda across adults and children's services in NELFT.
The post will be based at Sunflowers Court, Goodmayes, under the Acute and Rehab Directorate covering both frailty and mental health. The applicant will be expected to work on the duty desk as required which is based in Basildon. The applicant may be required to work across other areas of the NELFT footprint when a need of service has been identified or to cover other members of the team.
The post requires the applicant to be a registered professional, i.e. nurse, therapist, social worker etc and be able to clearly demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding in practice and have a commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice.
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1. To provide specialist evidence-based and individualised safeguarding advice and support to staff at all levels of the Trust.
2. To deliver training to a range of staff on Safeguarding Adults, the Care Act (2014) Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards, Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Exploitation and Prevent (the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act - 2015).
3. To work across staff groups internally via a range of modes to embed the Safeguarding Adults strategy, including facilitating safeguarding events, Link Practitioners forums and Safeguarding Adults supervision via the Reflective Model.
4. To build relationships across organisational boundaries to further promote the well-being of adults who have care and support needs.
5. To collect, collate and present activity data and audits to accurately enable senior staff to be assured of the NELFT safeguarding adults position.
6. To take forward the Think Family agenda ensuring transitions, domestic abuse (and violence) and harmful practices are incorporated into the knowledge base of NELFT staff.
7. To represent the NELFT Safeguarding Adults Team at a range of internal meetings and to represent NELFT externally at meetings with partner agencies in connection with the Safeguarding Adults function.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,314 to a maximum of £5,436)
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding Adults legislation and guidance
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Highly-developed relevant specialist knowledge developed through training and/or experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in working in related service
- Experience and knowledge of primary care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and trades unions
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Understanding of the Safeguarding Adults process
Desirable criteria
- Sound understanding of NHS reforms and developments
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Practical knowledge of relevant clinical profession
- Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation & empathic skills
- Ability to deal with grievance and disciplinary matters
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of organisations and individuals
- Evidence of a high standard of communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges
- Participate in clinical and organisational audit
- The ability to demonstrate appraisal skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information discreetly
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, RiO/SystmOne, PAS, E-Roster
- Well organised, with excellent work planning and prioritisation skills
- The ability to establish and manage administration processes
- Ability to compose own correspondence and communicate effectively to achieve set outcomes
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Vervin
- Job title
- Named Professional Safeguarding Adults
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03005551201
- Additional information
Named Professional Safeguarding Adults
Telephone number: 0300 555 1201 x64715
No longer accepting applications
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