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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

About

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

Contact

Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Ref: 333-G-M-0155 Vacancy ID: 6730933

Safeguarding Adult and Mental Capacity Act Specialist

Accepting applications until: 06-Nov-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 06-Nov-2024 23:59

Location

Gwefan: St Pancras Hospital
Cyfeiriad: 4 St Pancras Way,
Tref: London
Cod post: NW1 0PE
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum incl. HCAS
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Safeguarding

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To provide clinical expertise within the Division/areas of responsibility, offering consultancy at Board and frontline practice level, on all aspects of safeguarding adults, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Prevent issues.
To be aware of enquiries into concerns regarding adult abuse under the Care Act (2014), ensuring staff are supported in managing concerns/enquiries applying expert knowledge and experience and demonstrate that all advice is underpinned by relevant theory and evidence-based research and in exceptional cases, undertake these enquiries and attend strategy meetings, where appropriate.
Ensure each service has systems and processes in place to safeguard adults at risk (in line with the Care Act (2014)), working with partner agencies in line with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) legislation and statutory guidance.
Provide professional safeguarding leadership in situations which are complex, risky, uncertain, ambiguous or have conflicting professional opinions, ensuring adults at risk are protected from harm whilst respecting and protecting their human rights.
Communicate a range of highly complex, sensitive and contentious topics to a range of professionals in varying situations.
Analyse highly complex information and situations and provide judgements as to a range of options, deciding on best action to ensure the optimum outcome for the adults, their families and carers, supporting staff to make person-centred safety plans.
Advise on Duty of Candour in safeguarding related incidents.
Be involved in complex safeguarding enquiries and ensure any lessons learnt from SARs, DHRs and local Learning Reviews are shared with the SAMCAT group and are widely disseminated across the Division and Trust.
To work closely with the Trust’s Children’s Safeguarding Team/Named Professionals to develop best practice, for example, the Think Family approach, ensuring consistency of practice in relation to safeguarding across the organisation.
To contribute to the Serious Case Review Panels or Learning Lesson Reviews and undertake an internal management review, when required, maintaining a log of Serious Adult Reviews (SARs),Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) and Maternal Death Reviews (MDRs) in the Division. Be an active member (when appropriate), at times taking the lead, in the implementation of complex case review recommendations.
To raise with Senior Management any key risks, issues and concerns relating to safeguarding practice in your locality/service areas.
To lead on the Prevent agenda within your locality/service areas by being the point of contact for the Police Counter Terrorism Policing Unit and Prevent colleagues, in relation to patients about whom they have concerns.
To act as the local decision maker with regard to whether frontline professionals need to make a Prevent referral, in collaboration with the Trust Prevent Lead and senior colleagues when required.
To design, develop and deliver training sessions on Safeguarding Adults, MCA and Prevent in line with the Intercollegiate Document on Safeguarding Roles and Responsibilities and Skills for Health, in line with the Trust’s expectations.
Tailor training to meet the needs of participants, seeking feedback and evaluation, ensuring staff can reflect their learning and understanding back. Reviewing and updating training packages as required.
Participate in multi-agency research and evaluation, practice and service development.
To lead on providing annual team based training supporting staff to ensure that all staff have the key skills and knowledge required based on expert, evidence-based best practice.
To review Datix incident forms that reference safeguarding and make recommendations to the service on actions required.
To support the Head of Safeguarding Adults in the review and development of policies that relate to safeguarding and MCA.
To facilitate the provision of a helpful and respectful service to patients, relatives and carers by providing an accessible responsive point of reference in relation to safeguarding adults, MCA and DoLS, and Prevent, upholding the principles of the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act in all communications.
To ensure that each relevant team area has a DoLS tracker and to be responsible for monitoring that this is kept up to date and in line with statutory duties. As part of meeting the Trust statutory duties, ensure that staff have the required knowledge and skills to maintain the DoLS trackers
To interpret national policy and guidance, case law or new legislation into local strategies and policies and take responsibility for updating own knowledge and keeping abreast of changes to practice through case law and legislative changes and take a lead to implement within the relevant Division
To have an in depth knowledge of the relevant Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures, Care Act statutory duties and other local NHS and Local Authority organisations’ Safeguarding Adults policies and procedures and promote understanding within the Division.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Registered Nurse [NMC] /Social Worker [SWE] / Allied Health Professional [HCPC]
Educated or working towards Degree level of expert practice.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development with relevant further qualifications.

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Enquiry Officer and / or Safeguarding Adults Managers training
Teaching Qualification

Experience

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Experience working in a relevant community or specialist area, including evidence of safeguarding within practice
Demonstrable experience of teaching others and evaluating learning
Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
Involvement in planning and delivery of training packages

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Experience of staff management and supervision

Skills & knowledge

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Detailed expert knowledge of key statutory responsibilities and national policy relating to safeguarding, MCA and other relevant policies
Ability to work in a person-centred way, demonstrating the principles underpinning safeguarding practice (MSP)
Relevant knowledge of substance misuse, offender care, sexual health and/or community health, mental health, learning disability services (dependent on post applied to)
Understanding of governance/risk and reporting systems and processes in organisational and multi-agency context
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills including the ability to give clear advice and guidance to staff, negotiate and resolve conflict, and the development of written guidelines and procedures
Ability to be able to present information effectively in a format which is easily understood by a wide range of staff
Ability to analyse and process complex information and conflicting priorities/opinions
Ability to work effectively under pressure and to deal with conflicting demands