Named Nurse for children and adult at risk

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a highly motivated, dynamic, and integrated team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity of working in a dynamic and innovative integrated Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding team within the Directorate of Nursing, Quality and Professional practice.

The successful candidate will have a key role in developing and embedding safeguarding leadership and excellent professional practice across all our services to ensure we comply with statutory requirements and colleagues across the organisation are supported and confident in their safeguarding responsibilities. You will use expert knowledge and professional advice in relation to children and adults at risk in order to progress the safeguarding agenda internally within the organisation, and alongside our multi-agency partnerships.

The successful candidate will need to have strong inspiring leadership and organisational skills, extensive experience of working within the safeguarding arena, advanced communication and negotiation skills in order to work closely with clinical colleagues, and external statutory partners. The successful candidate will need to hold a current nursing registration, e.g. NMC and have experience of working with children and adults within the safeguarding arena. You must have excellent communication and negotiation skills as you will need to work closely with Locala colleagues and external statutory partners.

In addition, a thorough level of understanding around the policies, standards and the legislative framework that supports everyday practice including the Children’s Acts 1989, 2004, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 is essential. Please note that this post is a job share and will have a focus on safeguarding children at risk although there is an expectation to also cover safeguarding adults at risk when required.

You should review the Job Description and Person Specification to ensure that you can demonstrate how you meet the criteria. If you feel you have the skills and experience to apply for this post, we would love to hear from you. To discuss the role further then please contact Dawn Blake, Head of Safeguarding on 07708 874202 or email dawn.blake@locala.org.uk.

In return for becoming part of our team we offer a full induction and training package to support your needs, we will develop and motivate you to enable you to have the right skills to do your job, we offer great working conditions along with supporting you to achieve a good work-life balance.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve. We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues’ lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high-quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Benefits include:

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
• Development opportunities - We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.