This post sits in the Safeguarding Team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust as part of a redesigned service, working alongside the wider Safeguarding and Patient Protection team. The post holder advises staff on safeguarding law, policy and procedures, delivers training and audit, and attends case conferences and strategy meetings. Preference goes to internal Trust staff and to priority and at-risk staff across Devon, including NHS at-risk staff with recent relevant experience. Applicants need NMC registration or equivalent.
What the job involves
- Provide professional safeguarding advice and support to all staff across the Trust
- Work with multi-agency professionals from the community to safeguard patients, the public, staff and the organisation
- Help ensure supervision systems are robust, monitored and evaluated
- Prepare chronologies for the Trust and multi-agency partners and take part in investigations as needed
- Attend case conferences and strategy meetings, supporting staff who need to attend
- Keep accurate clinical safeguarding records and monitor them through audit
- Contribute to delivery of the Safeguarding Training Strategy and deliver safeguarding training
- Work unsupervised, using own judgement on day-to-day operational and strategic issues
- Visit wards and departments, assess ongoing care needs at admission and discharge, and advise community staff
- Work with the Senior Safeguarding Nurse to implement safeguarding services and deputise for them
- Undertake safeguarding audits and contribute to governance processes
- Maintain awareness of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty and Liberty Protection Safeguards
What’s required
Qualifications
- Relevant professional or management qualification at degree level, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Postgraduate qualification, or relevant demonstrable experience
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a registered nurse, or equivalent professional registration
Experience
- Significant demonstrable experience of safeguarding
- Demonstrable experience of teaching and training staff
Skills & knowledge
- Good organisational and personal effectiveness skills
- Excellent communication at a senior level and across organisational boundaries
Nice to have
- Teaching qualification
- Proven ability to think strategically and plan ahead
What’s offered
- Career development opportunities
- Consideration of less than full-time or flexible working requests
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
