Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults

Main area Safeguarding Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert. Hours Part time – 18.75 hours per week Job ref 253-1025-7445098

Employer The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Russells Hall Hospital Town Dudley Salary £47,810 – £54,710 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2025 23:59

Band 7

Job overview

We are seeking a senior nurse who has indepth knowledge of the safeguarding adult agenda.

You will be well supported by a an experienced and highly regarded team and you will have an opportunity to further develop your safeguarding skills and knowledge.

You will work in the Safeguarding Adult Team and in close partnership with the Safeguarding Children Team and Complex Vulnerabilities Team, providing a high level of expertise, support and guidance to The Trust and professional leadership for both corporate and operational staff, trainees and volunteers in all matters pertaining to Safeguarding Adults.

Main duties of the job

Act as a resource of knowledge and expertise, cultivating a strong work force with sound safeguarding practice

Ensure the delivery and monitoring of safeguarding procedures throughout the Trust and support the Head of Safeguarding in providing assurance that the Trust is meeting its statutory safeguarding duties set out in The Care Act (2014) and the Care Quality Commission Core Standards.

Provide specialist advice and supervision to all Trust staff and work closely with Safeguarding Children’s Named Nurse Team and the Complex Vulnerabilities Team to ensure there is an effective and robust interface between children and adult safeguarding.

Drive forward recommendations and promote safeguarding as a core service within the Trust, and communicating the message that safeguarding is “Everyone’s responsibility

Working for our organisation

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what’s available for you here at The Dudley Group.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC Register
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing or relevant health or safeguarding related subject
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or experience of delivering and evaluating training
• Evidence of continued professional development and its application pertinence to Safeguarding practice
• Completed or working towards a masters level qualification

Experience

• Experience of managing complex safeguarding issues
• Senior post holder in current or previous job
• Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and experience in its application in safeguarding setting
• Clinical audit, quality assurance and standard setting
• Experience of supporting victims of domestic abuse
• Experienced in the delivery of safeguarding Supervision

Skills

• Training and presentation skills
• IT proficient, including the formulation of Excel Spreadsheets, various reports and action plans
• Report writing and critical analysis
• Ability to challenge and influence
• Supervisory skills
• Staff management
• Able to recognise emotional and psychological impact of safeguarding work in relation to self and others

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing \”better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond\”.

Against this context, although this post is hosted by The Dudley Group, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT

We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes . On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.

The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust’s policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum ‘essential’ criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form. We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.

We are governed by the public sector equality duties and by our values of Care, Respect and Responsibility to ensure we eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other behaviour that is unlawful, undermines our core values and/or falls short of our Behaviour Framework. We want all of our staff to ‘call out’ any behaviour from colleagues, patients or visitors that constitutes the above and appropriate action be taken.

We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic. We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.

We have staff Networks in place to help support staff experience of diverse staff groups and inform us on the actions, interventions and support what we need to put in place to improve the working lives and daily experiences of all colleagues and all teams. Anyone can join the networks and we take pride in having Allies as part of every network within the organisation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.