Senior Safeguarding Practitioner
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS TrustJob overview
Senior Safeguarding Practitioner - 37.5 hours per week full time
Band 7, £47,810 - £54,710 per annum 12 months fixed term
You will have a key role in promoting good professional practice across all elements of the safeguarding agenda under the guidance of the Head of Safeguarding. You will take the lead in providing supervision, training, specialist advice and support related to safeguarding adults, safeguarding children, Prevent and domestic abuse. You will contribute to developing the skills of the frontline practitioners, particularly in relation to assessment of safeguarding risk, immediate interventions, partnership working and report writing.
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· Hold a current professional registration e.g. Registered General Nurse, Registered Midwife, District Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Practice Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Registered Allied Health Professional
· Have experience within the last two years of working directly in multi-agency child safeguarding and/or adult safeguarding processes.
· Theoretical and practical knowledge across the range of procedures and practices in the field of safeguarding enabling the post holder to provide specialist safeguarding advice to managers, professionals and colleagues.
· Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills are essential to ensure the appropriate representation of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust in public arenas, including court and case conferencing reporting.
· The ability to represent North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Safeguarding Team in external safeguarding meetings as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Help to inspire the development of a culture of safeguarding within North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. This will include but is not limited to robust systems, policies, partnership working and training relating to the safeguarding portfolio.
· Facilitate safeguarding supervision for clinical teams across North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. As part of this supervision monitor and assess the impact of safeguarding work on individual practitioners/caseloads and escalate where appropriate.
· Work autonomously, organising and planning own work to meet the needs of the service.
· Under the direction of the Head of Safeguarding the post holder will be responsible for the management of the sharing of confidential, sensitive information with partner agencies in relation to safeguarding, particularly child safeguarding assessments.
· Work collaboratively with other members of the Safeguarding Team, to ensure roles develop and complement each other and appropriate cover is provided at all times.
· Under the guidance of the Head of Safeguarding, the post holder will take the lead in providing safeguarding supervision, specialist advice and support related to safeguarding across the Trust.
· Attend multi-agency case conferences, strategy discussions and other safeguarding/protection meetings, as agreed with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Adults.
· Support the delivery of safeguarding training as per training strategy.
· Where appropriate, deputise for the Head of Safeguarding.
· Assist in the monitoring of quality developments/audits, as part of a clinical governance and quality assurance framework for Safeguarding, through which evidence-based practice and policies/procedures are continuously monitored and improved.
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS
- In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
•Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
•All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
•All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.
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