Adult Protection Advisor

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking an Adult Protection Advisor to join their Public Protection Team. This role involves providing expert advice on adult safeguarding and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. Candidates must be Registered Nurses or Allied Health Professionals with a relevant degree and have experience in safeguarding. The position supports a team committed to delivering high-quality care.

Qualifications

• You must be a Registered Nurse / Allied Health Professional with a degree.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Protection is preferred.
• Experience in safeguarding and working with vulnerable adults is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on adult safeguarding.
• Lead training and service development initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation.

Skills

Registered Nurse / Allied Health Professional

Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Protection

Experience with safeguarding

Education

First level degree

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS TAYSIDE Public PROTECTION TEAM

Based at either Murray Royal Hospital, Perth or Wallacetown Health Centre, Dundee

Adult Protection Advisor – BAND 7

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NHS Tayside Public Protection Team as an Adult Protection Advisor.

The Public Protection team provides evidence based, expert advice and support to staff with regards to adult/child safeguarding. The Adult Protection Advisors participate and lead in service development, training, audits, multi-agency meetings and reviews to ensure health obligations with regards to safeguarding adults are met, in line with the four Pillars of Practice developed by NHS Education for Scotland.

To enable organisational compliance with the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) 2007 Act and other protective legislation and guidance, the post holder will work to ensure effective systems and processes are in place in NHS Tayside to meet the needs of adults requiring support and protection. The needs of the adult are paramount here; you will be required to work in an innovative, flexible and trauma-informed way to advocate on behalf of people whose needs may not neatly fit within the boundaries of services.

It is essential you are a Registered Nurse /Allied Health Professional with a first level degree. You also require a Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Protection OR are currently working towards this qualification OR willingness to undertake this course and relevant experience.

This post is subject to PVG check.

NHS Tayside is a Values Based Organisation and is both passionate about and committed to the values of NHS Scotland which are:

• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, Honest and Responsibility
• Quality and Teamwork
• Care and Compassion

Hours of work are: 37 per week.

For informal enquiries please contact: Susan Torrance, Senior Nurse, Adult Protection Team on [e-mail] or 01738 562471 or Grace Gilling, Associate Nurse Director on [e-mail] or 01738 562444.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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