Named Nurse/Professional - Adult Safeguarding

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Wigan; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Named Nurse/Professional for Adult Safeguarding. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with statutory duties and promote welfare for adults and children. Responsibilities include supporting the safeguarding team and providing clinical supervision. Qualifications include being a registered professional with significant leadership experience in Adult safeguarding. This role offers a competitive benefits package including annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a leadership role for Adult safeguarding.
• Practical experience in using safeguarding procedures in complex situations.
• Ability to manage clinical governance systems and contribute to audit.
• Highly specialist knowledge related to safeguarding adults.

Responsibilities

• Ensure statutory duties regarding safeguarding are met.
• Support the safeguarding team in multi-agency work.
• Provide clinical support and supervision to staff.
• Promote awareness of Adult safeguarding among staff.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Negotiation skills

Risk assessment skills

Teaching skills

Time management skills

IT skills (ECDL or equivalent)

Influencing skills

Education

Registered professional (RMN, Social Worker)

Teaching Qualification

Evidence of post registration education

Job description

Named Nurse/Professional - Adult Safeguarding

As the Named Nurse/Professional for Adult Safeguarding you will be responsible for to ensuring that the Wigan Division and Trust carries out its statutory duties with respect to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adult and Children.

To assist with the development and implementation of the Trust's and Local safeguarding agenda, and ensure that Trust policies, procedures and governance systems meet statutory and national requirements in relation to safeguarding.

To support the Wigan Senior Leadership Team and Corporate Safeguarding Team to ensure engagement and contribution to multi-agency safeguarding work alongside specialist safeguarding professionals from other organisations and bodies, including Adult's social care, education and health, and in the planning and development of strategies for safeguarding.

To ensure that safeguarding concerns are monitored and dealt with in a timely and effective way.

Main duties of the job

To share learning from both national and local case reviews, complaints, incidents or near misses related to the safeguarding of Adults.

To provide specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, that is consistent with the requirements of safeguarding legislation, related guidance and relevant Local Safeguarding Adult's Boards/Partnerships.

To continually raise the profile and staff awareness of Adult safeguarding for staff who work with adults and young people affected by mental health and/or substance misuse issues, including Tier 4 CAMHS services.

To promote effective practice that enables staff to identify Adult safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately.

To provide clinical support and supervision to the divisional MARAC Lead.

To provide line management to the Deputy Adult Safeguarding Lead for the Wigan Division.

To be a member of the Trusts Corporate Safeguarding Team with a particular focus on the Wigan Divisions safeguarding agenda.

To participate in the Corporate Safeguarding Teams Trust wide duty rota.

To share information, complete chronologies and analysis of practice in relation to single and multi-agency reviews.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

• Registered professional e.g. RMN, Social Worker.
• Teaching Qualification
• Significant experience of leadership role for Adult safeguarding.
• Practical experience of using safeguarding procedures and case working within a wide range of highly complex and challenging situations.
• Using clinical governance systems, including contribution to the design and implementation of audit.
• Evidence of post registration education and development relevant to safeguarding. Able to provide evidence of continuous professional development.
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills. Standard key board skills and use of training equipment and materials including designing and delivering training via Teams and PowerPoint. Interpersonal skills Negotiation skills Risk assessments skills Teaching skills Report writing Design and delivery of training and education for individuals and teams Clinical supervision skills Audit skills Time management skills Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration whilst also experiencing regular and unpredictable interruptions and work patterns - possessing an ability to change from one activity or priority to another quickly and efficiently. Flexible working to meet the needs of the service.
• Highly specialist knowledge and understanding of working with complex family situations, mental health, substance misuse in relation to safeguarding adulst Highly specialist knowledge of the recognition and assessment of Adult at risk of significant harm
• Understanding of the National agenda for Adult Safeguarding
• Able to use own initiative, interpret policy, provide advice and act independently.
• Able to recognise the need for and seek personal support/professional supervision. Able to work effectively as part of a team and to recognise and support the needs of others in a sensitive and effective manner. Confident approachable and able to work under pressure with a positive attitude to dealing with change. Highly motivated and reliable with attention to detail and completes work on time to a high standard. Demonstrates anti-discriminatory behaviour and values differences
• Ability to travel across a variety of locations within Greater Manchester.
• IT skills (ECDL or equivalent) Research skills Influencing skills
• Specific expertise in Adult's health and development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.