Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults to lead and develop safeguarding services. This pivotal role ensures compliance with statutory responsibilities while promoting dignity and respect. Candidates must have professional registration and a Master's degree. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A robust knowledge and understanding of the National Agenda around Safeguarding Adults and MCA.
• Ability to self-manage and meet tight deadlines.
• Robust understanding of the Think Family Safeguarding Agenda.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for safeguarding adults across the trust.
• Ensure compliance with the Care Act 2014.
• Deliver specialist safeguarding supervision and advice on complex cases.
• Lead on safeguarding adult reviews and Section 42 enquiries.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Change Management

Analytical Skills

Excellent Communication

Education

Professional Registration ie Registered Nurse or AHP/SW

Master's Degree (or working towards a Master's)

Job description

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an exceptional, dynamic and experienced Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults to lead and develop our safeguarding adult services within our acute hospital trust. This is a pivotal senior nursing leadership role, ensuring our organisation meets its statutory safeguarding responsibilities while promoting a culture of dignity, safety, and respect.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide professional leadership for safeguarding adults across the trust.
• Ensure compliance with the Care Act 2014, NHS safeguarding standards, CQC requirements, and intercollegiate competencies.
• Deliver specialist safeguarding supervision, advice, and case oversight on complex and high-risk cases.
• Lead on safeguarding adult reviews (SARs), Section 42 enquiries, and learning from incidents.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to strengthen safeguarding pathways and governance.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential:

• A robust knowledge and understanding of the National Agenda around Safeguarding Adults and MCA
• A robust knowledge of Safeguarding Adult and MCA issues and training
• Leadership
• Clinical Governance
• Change management
• Standard setting and audit
• Guideline/protocol development
• Analytical skills
• Research skills
• Reflective skills
• Clinical supervision skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to self manage and meet tight deadlines
• Knowledge of adult
• Robust understanding of the Think Family Safeguarding
• Agenda safeguarding

Desirable:

• Complaints management
• Budgetary and resource management
• Interagency working
• Court attendance experience
• Experience in participating in serious case reviews

Qualifications

Essential:

• Professional Registration ie Registered Nurse or AHP/SW
• Master's Degree (or working towards a Master's) or equivalent in-depth knowledge

Desirable:

• Management Certificate/Diploma