Safeguarding Adults Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Guildford is seeking a Safeguarding Adults Practitioner to manage referrals and work with external agencies. The role requires an experienced registered nurse or allied health professional with expertise in adult safeguarding. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills, along with relevant qualifications. Competitive salary ranging from £50,008 to £56,908, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Professional development opportunities

Investment in physical environment and equipment

Qualifications

• Registered nurse/midwife/other professional with current registration.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Act as expert advice on adult safeguarding activity.
• Support development and review of safeguarding policies.
• Contribute to monitoring and maintaining safeguarding arrangements.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Personal organization

Education

Degree in relevant field

Teaching and assessing qualification

Mentorship qualification

Evidence of further study at Masters level

Job description

Are you interested in developing a career in safeguarding? The Band 7 Safeguarding Adults Practitioner post is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced registered nurse or allied health care professional to develop key knowledge, skills and experience as part of a busy Safeguarding Team.

Working with victims and survivors of domestic abuse, professional abuse, modern day slavery, cuckooing, homelessness, radicalisation, trafficking, exploitation and many other types of abuse - no two days are the same.

The Safeguarding Adults Practitioner will manage the day-to-day referrals received by the team, meeting with staff and patients as required. Working closely with external agencies such as Adult Social Care, the Police and Domestic Abuse Outreach services they will co-ordinate care to facilitate safe outcomes for victims and survivors of abuse.

The Safeguarding Adults Practitioner will support the Safeguarding Adults Nurse Leads in the delivery of Trust wide safeguarding training, communications and representation at various forums. They will also work with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide patient-centred outcomes and coordinate responses for safeguarding enquiries.

The successful candidate will need to be forward thinking, have a problem-solving approach, and the ability to prioritise tasks and keep track of unfinished tasks, so will need excellent personal organisation and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical leadership, expert advice, support, supervision and training to staff within Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT) on all matters relating to safeguarding adults.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Job responsibilities

To act as expert advice for adult safeguarding activity within the Trust, both in the acute and the community settings. This will include Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards (DoLS)/ Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). The post holder will support the development and review of adult safeguarding policies, guidance and training packages in line with relevant legislation and the Adult Safeguarding Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff (2018)

The post holder will contribute to developing, monitoring and maintaining robust adult safeguarding arrangements and data collection to support internal and external assurance processes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered nurse/ midwife/ other professional (AHP/ social worker). Current registration with professional body, educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Teaching and assessing qualification Mentorship
• Evidence of further study at Masters level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Evidence of further study in assessing/safeguarding adults

Knowledge

• Previous experience of working in Adult Safeguarding
• Experience of working in a Health or Social care setting
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, peers and MDT as well as external agencies such as Adult Social Care and Police
• Experience of working with people from vulnerable groups
• Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding adults legislation, policies and practices
• Good working knowledge of MCA and DoLS application

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.

£50,008 to £56,908 a year(per annum) pro-rata includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)