Safeguarding Practitioner

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider is looking for an experienced Safeguarding Practitioner to join its Complex Health Hub. You will ensure high standards in safeguarding practices, engage with multidisciplinary teams and promote a collaborative approach to child and adult safeguarding. The position requires extensive experience in safeguarding along with proficiency in problem-solving and role modeling NNUH's PRIDE values. The job also includes providing training and supervision to staff and will contribute to the Trust-wide safeguarding policies.

Benefits

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Free 24-hours confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

Flexible staff bank

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience and significant experience in safeguarding.
• Experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching, and assessment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Named Professionals in delivering the Trust's safeguarding service.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to Trust staff on complex safeguarding concerns.
• Manage own workload and participate in training for Trust-wide staff.

Skills

Problem solving

Effective role model

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Education

Registered Professional with current registration: NMC or HCPC or Social Work England

Job description

The Complex Health Hub is seeking an experienced safeguarding professional to join the team to deliver a high-quality; evidence-based service that provides training and expertise in safeguarding for the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Safeguarding Practitioner will be a highly visible team member, developing, promoting and maintaining high professional standards in safeguarding practice, for unborn's, children and adults; ensuring the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities for safeguarding. The postholder will be based within the Hub, taking a Think Family approach, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and multi-agency organisations to coordinate safeguarding responses and promote a sense of shared responsibility. Together with the Named Professionals, the post holder will contribute to the overall trust safeguarding policies and strategies, providing assurance to the Head of Safeguarding and Complex Health hub, Director of Complex Health & Professional Standards, the Executive Lead for Safeguarding and Safeguarding Assurance Committee, as well as escalate identified areas of concern for improvement.

The postholder will provide advice and expertise to fellow professionals, and work with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies to assist in providing a multi-agency approach to safeguarding.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

• To support the Named Professionals for Adults, Children and Midwifery in the delivery of the Trust safeguarding service.
• To retrieve and compile information from health records in response to external agency requests.
• To provide expert advice, support and guidance to Trust staff that addresses highly complex, sensitive and high-risk safeguarding concerns.To undertake specialist domestic abuse training to ensure that appropriate risk assessments and referrals are made for those experiencing domestic abuse.
• Application of specialist safeguarding knowledge and associated legislation.
• Be able to practice confidently in advising on the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Co-ordination of incoming and ongoing work activities.
• Have responsibility to develop, provide and evaluate safeguarding supervision and training for staff that responds to learning and best practice.
• To contribute to the development and review of Trust-wide safeguarding policies, protocols and guidance.
• Management of own workload.
• Participate as part of the safeguarding team in contributing to and providing regular training for trust wide staff.
• Use audit and other quality improvement models to ensure safeguarding and MCA practice is dynamic and evidence based and impacts practice to improve outcomes.
• To represent the Trust at external meetings and enhance collaboration.
• Work effectively with multi-agencies to protect unborn babies, children and adults from harm.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Professional with current registration: NMC or HCPC or Social Work England

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience and significant experience in safeguarding
• Experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment

Skills

• Ability to effectively solve problems
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Named Professional for Safeguarding Children