Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time, Band 7 Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults/Mental Capacity Act Lead. The Named Professional leads safeguarding adults and the Mental Capacity Act within Spectrum CIC, providing leadership in safeguarding across services and ensuring compliance with statutory safeguarding requirements.
The role sits within the corporate Safeguarding team and works across prison healthcare, drug and alcohol services, primary care, and sexual health services. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Safeguarding to support the safeguarding adults agenda and implement Spectrum’s safeguarding strategy.
This role involves providing expert safeguarding advice, supervision and support to staff, fostering relationships with Safeguarding Adults Boards and other key partners, and leading MCA-related matters to ensure best practice.
As part of the Safeguarding team you will help plan, facilitate and evaluate a training programme aligned with the intercollegiate document (Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff) 2024. The team primarily uses MS Teams to engage with staff, with occasional site attendance to build relationships and deliver training.
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Join our team
We are seeking passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. We welcome applications from all, including people with lived experience, LGBTQIA+ communities, disabled and neurodivergent applicants, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company, our focus is on people – patients, service users, staff and partners.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Chloe Haigh
Job title: Deputy Director of Nursing
Email: Chloe.Haigh@Spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01924 976503
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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