Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Emergency Department Safeguarding Advisor to join the Trust's Corporate Safeguarding Team. The post holder will work closely with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, in a small team, you will provide effective advice, training, and safeguarding supervision. You will also be expected to contribute to auditing, escalate concerns to partner agencies, take responsibility in the achievement and monitoring of KPIs. The post holder will act as an expert resource within the BHRUT Emergency Department (ED), working in collaboration with managers and clinicians of all disciplines, providing expert advice through supervision and by being a visible presence in the ED, to ensure effective delivery of clinical services in accordance with the contractual commitments and associated regulations. The post holder will work across both the children's ED and the adults, recognising and supporting all aspects of safeguarding matters for all age patients.
Main duties of the job
To work with the professional network to make decisions of the highest complexity with the subject they are leading and to identify and manage associated risks accordingly. To support the delivery and development of improved performance across all clinical and non-clinical services within the organisation; specifically, safeguarding. Promote quality improvement across all services areas.
To take responsibility for the monitoring of; and where necessary, working with service leads to improve upon contractual KPIs relating to their subject matter. Leads on specific programmes of work as directed by the Safeguarding Named Nurse. Deliver safeguarding supervision to colleagues with a professional registration (hold a safeguarding supervision qualification or equivalent transferable skills).
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Children's Nurse or Registered Nurse with experience of safeguarding (RCN, RGN, SCPHN).
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
2. Substantial experience of working in an acute hospital Trust or a related service, with responsibility for safeguarding screening.
3. Evidence of knowledge of Safeguarding Children policies and procedures.
Skills/Abilities
Desirable criteria
4. Experience of delivering safeguarding supervision.
5. Ability to using professional curiosity and be able to professionally challenge in managing complex cases.
6. Experience of undertaking audits and report writing.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.