Overview
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Responsibilities
* As the Named Nurse/Professional for Adult Safeguarding you will be responsible for ensuring that the Wigan Division and Trust carries out its statutory duties with respect to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults and Children.
* To assist with the development and implementation of the Trusts and Local safeguarding agenda, and ensure that Trust policies, procedures and governance systems meet statutory and national requirements in relation to safeguarding.
* To support the Wigan Senior Leadership Team and Corporate Safeguarding Team to ensure engagement and contribution to multi-agency safeguarding work alongside specialist safeguarding professionals from other organisations and bodies, including Adults social care, education and health, and in the planning and development of strategies for safeguarding.
* To ensure that safeguarding concerns are monitored and dealt with in a timely and effective way.
* To share learning from both national and local case reviews, complaints, incidents or near misses related to the safeguarding of Adults.
* To provide specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, that is consistent with the requirements of safeguarding legislation, related guidance and relevant Local Safeguarding Adults Boards/Partnerships.
* To continually raise the profile and staff awareness of Adult safeguarding for staff who work with adults and young people affected by mental health and/or substance misuse issues, including Tier 4 CAMHS services.
* To promote effective practice that enables staff to identify Adult safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately.
* To provide clinical support and supervision to the divisional MARAC Lead.
* To provide line management to the Deputy Adult Safeguarding Lead for the Wigan Division.
* To be a member of the Trusts Corporate Safeguarding Team with a particular focus on the Wigan Divisions safeguarding agenda.
* To participate in the Corporate Safeguarding Teams Trust wide duty rota.
* To share information, complete chronologies and analysis of practice in relation to single and multi-agency reviews.
Context and About the Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world\'s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Staff benefits
* Pay Enhancement
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Excellent pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Wellbeing programme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
* fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries
* Individual and Family Services
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