Job summary
To hold a supportive role in promoting good professional safeguarding practice within the safeguarding team at Gateshead. To support the safeguarding lead with the provision of education and training to clinical staff, demonstrating a high degree of professional nursingskill, competency, and knowledge in Safeguarding practice within the safeguarding adult's team at Gateshead.
Main duties of the job
Lead the provision of specialist clinical knowledge and advice to other nursing staff, the wider multi-professional team, allied health professionals, patients and their families/carers and partner organisations.? Lead the provision of education and training for nursing and allied healthprofessionals, including health promotion.? The post holder will take a lead role within a team who, in collaboration with the multi-professional team co-ordinate and develop pathways for patients who require safeguarding.? Work collaboratively with the wider safeguarding teams to embed the 'Think Family;' approach.? Work with the Trust safeguarding team and Local authority safeguarding teams to support the implementation of the multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To hold a supportive role in promoting good professional safeguarding practice within the safeguarding team at Gateshead. To support the safeguarding lead with the provision of education and training to clinical staff, demonstrating a high degree of professional nursing skill, competency, and knowledge in Safeguarding practice within the safeguarding adultsteam at Gateshead. To be visible and support the Safeguarding Lead in providing advice andsupport regarding safeguarding within the Trust. To advise staff on the policies and procedures related to the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. To support the safeguarding team in ensuring all staff have access tosafeguarding training and supervision appropriate to their role and whichenables the organisation to fulfil its statutory responsibilities for training. Support with collection of collating audit data. To provide clinical leadership, expertise and specialist clinical advice andsupport to clinical staff on the management and care of patients who require safeguarding. To improve the quality of care received by individuals who require safeguarding in the acute hospital setting and the community. To lead and participate in the continuing improvement of services in line with the Trust objectives. To work in partnership and build links with staff and external partners. Providing advice re assessments of special needs such as mental capacity,mental health act assessment and deprivation of liberties assessments. To support the MCA/DOLs team in providing advice and support to staff in relation to Mental capacity act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. To comply with the trusts vision, values and behavioural compact.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current NMC registration (Level 1 adult nurse, children, mental health, Learning Disability)
2. Degree in nursing studies or healthcare related subject or evidence of currently working towards this (UK equivalent).
3. Evidence of further study in safeguarding adults
Desirable
4. Management and leadership training.
Experience
Essential
5. Relevant post registration experience including participation in adult safeguarding procedures.
6. Evidence of practice development.
7. Evidence of innovation in practice
Desirable
8. Demonstrable experience of working within a safeguarding role or transferable experience within the acute / community setting.
9. Participated in safeguarding supervision
Skills
Essential
10. Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or reassurance skills are required.
11. Proven interpersonal skills.
12. Time management skills.
Desirable
13. Counselling and appraisal skills
14. Research skills.
Knowledge
Essential
15. Thorough understanding of contemporary issues appropriates to the post.
16. Knowledge of current professional and Clinical Governance issues.
17. Demonstrates a good understanding of Legislation and National Guidelines that drives safeguarding adult policy and practice.
18. Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships and interpersonal dynamics.
19. Knowledge of and participation in research and/or clinical audit.
Desirable
20. Counselling and appraisal skills