Named Lead for Safeguarding Adults at Risk
We are looking for a Named Lead for Safeguarding Adults at Risk to join our team.
The Sirona Integrated Safeguarding Team are responsible for ensuring that Sirona is compliant with all aspects of safeguarding expectations set out within the NHS England Accountability and Assurance Framework (2024), Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standards, particularly 'Safe', and Integrated Care Board commissioned quality outcomes.
This includes compliance with all appropriate legislation such as Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and MCA (DoLS), Children Act, together with a clear focus upon specific aspects of safeguarding practice such as Domestic Abuse, Prevent (Radicalisation), Modern Day Slavery, FGM and Contextual Safeguarding.
The team is responsible for developing, contributing and overseeing the safeguarding training strategy, policy and procedure development and oversight, supervision and support to staff together with quality assurance activity and proactive engagement with wider systems safeguarding partners.
Main duties of the job
* Provide operational and organisational leadership for the Safeguarding Adult at Risk agenda across Sirona care & health to ensure staff are aware of their responsibilities to safeguard.
* Proactively support and facilitate a Think Family approach to safeguarding concerns and workstreams, promoting integration and collaboration across adult and child pathways as appropriate.
* Responsible for the implementation, provision, evaluation and effectiveness of safeguarding training, supervision and advice across operational service.
* Work with internal and external partners, responding to incidents, Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and ensure learning is embedded within practice.
* Implement quality processes and audits, case file reviews and other reviews to capture good practice, effectiveness of responses and learning and to influence the development of service.
* To liaise with the Local Authority and support staff in submission of Section 42 enquiry investigations related to Adult Services.
* Be responsible for and manage the team of Safeguarding Adult Practitioners and other and support other professionals in complex processes in cases and safeguarding adults procedures and contributing to case review
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Please use your 'Supporting Information' to demonstrate and provide evidence in how you meet the Person Specification below.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Substantial experience within a relevant field e.g. Community Health / Public Health
* Significant safeguarding experience at Band 7 level in an area relevant to the role
* Writing and presenting complex reports
* Demonstrate a range of communication and people skills and ability to use them in pressurised situations
* Experience of manging a team
* Supervision and training qualification and experience
Qualifications & Training
* Bsc or equivalent qualification in subject relevant to the post
* Registered Professional, Nurse Midwife with current NMC registration: RN / RM/ other HCPC
* Postgraduate degree at Masters level in relevant subject or evidence of working towards/ or equivalent experience
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.
£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata, per annum
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