Senior LD Nurse & Adult Safeguarding Advisor

Job responsibilities

2. Job Purpose

Learning Disability Nursing

To provide a high standard of skilled nursing input for people with learning disabilities in a range of settings (own home, residential care, supported living, hospital) in compliance with the relevant protocols and guidelines.

To co-ordinate for themselves and the team members a range of assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities and complex health needs

To be a senior Nurse in the LD Nursing Service with supervisory responsibility of identified team members.

• To act as a preceptor for new staff and oversee student placements.

• To promote service development in the LD Nursing service. Support the LD Nurse Lead in implementing and reviewing policy and process within the team.
• Co-ordinate and carry out the audit.

• To be actively involved in the Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDer) Programme, partaking in reviews and implementations of learning gained from the process.

• To mentor pre-registration students while on placement with the team

Safeguarding

To support the professional lead for safeguarding adults across all Your Healthcare services, providing a high quality, evidence based service ensuring quality of care and safety of vulnerable adults. This includes being a source of expertise for the organisation and promoting excellent standards of professional practice in relation to safeguarding adults.

The scope of the post includes facilitating effective multi-disciplinary and interagency working, supporting changes in safeguarding service delivery and clinical practice.

To provide advice to staff teams and individual staff members regarding safeguarding concerns and issues related to the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act.

To collaborate with Managers and the Human Resources Department in conducting investigations of safeguarding adults related incidents and complaints.

To support the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in practice.

To provide training in safeguarding and The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty / Liberty Protection safeguards.

• To support the development and implementation of safeguarding and MCA related audits and policy reviews.

3. Key Result Areas

Management, Leadership and Supervision

Learning disability Nursing

To hold a case load within the LD Nursing team

Prioritisation of referrals and support the team lead to oversee team caseloads

• To facilitate collaborative working across NDS Services and the wider organisation.
• To support networking and collaborative working with other agencies.
• Active involvement in the LeDer programme.
• Provide leadership and guidance for members of the LD Nursing team
• Provide appropriate specialist nursing interventions and evaluate outcomes for people referred to the service.
• Facilitate access to other services and provide advice/consultancy to other clinicians and practitioners regarding the needs of people with learning disabilities and advise on any reasonable adjustments needed.
• To support service development, review and implementation of best practice through undertaking specialist training, developing and maintaining professional links with specialist nurses and other practitioners.
• Be responsible for ensuring effective supervision and appraisal for the nursing service which supports individual personal development, knowledge, skills and competencies.
• Ensure that equality and diversity considerations are at the core of all activities and practices.

Adult Safeguarding

To provide advice and support to all staff working with adults.

To facilitate the implementation and review of systems to ensure that staff are able to identify adults in need of safeguarding at an early stage, contribute to protection from harm and provide effective interventions for vulnerable adults where abuse has occurred.

• To ensure the perspective of the vulnerable adult and the promotion of anti-discriminatory practice are incorporated into all aspects of safeguarding adults practice.

To prepare chronologies and reports to support completion of section 42 enquires, Serious Adult Reviews and internal management reviews, undertaking critical analysis of practice and the development of recommendations and action planning.

To provide support and facilitate debriefing for staff involved in complex safeguarding cases.

To support the development and implementation of strategies, plans, policies, procedures, relevant to Safeguarding Adult Services across the service which take account of national and local safeguarding policies.

To deputise for the adult safeguarding lead in relation to the work of the Kingston and Richmond/Wandsworth Safeguarding Adults Partnership Boards (SAB)and relevant subgroups.

To deputise for the adult safeguarding lead in regard to Kingston MARAC , VAMA , MAPPA or other specialist safeguarding groups in Kingston.

To establish and maintain effective liaison and working relationships with other areas of health, social services, police and the voluntary sector.

• To collaborate with Managers and other organisations / agencies in risk-assessing cases which may pose a risk of harm to professionals, and to contribute to the development of risk strategies.

Support of practitioners and team working on complex cases regarding decision making processes related to safeguarding adults, ensuring that expert advice is grounded in expert clinical practice.

• Support of practitioners and team working implement best practice regarding the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS. Including supporting or conduction mental capacity assessments and Best Interest process.

Maintain professional registration and adhere to the code of conduct of the relevant professional body: Nursing and Midwifery Council (N.M.C)

• To provide advice with regard to all matters relating to MCA and DOLS/LPS.

• To escalate concerns regarding any aspect of safeguarding adults practice to the Adult Safeguard Lead.

Quality, Audit and Monitoring

To audit record keeping practices, specifically in relation to safeguarding, the mental capacity act, and the LD Nursing services.

Developing audit using best practice guidance to inform policy development and review and guide clinical practice.

Ensure that all professional practice is in line with best practice, National guidance (e.g. NICE & SCIE).

To support the adult safeguard lead to collate statistical information on safeguarding activity within the organisation in order to assist future planning of safeguarding services.

To support evidence based practice by identifying trends and developments in practice relating to adult safeguarding & LD Nursing , highlighting areas where further research / audit are needed

To identify areas of risk in practice and to take measures to minimise these.

Education and Development

• To deliver education and training programmes/briefing sessions which reflect innovations in safeguarding and MCA practice. Both with the Children are safeguarding team and specific to adult services.
• To deliver training on behalf of the LD Nursing team on areas of practice related to subjects relevant to Learning Disability Practice

• To contribute to the development and delivery of collaborative multi-agency training programmes

To ensure that own knowledge, skills and training are developed, maintained and shared through conducting research, continuing education and professional development.

Communication

• To develop and maintain excellent communication with Your Healthcare staff and partner organisations with regard to both safeguarding adults & LD Nursing .

• To develop and maintain excellent communication and liaison with Royal Borough of Kingstons (RBKs) & LBRuT (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Adult Safeguarding ,DOLS and Learning Disability Teams.

• To ensure effective and timely communication and information sharing both internally and externally in line with information sharing agreements and GDPR requirements.

• To participate in the completion of the annual Self-Assessment Framework (SAF)

• To be responsible for analysing complex and sensitive information relating to safeguarding adults cases.

• To analyse local data in relation to safeguarding adults to ensure Your Healthcare staff are alerted to and can respond to developments and changes in policy.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing Personal and Professional Development

Desirable

• First degree in a health related subject or equivalent
• Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Broad range post qualifying experience in health/ social care settings, applying clinical skills to clients with complex health/
• Cognitive impairment /Learning Disabilities/challenging needs.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working within a multi-agency setting
• Experience of teaching others, training and
• Experience in supervising others
• Experience of conducting safeguarding/MCA/DOLS/RCA assessments/investigations
• Experience of influencing change at a local and organisational level
• Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
• Experience of working with highly complex, sensitive and difficult situations.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community learning disability team
• Experience in carrying out LeDeR Reviews
• Experience in participating in Serious Adult Reviews
• Experience in adult safeguarding
• policy development and implementation
• Experience of contributing to quality assurance frameworks

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Scope of Professional practice and accountability and PREP
• Understanding of the primary legislation that governs clinical practice in this area. (MCA, DOLS, MHA)
• Evidence of Research based practice
• Knowledge of the value of clinical supervision
• Demonstrates application of theory to clinical skills used in daily practice.
• Knowledge of the LeDeR programme
• Knowledge and understanding of the Safeguarding Adults agenda
• Specialist knowledge of Mental capacity Act and Deprivation of liberty.
• A clear understanding of the multi-agency approach to safeguarding adults.
• Knowledge of impact of health inequalities for people with Learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of risk management and quality standards

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Safeguarding Children s agenda

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to use communication skills to influence and negotiate with a wide range of staff at all levels of the organisation and with partner organisations
• Prioritise and manage own work load effectively
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to self-manage and prioritise own workload
• Skills in research, audit and evaluation

Personal qualities

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
• IT skills including Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).