Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated enthusiastic individual who
holds a professional registration in Health or Social Care to work as the
Specialist Practitioner for Safeguarding Adults within Navigo's Safeguarding
Team.
We are
a small welcoming and dedicated team providing high quality Safeguarding advice
and assurances across Navigo. The team consists of Safeguarding Adults and
Safeguarding Children's Practitioners and so there will be both an opportunity
and expectation to enhance and learn skills in the Safeguarding of Children, in
order to support the team as a whole.
If you are competent in Adult Safeguarding and would like to feel
valued, appreciated, learn and contribute to Safeguarding people within a
Mental Health Organisation - we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to provide evidence based expert
advice and support to all clinical and non clinical staff within Navigo.
Act as a visible and knowledgeable resource across the
organisation.
Deliver effective safeguarding training and ensure that staff
have an understanding of and are able to apply the principles of the Mental
Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, alongside the safeguarding
principles.
Act as a point of contact for internal staff and outside partner
agencies on all safeguarding matters.
Be able to deputise for the Named Nurse when applicable
Advocate for Adults at
Risk and ensure that Making Safeguarding Personal is key to all safeguarding
activities.
Support compliance with Local and National Safeguarding Standards,
Audit and Quality improvements.
About us
Hello!
We
are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and
well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health
services to the NHS and beyond.
The
whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our
own family to use.
We
offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community
facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults
inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an
outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked
as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies
top 100 large company list.
As
a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also
developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide
training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden
Centre.
Working
at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we
really mean it.
We
like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come
and Join us !
Please
note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI
generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has
been automatically generated.
Should
you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability
or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and
person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Navigo
CiC.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and
person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Navigo
CiC.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a Band 6 or equivalent within a Safeguarding role with significant knowledge around Safeguarding legislation, national and local safeguarding policies, processes and procedures.
- Experience of attending and contributing within multi-agency meetings.
- Experience of working with the Care Act 2014 including a sound knowledge of Section 42 Enquiries, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
- Good working knowledge of the difference types of abuse and recognising and responding to abuse/neglect.
- Good knowledge of Making Safeguarding Personal
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health and understands the Mental Health Act.
- Has experience of the development of training and is able to deliver training.
- Working Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures in relation to Children.
- Has experience of Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SAR), Learning from lives and deaths people with a learning disability and autistic people (LEDER) and Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDR)
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with a statutory professional body.
- Degree in a professionally related subject or equivalent.
- Evidence of on-going professional development.
- Working at Safeguarding Adults and Children - Level 3.
Desirable
- Masters degree in nursing/research or other appropriate health related subject.
- Best Interest Assessor Qualification (BIA).
- Trained to Safeguarding Level 4.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills to be able to give advice and guidance on a variety of Safeguarding issues to staff of all levels.
- Have the ability to challenge practices in a professional manner when needed.
- Utilise IT skills - including the use of electronic health records, Microsoft packages - including Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Work and Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build personal and professional credibility at all levels of the organisation, ensuring confidentiality is always maintained.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic leader and a good team player
- with the ability to motivate colleagues/peers and be able to work on own initiative and facilitate the work of others.
-
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work under pressure to meet those deadlines.
Desirable
- Ability to plan and deliver audit programmes and support others in auditing their practice.
- Have experience of using SystmOne.
- Competent in supporting staff in undertaking Domestic Abuse Stalking & Harassment Assessments.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a Band 6 or equivalent within a Safeguarding role with significant knowledge around Safeguarding legislation, national and local safeguarding policies, processes and procedures.
- Experience of attending and contributing within multi-agency meetings.
- Experience of working with the Care Act 2014 including a sound knowledge of Section 42 Enquiries, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
- Good working knowledge of the difference types of abuse and recognising and responding to abuse/neglect.
- Good knowledge of Making Safeguarding Personal
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health and understands the Mental Health Act.
- Has experience of the development of training and is able to deliver training.
- Working Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures in relation to Children.
- Has experience of Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SAR), Learning from lives and deaths people with a learning disability and autistic people (LEDER) and Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDR)
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with a statutory professional body.
- Degree in a professionally related subject or equivalent.
- Evidence of on-going professional development.
- Working at Safeguarding Adults and Children - Level 3.
Desirable
- Masters degree in nursing/research or other appropriate health related subject.
- Best Interest Assessor Qualification (BIA).
- Trained to Safeguarding Level 4.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills to be able to give advice and guidance on a variety of Safeguarding issues to staff of all levels.
- Have the ability to challenge practices in a professional manner when needed.
- Utilise IT skills - including the use of electronic health records, Microsoft packages - including Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Work and Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build personal and professional credibility at all levels of the organisation, ensuring confidentiality is always maintained.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic leader and a good team player
- with the ability to motivate colleagues/peers and be able to work on own initiative and facilitate the work of others.
-
- Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work under pressure to meet those deadlines.
Desirable
- Ability to plan and deliver audit programmes and support others in auditing their practice.
- Have experience of using SystmOne.
- Competent in supporting staff in undertaking Domestic Abuse Stalking & Harassment Assessments.
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).
Additional information
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).
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