Job summary
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant to play a crucial role, as the Named Doctor for Safeguarding Adults.
As the Named Doctor for Safeguarding Adults, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults, including those experiencing neglect, abuse or exploitation.
The role requires a commitment to promoting best practice and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
As the Named Doctor, you will:
- Provide expert advice, guidance and support to healthcare professionals on safeguarding adult matters.
- Conduct safeguarding assessments and investigations.
- Develop and implement safeguarding adults training.
- Lead on the coordination of care and treatment for individuals with highly complex safeguarding needs.
- Deliver supervision, undertake audits, and drive continuous quality improvement.
The successful candidate needs experience in safeguarding adults, particularly in an acute healthcare setting and have a working knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act, 2014.
This is a unique opportunity to influence and enhance safeguarding outcomes across a large and diverse NHS Trust. If you are an experienced and passionate clinician with a commitment to high standards and service development, we would be delighted to hear from you.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications should be made online, however, for an informal discussion on the post please email Gary Etheridge, Director of Nursing, Patient Experience and Engagement & Safeguarding Director atgary.etheridge@nhs.net to arrange a suitable time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications should be made online, however, for an informal discussion on the post please email Gary Etheridge, Director of Nursing, Patient Experience and Engagement & Safeguarding Director atgary.etheridge@nhs.net to arrange a suitable time.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Hold Consultant status or a senior post with equivalent training and experience. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment and currently practising (or have held an active clinical position in the previous 2-3 years) in child health services.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including empathy, understanding, patience and the ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Be able to make considered judgements about how to act to safeguard vulnerable adults, including the ability to confidently challenge practice and support colleagues in challenging perceived views offered by other professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
- Experience of involvement in Safeguarding Adult Reviews.
- Advanced awareness and understanding of recent legislation/national documents, latest national/international and local guidelines and best practice and current research.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Hold Consultant status or a senior post with equivalent training and experience. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment and currently practising (or have held an active clinical position in the previous 2-3 years) in child health services.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including empathy, understanding, patience and the ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Be able to make considered judgements about how to act to safeguard vulnerable adults, including the ability to confidently challenge practice and support colleagues in challenging perceived views offered by other professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
- Experience of involvement in Safeguarding Adult Reviews.
- Advanced awareness and understanding of recent legislation/national documents, latest national/international and local guidelines and best practice and current research.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
