Safeguarding Adult Advisor

Job summary

Safeguarding Adults Advisor, Band 7 37.5 hours per week

Croydon Health Service (CHS) Safeguarding Team (CHSIST) is an integrated team, including the Children Looked After (CLA) Team, Maternity Team, Children's Team, and Adults Team. The CHSIST is made up of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, midwives and admin colleagues.

The Safeguarding (SG) Adults Team work in partnership with the Integrated Care Board (ICB), Safeguarding Adult Board (SAB) and key members across the London Borough of Croydon, regionally across London and Nationally. The SG Adults Team provide care and support to adults at risk of abuse, neglect or self-neglect and provide expert training, advice and support to all CHS staff members within the Trust (Hospital and Community).

We take a 'Think Family' approach to safeguarding which means that we consider everyone (including babies not yet born and children looked after) in all we do. We think about family connections and how adult and children's issues are inter-twined, including the transition from young person to young adult which we know can be so difficult for some of our young people.

The CHS trust is also a diversity, equality and inclusion provider and we support a diverse population.

Our Adult Safeguarding Team is looking to welcome another enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our innovative team, together the team will drive upon the Safeguarding Adults Agenda within Croydon Health Service NHS Trust.

Interview - TBC

Main duties of the job

You must be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration, Allied Health or Social Worker.

1. Support the Named Nurse for SG Adults in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for CHS employees, which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff.
2. Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Law and Legislation.
3. Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks
4. Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the workforce essential training team.
5. Work closely with various internal and external agencies
6. To provide advice and guidance to staff in CHS on all aspects of Adult safeguarding
7. Provide professional support to and deputise for the Named Nurse safeguarding adults
8. Work as part of Croydon Health Integrated Safeguarding Team (CHSIST), in partnership with NHS South West London CCG and Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.
9. Will support research and auditing
10. Provide face to face / virtual training and supervision to professionals

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust wasformed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide servicesfora population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone isworkinghard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challengeyourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're lookingfor.