Job summary
The post holder will work as part of an integrated children and adult safeguarding team of specialist advisors ensuring that staff are aware through training of their responsibilities with regards to safeguarding unborns, children and adults at risk. The team also encompasses the acute liaison learning disability service.
Main duties of the job
Provides advice and supervision in accordance with Trust policy Managing a highdemand for timely supervision effectively and prioritising risk.o Provide a high degree of clinical judgment and decision-makingo Working in partnership with other agencies to provide assessment and interventionas appropriate to safeguardo Act as a mentor to newly qualified staff or students.o Able to explain and justify your professional opinion to others, including whenprofessionals from other agencies may have differing views and taking-into account,the often highly emotive nature of the work.o Collaborate and liaise with other professionals, demonstrating and providingknowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned bytheory, evidence base and relevant practice experience.o Exercise accountability as set out in the NMC code of professional conduct.o Participates in the delivery of action planso Able to make judgments involving complex facts which require analysis andcomparison.o Demonstrates professional curiosity and actively addresses any areas which require intervention.
About us
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is...the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
- Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
- A range of flexible working opportunities
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
- On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work Trust wide as required, providing a service to all employees.
- To contribute to the delivery of a proactive, responsive, specialist safeguarding service as part of the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust Safeguarding Team; taking a think family approach,
- Contribute to local Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH).
- To deputise for the other team members on request for Safeguarding Adults & Children.
- To work within an environment where immediate high-risk decisions are made and there will be competing demands and requests to prioritise work based on risk and at short notice from management.
- To be accountable for own practice.
- There will be a requirement to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service including shift patterns which may involve 7 day working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work Trust wide as required, providing a service to all employees.
- To contribute to the delivery of a proactive, responsive, specialist safeguarding service as part of the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust Safeguarding Team; taking a think family approach,
- Contribute to local Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH).
- To deputise for the other team members on request for Safeguarding Adults & Children.
- To work within an environment where immediate high-risk decisions are made and there will be competing demands and requests to prioritise work based on risk and at short notice from management.
- To be accountable for own practice.
- There will be a requirement to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service including shift patterns which may involve 7 day working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Qualification to degree or equivalent level with experience of working at an advanced level in relevant subject i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist etc.
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
Desirable
- BSc (Hons) relevant to post / equivalent experience.
- Management/leadership qualification / experience
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Qualification to degree or equivalent level with experience of working at an advanced level in relevant subject i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist etc.
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
Desirable
- BSc (Hons) relevant to post / equivalent experience.
- Management/leadership qualification / experience
- Teaching and assessing qualification
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).
