Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Safeguarding Adults & Domestic Abuse Lead

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Job summary

This is a great opportunity to work as a a senior member of our Safeguarding Team, working under the leadership of the Consultant Nurse- Safeguarding.

The post holder will work to deliver on our aspiration to be the best by being a change agent working across all Divisions to embed Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse policy into practice and to ensure that the needs of Adults at Risk are identified and appropriate preventative measures and protection plans are put in place. This is a key role in ensuring our Trust meets its adult safeguarding statutory requirements as determined by national legislation and local policies and procedures.

The role will improve the quality of our services by promoting good practice amongst staff, trainees and volunteers working with Adults at Risk within our Trust and our partner agencies and acting as a resource for the provision of professional leadership, for corporate and operational staff, trainees and volunteers in Safeguarding Adults at Risk.

Main duties of the job

The role will provide practice advice and support in embedding excellent Safeguarding practice across our Trust and will forge strong links within the multi-agency Safeguarding Adults Boards and their sub-groups through representation at designated meetings. This will include contributing to strategic partnership work across Surrey & Northeast Hampshire and embedding learning from adult safeguarding concerns/enquiries, Safeguarding Adult Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews to inform, change and improve practice across Trust services. The role will promote the Think Family approach.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

16 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£60,983 to £70,536 a year including fringe HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

32505395997-CORP

Job locations

Farmside, West Park

Horton lane

Epsom

KT19 8PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for full details regarding the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for full details regarding the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Safeguarding Review Experience
Understanding of Safeguarding System Processes

Qualifications

Essential

Professional qualification and registration in either Nursing / HCPC/Social Work

Desirable

Level 3 adult safeguarding training completed within the last 2 years
Teaching or training qualification or relevant experience

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Safeguarding Review Experience
Understanding of Safeguarding System Processes

Qualifications

Essential

Professional qualification and registration in either Nursing / HCPC/Social Work

Desirable

Level 3 adult safeguarding training completed within the last 2 years
Teaching or training qualification or relevant experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).