Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced professional with an established interest in safeguarding adults to join our divisional team to provide specialist safeguarding adult and mental capacity advice across our Mental Health services in Milton Keynes.
The overall purpose of this role is to ensure the Trust meets its organisational, national and local requirements and responsibilities in Safeguarding vulnerable people, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). This includes meeting the Safeguarding Standards under the Safe domain by the CQC This will be achieved by providing highly developed specialist knowledge on safeguarding issues, MCA and Prevent. The Named Professional will provide consultancy to staff at all levels within the Division and at times across the Trust.
The postholder will provide leadership and assurance across the field of adult safeguarding and will work closely with other specialists, named and designated professionals. The postholder will lead on all activity required to ensure that the Directorate meet their safeguarding responsibilities so that Safeguarding is seen as paramount and that a culture of dignity and safeguarding is embedded across the organisation in line with Making Safeguarding Personal.
To provide cover for safeguarding colleagues across the Trust, as required.
Main duties of the job
Provide expert up to date advice, training and supervision to professionals working in safeguarding within Milton Keynes based CNWL services.
- To support the Division by involvement and at times leading on CNWL's contribution to Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and local learning reviews and focused work in specific areas/services, authoring reports when best placed to do and leading on action plans where appropriate.
- Monitoring and ensuring that action plans resulting from investigations/areas of concern are implemented and embedded within the timescales in partnership with operational managers.
- To ensure that key learning from safeguarding is disseminated across the Division and the Trust. To ensure that plans are in place for dissemination of findings from and develop effective auditing arrangements for demonstrating how recommendations are embedded within practice. Take responsibility for writing Clinical Messages of the Week and 7-minute briefings when required.
- To support the review and implementation of safeguarding adults and Mental Capacity Act (and other related) policies and procedures."
About us
Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) provides a wide range of services in North-West London, parts of Surrey, and Milton Keynes. Diggory Division, where this role is based, provides addictions services, sexual health services, health and justice services and, In Milton Keynes, in-patient and community Mental Health services, and community services such as District Nursing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the JD and PS for more information
Promoting and developing Safeguarding Adults Professional Practice
To provide safeguarding expertise and advice on complex cases within the Division, offering consultancy at Board and front-line level on aspects of safeguarding a the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) legislation and Prevent.
Communicate a range of highly complex, sensitive and contentious topics to a range of professionals in varying situations.
Provide expert up to date advice, training and supervision to professionals working in safeguarding within Milton Keynes based CNWL services.
To support the Division by involvement and at times leading on CNWLs contribution to Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and local learning reviews and focused work in specific areas/services, authoring reports when best placed to do and leading on action plans where appropriate.
Monitoring and ensuring that action plans resulting from investigations/areas of concern are implemented and embedded within the timescales in partnership with operational managers.
To ensure that key learning from safeguarding is disseminated across the Division and the Trust. To ensure that plans are in place for dissemination of findings from and develop effective auditing arrangements for demonstrating how recommendations are embedded within practice. Take responsibility for writing Clinical Messages of the Week and 7-minute briefings when required.
To support the review and implementation of safeguarding adults and Mental Capacity Act (and other related) policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the JD and PS for more information
Promoting and developing Safeguarding Adults Professional Practice
To provide safeguarding expertise and advice on complex cases within the Division, offering consultancy at Board and front-line level on aspects of safeguarding a the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) legislation and Prevent.
Communicate a range of highly complex, sensitive and contentious topics to a range of professionals in varying situations.
Provide expert up to date advice, training and supervision to professionals working in safeguarding within Milton Keynes based CNWL services.
To support the Division by involvement and at times leading on CNWLs contribution to Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and local learning reviews and focused work in specific areas/services, authoring reports when best placed to do and leading on action plans where appropriate.
Monitoring and ensuring that action plans resulting from investigations/areas of concern are implemented and embedded within the timescales in partnership with operational managers.
To ensure that key learning from safeguarding is disseminated across the Division and the Trust. To ensure that plans are in place for dissemination of findings from and develop effective auditing arrangements for demonstrating how recommendations are embedded within practice. Take responsibility for writing Clinical Messages of the Week and 7-minute briefings when required.
To support the review and implementation of safeguarding adults and Mental Capacity Act (and other related) policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Social Worker/ Allied Health Professional
- Educated or working towards Degree level of expert practice.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development with relevant further qualifications.
Desirable
- Enquiry Officer and / or Safeguarding Adults Managers training
- Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of teaching others and evaluating learning
- Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience working in a relevant community or specialist area, including evidence of safeguarding within practice
- Experience in undertaking clinical audit and Quality Improvement projects
- Experience of compiling and presenting reports for multi-agency and multi-level audiences
Desirable
- Experience of staff management and supervision
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Detailed expert knowledge of key statutory responsibilities and national policy relating to safeguarding, MCA and other relevant policies
- Ability to work in a person-centred way, demonstrating the principles underpinning safeguarding practice (MSP)
- Understanding of governance/risk and reporting systems and processes in organisational and multi-agency context
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Social Worker/ Allied Health Professional
- Educated or working towards Degree level of expert practice.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development with relevant further qualifications.
Desirable
- Enquiry Officer and / or Safeguarding Adults Managers training
- Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of teaching others and evaluating learning
- Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Experience working in a relevant community or specialist area, including evidence of safeguarding within practice
- Experience in undertaking clinical audit and Quality Improvement projects
- Experience of compiling and presenting reports for multi-agency and multi-level audiences
Desirable
- Experience of staff management and supervision
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Detailed expert knowledge of key statutory responsibilities and national policy relating to safeguarding, MCA and other relevant policies
- Ability to work in a person-centred way, demonstrating the principles underpinning safeguarding practice (MSP)
- Understanding of governance/risk and reporting systems and processes in organisational and multi-agency context
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).
