Job summary
The post holder will work as a member of the Trust's centralised Safeguarding Team with the Associate Director of Safeguarding Children and Adults to ensure the organisation meets its organisational, statutory and regulatory requirements and responsibilities to safeguard adults and children.
The post will have a direct impact on the way the Trust delivers services to service users and carers, working to embed a robust culture of safeguarding. The post holder will report to the Trust's Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, promoting exemplar safeguarding practice and incorporating a 'Think Family' approach.
The post holder will provide Safeguarding practice leadership to our Children and Adolescence Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and ensure that advice and support to staff are provided, including managers, on safeguarding enquiries, serious safeguarding reviews, and provide input into place/ borough based multi-agency safeguarding partnership committees and sub-groups.
The post holder will attend both internal and external safeguarding meetings. These will include the Trust's Integrated Safeguarding Committee, Local Authority Safeguarding sub-groups, relevant operational Directorate sub-groups and 'Task and Finish Groups'/ workstreams, as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The responsibilities of the post will include proactively and reactively engaging with frontline staff and managers and to provide evidence- based specialist information, advice, guidance and support required to help staff practise safely to safeguard adults and children within a Think Family context, in a confident and effective way.
The post holder will have sound knowledge of the Care Act, 2014 and the local multi-agency Safeguarding adult's procedures as well as the statutory responsibilities to safeguard/ protect children and young people as set out in Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 and Working Together 2018.
The post holder will have responsibility for providing specialist safeguarding supervision to CAMHS Safeguarding senior practitioners and other SLAM staff as agreed. The post holder will also deliver safeguarding training on a regular basis.
The post holder will undertake internal and external audits of adult safeguarding enquiries with partners to ensure that the staff's practices are in line with the safeguarding legislation and guidance.
The post holder will have advanced clinical leadership experience and drive quality improvements in safeguarding for both adults and children promoting safeguarding and protection awareness within the context of the multi-agency framework.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated therefore have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. Some of our amazing benefits are highlighted here:- Generous pay, pensions and annual leave.- Work life balance and supportive of a range of flexible working options- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website. Other benefits include: Counselling services,Wellbeing events, Long service awards, Cycle to work scheme,Season ticket loan,Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To direct, implement, monitor and review the Trust strategic priorities and workplans for Safeguarding Children and the Prevent Duty, ensuring that it meets appropriate statutory requirements and guidance and is fit for purpose.
- To oversee Safeguarding Children quality improvements, development of safeguarding policies and processes to strengthen and embed a culture of safeguarding adults within a Think Family framework.
- Ensure that quality assurance processes are in place for safeguarding adults, that they are implemented and reviewed as needed.
- To direct the implementation and delivery of Safeguarding standards for new and existing services to ensure safeguarding and the protection of adults at risk is embedded in operational policies and practice.
- To develop, review and implement Trust policies and procedures that reflect current guidance and practice for the protection and Safeguarding of Children at risk. Maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of service users and carers.
- To provide Safeguarding Children expertise knowledge, skills and input into staff allegations involving Persons in Position of Trust (PiPOT), working collaboratively with Human Resource (HR) team, relevant operational service areas and Local Authority partners. Supporting the Trusts Executive lead for Safeguarding, Chief People Officer and Associate Director of Safeguarding in fulfilling the Trusts duties under the PiPOT policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To direct, implement, monitor and review the Trust strategic priorities and workplans for Safeguarding Children and the Prevent Duty, ensuring that it meets appropriate statutory requirements and guidance and is fit for purpose.
- To oversee Safeguarding Children quality improvements, development of safeguarding policies and processes to strengthen and embed a culture of safeguarding adults within a Think Family framework.
- Ensure that quality assurance processes are in place for safeguarding adults, that they are implemented and reviewed as needed.
- To direct the implementation and delivery of Safeguarding standards for new and existing services to ensure safeguarding and the protection of adults at risk is embedded in operational policies and practice.
- To develop, review and implement Trust policies and procedures that reflect current guidance and practice for the protection and Safeguarding of Children at risk. Maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of service users and carers.
- To provide Safeguarding Children expertise knowledge, skills and input into staff allegations involving Persons in Position of Trust (PiPOT), working collaboratively with Human Resource (HR) team, relevant operational service areas and Local Authority partners. Supporting the Trusts Executive lead for Safeguarding, Chief People Officer and Associate Director of Safeguarding in fulfilling the Trusts duties under the PiPOT policy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- / RMN/ RGM / RN Child Branch Part 1 and 3 of NMC Register or Degree in social work approved by Social Work England or occupational (HCPC) l therapy psychologist and registered with a professional body
- Evidence of continuing professional development including recently in safeguarding children practice.
- Completed specific post-registration training in safeguarding children and young people prior to commencement in the post
Desirable
- Mentorship or equivalent training qualification
- Safeguarding supervision skills training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior practitioner in a health or social care related setting
- Excellent grasp of the strategic and policy context relating to health and social care, and the ability to conceptualise these to the role
- Previous involvement Children Safeguarding Practice reviews and/ or Domestic Homicide Reviews or SARS
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
Knowledge
Essential
- Current knowledge and understanding of the functions of local authorities, the NHS and the other agencies relating to statutory safeguarding and adults' requirements, and knowledge of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect using safeguarding frameworks. This includes emerging contemporary safeguarding issues such as transitional safeguarding, modern slavery and human trafficking, prevent, .
- Detailed knowledge and functioning of the Social Services/NHS services in general and mental health services in particular and statutory responsibilities and legislation e.g. Mental Health Act Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, DOLS Amendments 2007, etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- / RMN/ RGM / RN Child Branch Part 1 and 3 of NMC Register or Degree in social work approved by Social Work England or occupational (HCPC) l therapy psychologist and registered with a professional body
- Evidence of continuing professional development including recently in safeguarding children practice.
- Completed specific post-registration training in safeguarding children and young people prior to commencement in the post
Desirable
- Mentorship or equivalent training qualification
- Safeguarding supervision skills training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior practitioner in a health or social care related setting
- Excellent grasp of the strategic and policy context relating to health and social care, and the ability to conceptualise these to the role
- Previous involvement Children Safeguarding Practice reviews and/ or Domestic Homicide Reviews or SARS
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
Knowledge
Essential
- Current knowledge and understanding of the functions of local authorities, the NHS and the other agencies relating to statutory safeguarding and adults' requirements, and knowledge of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect using safeguarding frameworks. This includes emerging contemporary safeguarding issues such as transitional safeguarding, modern slavery and human trafficking, prevent, .
- Detailed knowledge and functioning of the Social Services/NHS services in general and mental health services in particular and statutory responsibilities and legislation e.g. Mental Health Act Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, DOLS Amendments 2007, etc.
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).
