Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist advice on managing all age safeguarding matters within the organisation, working in partnership with social care colleagues across all ages.
The post holder will coordinate safeguarding procedures, being line managed by the Lead Professional for Adult Safeguarding but also reporting to the Named Nurses for Safeguarding Children.
Represent the Trust when working with multi-agencies and to be an advisor for all safeguarding related themes, including the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Domestic Abuse (including MARAC), promoting Making Safeguarding Personal agenda.
Although required to work across sites the post holder will be based mostly at Northwick Park Hospital.
This post is a great opportunity to forge a career in All Age Safeguarding, where you will join a supportive and forward-thinking team with a focus on THINK FAMILY.
The postholder will work according to their professional code of conduct.
We will also provide opportunities to enhance your portfolio around domestic abuse strategy and serious violence duty.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Lead Professional for Adult Safeguarding and Named Nurses to work within a Family Approach across the Trust and in partnership with multi-agencies.
The post holder will support the Safeguarding Team in ensuring that LNWH's statutory duties and responsibilities to safeguard children, young people, adults are discharged effectively in line with national and local frameworks.
Work collaboratively and in partnership with other agencies to promote effective ways of working together with vulnerable children, adults, and families.
Support the Lead Professional for Adult Safeguarding and Named Nurse in the development, delivery and facilitation of study days, learning sets, and courses, complementing and supporting the Think Family Approach.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is available to only applicants that have professional registration.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is available to only applicants that have professional registration.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Professional Nurse / Social Worker / Allied Health Professional or Paramedic with experience of working within safeguarding.
- oEvidence of ongoing professional development
- Working within a Safeguarding Team
Desirable
- oTeaching and assessment Qualification.
- oSafeguarding Adults specialist qualification
- oMaster's qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of national and local Safeguarding Policies, guidelines, and recommendations.
- oDemonstrates knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect. oKnowledge of the multi-agency safeguarding systems, such as MASH, MARAC and PREVENT
- oKnowledge of the multi-agency safeguarding systems, such as MASH, MARAC and PREVENT
Desirable
- oLine management experience
- oExperience of policy development and implementation.
- Experience in Safeguarding Supervision.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to be a resilient professional within a strengths-based approach and in working with all team and partnership colleagues.
- oAbility to demonstrate tenacity and responsiveness in safeguarding vulnerable children/adults and families.
- oExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- oDemonstrates an inclusive and compassionate approach, shows proactive initiative, applies strong professional curiosity, makes timely well-reasoned decisions, and upholds the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Professional Nurse / Social Worker / Allied Health Professional or Paramedic with experience of working within safeguarding.
- oEvidence of ongoing professional development
- Working within a Safeguarding Team
Desirable
- oTeaching and assessment Qualification.
- oSafeguarding Adults specialist qualification
- oMaster's qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of national and local Safeguarding Policies, guidelines, and recommendations.
- oDemonstrates knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect. oKnowledge of the multi-agency safeguarding systems, such as MASH, MARAC and PREVENT
- oKnowledge of the multi-agency safeguarding systems, such as MASH, MARAC and PREVENT
Desirable
- oLine management experience
- oExperience of policy development and implementation.
- Experience in Safeguarding Supervision.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to be a resilient professional within a strengths-based approach and in working with all team and partnership colleagues.
- oAbility to demonstrate tenacity and responsiveness in safeguarding vulnerable children/adults and families.
- oExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- oDemonstrates an inclusive and compassionate approach, shows proactive initiative, applies strong professional curiosity, makes timely well-reasoned decisions, and upholds the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity.
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).
