Specialist Adult Safeguarding Nurse

Job summary

The post holder will support the Lead Nurse Adult Safeguarding to ensure that practitioners meet their duties to address the needs of adults at risk of harm. This will be through effective leadership, assisting in monitoring and maintenance of robust adults at risk collaborative interagency working and contributing to adults at risk governance.

The post holder will work with the safeguarding practice educator to develop and deliver training programmes.As an integral part of the Trust's safeguarding services, the post holder will provide support and act as an advisory resource to staff. She/he will assist the Associate Director of Safeguarding and The Lead Nurse Adult Safeguarding to ensure that safeguarding provision for adults at risk continues to be 'Core Business' for the Trust. Develop processes in accordance with identified need and legislation. The safeguarding team works with the ethos of 'Think Family'

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the safeguarding adult's team for a Specialist Nurse for Adult Safeguarding. The post holder will be at the forefront of safeguarding our most vulnerable adult patients and working with staff on both Trust sites and other agencies to ensure best practice in Adult Safeguarding. They will have the opportunity to develop their career, training skills and knowledge in all areas of Safeguarding, working closely with colleagues in the children's Safeguarding and learning disability/community teams to support the 'Think Family' agenda.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, hardworking nurse with a passion for changing cultures and ensuring high standards of care across the safeguarding adult agenda, including adults at risk of abuse, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Domestic Abuse

The post holder will be significantly visible in the organisation and be able to utilise their excellent communication skills to provide advice and support around Safeguarding issues, to all staff across ESTH. As part of this varied role, the successful applicant will also have a responsibility for leading on MCA and DOLS agenda across the Trust.

This role is based Cross Site

About us

Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospitaland St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Careand Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.