Safeguarding Advisor

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced practitioner to join our committed Safeguarding team to deliver, support and promote the Safeguarding agenda, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) and Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) across the Trust as part of the Trust Safeguarding & Public Protection team.

You will have responsibility to provide highly specialist advice and guidance to ensure standards of excellence in Safeguarding across the Trust and assist in the development and delivery of the Trusts Safeguarding training.

NOTE: This post will be predominantly aligned to delivering the Domestic Abuse agenda across the Trust and the MARAC responsibilities however it will cover varying aspects of Safeguarding as the post requires.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for promoting the wellbeing and safeguarding of all children, young people/adults by implementing the Trusts and Multi-agency Safeguarding policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

Whilst working under the direction of the Named Nurses for Safeguarding, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate initiative, innovation and emotional resilience given the nature of the role and must be able to work well both independently and within a team.

The post holder should hold a current professional registration within health or social care, a competency based teaching qualification, advanced Safeguarding training and current experience working within safeguarding policies and procedures.

The post holder will be expected to work at all sites across the Trust, but the main base is negotiable across multiple sites (Flatts Lane Centre, Lanchester Road Hospital, York).

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.