Job summary
Manchester Foundation Trust are seeking a new band 7 Adult Safeguarding Practitioner to join our friendly safeguarding team.
If you have experience in safeguarding, are a qualified professional and are committed to working with adults at risk of harm i would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior role that requires expertise in adult safeguarding.
Please see attachment for details of the role and requirements.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional NMC/SW England/HCPC registration.
- Qualified Nurse, Social Worker, physiotherapist or occupational Therapist
- Over 2 years work experience and knowledge within safeguarding.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development and training undertaken in respect of safeguarding to minimum Level 3 (as per Intercollegiate Document)
- Experience of working within healthcare/the NHS
Desirable
- Line management experience
- Teaching qualification or demonstrate experience and knowledge in the development and delivery of training to key professionals
- Qualified Best Interest Assessor
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of adult safeguarding practice and legislation
- Knowledge of local and national policies relating to safeguarding adults at risk, relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives.
- Experience of implementing and coordinating safeguarding of adults at risk procedures within a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of legislation and experience of working with the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Experience in a senior clinical position
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of developing/providing education programmes for the multi - disciplinary team
- Experience of multi -agency working.
Desirable
- Experience of research activities
- Experience of attending strategy meetings
- Evidence of working within both acute and community healthcare settings.
- Experience and knowledge of multidisciplinary audit.
- Experience of delivering safeguarding supervision
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports for safeguarding adult at risk proceedings.
- Presentation skills.
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, work flexibly and to tight deadlines.
- The ability to practise as an expert practitioner in relation to safeguarding adult at risk provision.
- Effective organizational skills.
- Facilitation skills
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- IT/word processing /database skills.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional NMC/SW England/HCPC registration.
- Qualified Nurse, Social Worker, physiotherapist or occupational Therapist
- Over 2 years work experience and knowledge within safeguarding.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development and training undertaken in respect of safeguarding to minimum Level 3 (as per Intercollegiate Document)
- Experience of working within healthcare/the NHS
Desirable
- Line management experience
- Teaching qualification or demonstrate experience and knowledge in the development and delivery of training to key professionals
- Qualified Best Interest Assessor
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of adult safeguarding practice and legislation
- Knowledge of local and national policies relating to safeguarding adults at risk, relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives.
- Experience of implementing and coordinating safeguarding of adults at risk procedures within a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of legislation and experience of working with the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Experience in a senior clinical position
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of developing/providing education programmes for the multi - disciplinary team
- Experience of multi -agency working.
Desirable
- Experience of research activities
- Experience of attending strategy meetings
- Evidence of working within both acute and community healthcare settings.
- Experience and knowledge of multidisciplinary audit.
- Experience of delivering safeguarding supervision
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports for safeguarding adult at risk proceedings.
- Presentation skills.
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, work flexibly and to tight deadlines.
- The ability to practise as an expert practitioner in relation to safeguarding adult at risk provision.
- Effective organizational skills.
- Facilitation skills
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- IT/word processing /database skills.
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).
