Job summary
The Safeguarding Adult Nurse will:
Work as part of the Trust Safeguarding Team to promote the Adult Safeguarding agenda, the
Think Family approach and a culture of professional curiosity Trust wide.
Deliver effective compassionate safeguarding advice, support and supervision under the direction of the Lead Nurse and attend any Multi-Agency meetings as required.
Ensure that the Trust meets its statutory obligations to safeguard and promote the welfare of all adults, children and young people who access Walsall Healthcare Trust services, in conjunction with the wider Safeguarding Team
Support the Adult Safeguarding Team in the development and delivery of quality assurance and innovative practice. This may include deputising for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults within forums and meetings as deemed appropriate.PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Delivering safe and effective safeguarding practice.
To enhance the patient's experience.
To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Delivering safe and effective safeguarding practice.
Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation, and trust standards.
Have a working knowledge of factors that may contribute to abuse and neglect, including domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health concerns, sexual abuse, learning disability, adverse childhood experiences, exploitation, self-neglect and hoarding.
2. To enhance the patients experience
To effectively, holistically assess individuals safeguarding needs, supporting staff in planning actions to elicit any required support and/or referrals.
3. To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives
Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.
Please see JD and PS for full description
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Delivering safe and effective safeguarding practice.
Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation, and trust standards.
Have a working knowledge of factors that may contribute to abuse and neglect, including domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health concerns, sexual abuse, learning disability, adverse childhood experiences, exploitation, self-neglect and hoarding.
2. To enhance the patients experience
To effectively, holistically assess individuals safeguarding needs, supporting staff in planning actions to elicit any required support and/or referrals.
3. To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives
Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.
Please see JD and PS for full description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse, midwife or RMN, including those with a specialist qualification such as RHV, or those with HPC registration
- Degree level nursing qualification or evidence of commensurate experience in acute and or community nursing
- Evidence of relevant professional updating within last 12 months
Desirable
Flexibility
Essential
- There is flexibility with this post however there will be a requirement to work core hours (9am -5pm), to meet service need
- Ability to travel to a variety of locations to meet the requirement of the role
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant and recent experience of safeguarding
- Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Effective leadership
- Suitability and resilience to work with adults/children at risk of abuse
- Data input, collection, analysis, audit and evaluation
- Use of databases
- Standard key board skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as word and excel
- Able to work under pressure across competing priorities
- Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
- Clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility
- Can act on own initiative
Desirable
- Knowledge of Domestic Abuse /Exploitation
- Training delivery experience
- Management experience
- Use of WHT electronic patients records
Competencies, Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to communicate with a wide variety of staff internally and externally, patients and carers
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Courteous and polite, and able to model the Trust's values and standards of behaviour
- Ability to communicate empathetically with staff and on occasion patients, relatives and or carers when discussing potentially distressing and sensitive information
Other
Essential
- Ability to de-brief patients, relatives, carers and staff during stressful and emotional times or following a serious incident
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse, midwife or RMN, including those with a specialist qualification such as RHV, or those with HPC registration
- Degree level nursing qualification or evidence of commensurate experience in acute and or community nursing
- Evidence of relevant professional updating within last 12 months
Desirable
Flexibility
Essential
- There is flexibility with this post however there will be a requirement to work core hours (9am -5pm), to meet service need
- Ability to travel to a variety of locations to meet the requirement of the role
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant and recent experience of safeguarding
- Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Effective leadership
- Suitability and resilience to work with adults/children at risk of abuse
- Data input, collection, analysis, audit and evaluation
- Use of databases
- Standard key board skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as word and excel
- Able to work under pressure across competing priorities
- Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
- Clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility
- Can act on own initiative
Desirable
- Knowledge of Domestic Abuse /Exploitation
- Training delivery experience
- Management experience
- Use of WHT electronic patients records
Competencies, Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to communicate with a wide variety of staff internally and externally, patients and carers
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Courteous and polite, and able to model the Trust's values and standards of behaviour
- Ability to communicate empathetically with staff and on occasion patients, relatives and or carers when discussing potentially distressing and sensitive information
Other
Essential
- Ability to de-brief patients, relatives, carers and staff during stressful and emotional times or following a serious incident
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).
