Job summary
We are looking to appoint Head of Safeguarding, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Complex vulnerable adults & children to join our high performing and dedicated Senior Nursing & Midwifery Leadership Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT) and the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT). The two Trusts work collaboratively in a group model and this post is a position across the group.
Walsall is a large market town and Wolverhampton is a modern and vibrant city. Both are in the Black Country and are part of the Black Country Provider Collaborative and within easy reach of Birmingham and rural Staffordshire.PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Managerially and professionally accountable to the Chief Nurses, the Head of Safeguarding, MH & LD will be the Groups subject matter expert for MH & LD child and adult services and the Mental Capacity Act regulation requirements. They will provide oversight and guidance to the Trusts named Lead Professionals for Safeguarding and associated regulatory requirements including PREVENT.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is the only NHS acute care provider in Walsall, serving 284,300 people. It delivers inpatient, outpatient, and community services, with all district general hospital services housed at Walsall Manor. The £170m redevelopment completed in 2010 created state-of-the-art facilities, including Critical Care, Neonatal, Obstetric, and Integrated Assessment Units. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre opened in March 2023, adding almost 5,000m of clinical space and greatly improving emergency capacity.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest in the West Midlands, providing primary, acute, and community services. Were proud of our diverse workforce and communities and are building a team that reflects our values, enhances patient care, and drives innovation. Diversity of thinking and lived experience helps us grow as a learning organisation and deliver compassionate care. We are rated Good by the CQC and have received awards including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff 2020.
We offer a supportive environment and welcome flexible working requests to suit individual needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be someone with excellent leadership and communication skills who can positively engage with patients, families, staff, senior multi-disciplinary leadership teams and other partners, continually innovating and driving forward the Trusts shared vision of continuous improvement, providing safe, effective, and high-quality care for all our service users.
The Head of Safeguarding, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Complex vulnerable adults & children is responsible for RWT & WHT (Group) oversight and leadership of Safeguarding, Learning Disability and management, leadership and oversight of Mental Health Services. You will ensure that our most vulnerable child and adult patients are safeguarded and ensure they receive the right response to protect them, in the right place and by staff who are skilled, competent and sensitive towards their needs. You will also retain oversight of all patients in the Trusts detained under the Mental Health Act, to ensure statutory obligations are fulfilled.
You will be the Group representative across the system-wide safeguarding and Mental Health partnerships to support effective multi-agency working for safeguarding, Mental Health & learning disability practice. You will be responsible for providing assurance via the Groups governance structure to the Executive Board and external partner agencies regarding compliance against all appropriate professional, organisational and national regulation standards.
The role requires you to be responsible for ensuring the provision and delivery of training in: statutory safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, PREVENT and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding training across the Group. You will act as the Groups representative for stakeholder groups as required. You will have overall responsibility for the oversight and assurance for RWT/WHT statutory functions of Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Learning Disabilities and Complex Adults & Children
Being flexible, proactive, responsive and sensitive to the needs of both staff and service users is essential alongside demonstrating kindness and civility in your approach to leading both the agenda and teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be someone with excellent leadership and communication skills who can positively engage with patients, families, staff, senior multi-disciplinary leadership teams and other partners, continually innovating and driving forward the Trusts shared vision of continuous improvement, providing safe, effective, and high-quality care for all our service users.
The Head of Safeguarding, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Complex vulnerable adults & children is responsible for RWT & WHT (Group) oversight and leadership of Safeguarding, Learning Disability and management, leadership and oversight of Mental Health Services. You will ensure that our most vulnerable child and adult patients are safeguarded and ensure they receive the right response to protect them, in the right place and by staff who are skilled, competent and sensitive towards their needs. You will also retain oversight of all patients in the Trusts detained under the Mental Health Act, to ensure statutory obligations are fulfilled.
You will be the Group representative across the system-wide safeguarding and Mental Health partnerships to support effective multi-agency working for safeguarding, Mental Health & learning disability practice. You will be responsible for providing assurance via the Groups governance structure to the Executive Board and external partner agencies regarding compliance against all appropriate professional, organisational and national regulation standards.
The role requires you to be responsible for ensuring the provision and delivery of training in: statutory safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, PREVENT and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding training across the Group. You will act as the Groups representative for stakeholder groups as required. You will have overall responsibility for the oversight and assurance for RWT/WHT statutory functions of Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Learning Disabilities and Complex Adults & Children
Being flexible, proactive, responsive and sensitive to the needs of both staff and service users is essential alongside demonstrating kindness and civility in your approach to leading both the agenda and teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Mental Health Nurse - with current NMC Registration and no restrictions on practice
- oMaster's degree in Nursing, leadership or management or relevant subject or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
- oPost-graduate qualification within a leadership programme/study or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
- oCurrent working knowledge of the mental health act compliance
Desirable
- oEvidence of continuing personal and professional development in line with intercollegiate guidance to level 4 for Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults
Experience/Skills
Essential
- oExperience of senior professional management and leadership in a large and/or complex healthcare setting
- oExtensive experience of senior professional leadership of Mental health services
- oDemonstrable experience of safeguarding legislation
- oDemonstrable experience of leading improvements in clinical settings, patient care and experience across multiple specialities
- oKnowledge and experience of human resources management, communicating highly-complex and contentious information to individuals and large groups
- oExperience of managing budgets and financial resources, including the associated processes such as budget setting and financial planning.
- oExperience of workforce planning and recruitment and retention strategies - budget and resources
- oDemonstrable evidence of highly specialist knowledge of the professional leadership and management of clinical teams
- oIn depth knowledge of the clinical governance agenda including clinical risk and safety
- oUp-to-date with current clinical nursing practice including own area of expertise, to enable deliver of direct patient care if/when required
- oShares leadership with and is respected by clinical and non-clinical staff
- oInfluencing a wide range of stakeholders
- oDemonstrates a clear understanding of and continuing acceptance of the need for financial governance and probity
- oAbility to produce clear, accurate, written and verbal reports
Desirable
- oFamiliarity with IT applications including e-Rostering
Communication Skills
Essential
- oHighly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- oAbility to establish credibility and develop maintain effective working relationships at Executive and senior management levels
- oHas strong influencing and negotiating skills
- oExcellent communicator - providing authentic and clear communication and direction even in times of uncertainty/ambiguity
- oCan engage with and lead a team, and work as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Mental Health Nurse - with current NMC Registration and no restrictions on practice
- oMaster's degree in Nursing, leadership or management or relevant subject or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
- oPost-graduate qualification within a leadership programme/study or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
- oCurrent working knowledge of the mental health act compliance
Desirable
- oEvidence of continuing personal and professional development in line with intercollegiate guidance to level 4 for Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults
Experience/Skills
Essential
- oExperience of senior professional management and leadership in a large and/or complex healthcare setting
- oExtensive experience of senior professional leadership of Mental health services
- oDemonstrable experience of safeguarding legislation
- oDemonstrable experience of leading improvements in clinical settings, patient care and experience across multiple specialities
- oKnowledge and experience of human resources management, communicating highly-complex and contentious information to individuals and large groups
- oExperience of managing budgets and financial resources, including the associated processes such as budget setting and financial planning.
- oExperience of workforce planning and recruitment and retention strategies - budget and resources
- oDemonstrable evidence of highly specialist knowledge of the professional leadership and management of clinical teams
- oIn depth knowledge of the clinical governance agenda including clinical risk and safety
- oUp-to-date with current clinical nursing practice including own area of expertise, to enable deliver of direct patient care if/when required
- oShares leadership with and is respected by clinical and non-clinical staff
- oInfluencing a wide range of stakeholders
- oDemonstrates a clear understanding of and continuing acceptance of the need for financial governance and probity
- oAbility to produce clear, accurate, written and verbal reports
Desirable
- oFamiliarity with IT applications including e-Rostering
Communication Skills
Essential
- oHighly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- oAbility to establish credibility and develop maintain effective working relationships at Executive and senior management levels
- oHas strong influencing and negotiating skills
- oExcellent communicator - providing authentic and clear communication and direction even in times of uncertainty/ambiguity
- oCan engage with and lead a team, and work as part of a team
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).
