This post offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic team of both safeguarding adults and children’s professionals within the NELFT Corporate Directorate.
The successful applicant will be required to support the Named Professionals for Safeguarding Adults in delivering and embedding local implementations and national safeguarding strategies into practice. This includes providing evidence-based specialist advice and support to NELFT front-line practitioners, senior leads, corporate and operational services. The post holder will also be required to support review of NELFT policies, participate in safeguarding meetings and work with our external partners within the multi-agency safeguarding remit. The successful applicant will also work alongside our NELFT safeguarding children’s team to embed the ‘Think Family’ agenda across adults and children’s services in NELFT.
The post is mainly agile working and will be based at Phoenix House, Basildon. The applicant will be required to work across NELFT services based in Essex and Thurrock. However the applicant may be required to work across other areas of the NELFT footprint when a need of service has been identified or to cover other members of the team.
Applicants are required to have significant experience as a registered professional, i.e. nurse, therapist, social worker etc and be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice.
1. To provide specialist evidence-based and individualised safeguarding advice and support to staff at all levels of the Trust.2. To deliver training to a range of staff on Safeguarding Adults, the Care Act (2014) Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards, Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Exploitation and Prevent (the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act – 2015). 3. To work across staff groups internally via a range of modes to embed the Safeguarding Adults strategy, including facilitating safeguarding events, Link Practitioners forums andSafeguarding Adults supervision via the Reflective Model.4. To build relationships across organisational boundaries to further promote the well-being of adults who have care and support needs.
5. To collect, collate and present activity data and audits to accurately enable senior staff to be assured of the NELFT safeguarding adults position.6. To take forward the Think Family agenda ensuring transitions, domestic abuse (and violence) and harmful practices are incorporated into the knowledge base of NELFT staff. 7. To represent the NELFT Safeguarding Adults Team at a range of internal meetings and to represent NELFT externally at meetings with partner agencies in connection with the Safeguarding Adults function.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011)
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
04 January 2024
Agenda for change
Band 7
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS
Permanent
Part-time
395-CC002-24
Phoenix House
Christopher Martin Road
Basildon
SS14 3EZ
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Job description
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
- Relevant clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding Adults legislation and guidance
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Highly-developed relevant specialist knowledge developed through training and/or experience
- Substantial experience in working in related service
- Experience and knowledge of primary care
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and trades unions
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Understanding of the Safeguarding Adults process
- Sound understanding of NHS reforms and developments
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Practical knowledge of relevant clinical profession
- Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation & empathic skills
- Ability to deal with grievance and disciplinary matters
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of organisations and individuals
- Evidence of a high standard of communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges
- Participate in clinical and organisational audit
- The ability to demonstrate appraisal skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information discreetly
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, RiO/SystmOne, PAS, E-Roster
- Well organised, with excellent work planning and prioritisation skills
- The ability to establish and manage administration processes
- Ability to compose own correspondence and communicate effectively to achieve set outcomes
Person Specification
- Relevant clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding Adults legislation and guidance
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Highly-developed relevant specialist knowledge developed through training and/or experience
- Substantial experience in working in related service
- Experience and knowledge of primary care
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and trades unions
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Understanding of the Safeguarding Adults process
- Sound understanding of NHS reforms and developments
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
- Practical knowledge of relevant clinical profession
- Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation & empathic skills
- Ability to deal with grievance and disciplinary matters
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of organisations and individuals
- Evidence of a high standard of communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges
- Participate in clinical and organisational audit
- The ability to demonstrate appraisal skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information discreetly
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, RiO/SystmOne, PAS, E-Roster
- Well organised, with excellent work planning and prioritisation skills
- The ability to establish and manage administration processes
- Ability to compose own correspondence and communicate effectively to achieve set outcomes
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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Phoenix House
Christopher Martin Road
Basildon
SS14 3EZ
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