Lead Nurse Safeguarding and MCA
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £44,398.00 to £50,807.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44398.00 - £50807.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | TBC, LD3 0LY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | H9070-24-0219 |
Summary
Detailed Job description Have a key role in providing specialist child protection, adult protection and safeguarding advice, support and knowledge to Health Professionals. Required to act as a specialist resource in the prevention, identification, assessment and management of child and adult at risk cases that are raised by staff working within the Health Board, promoting collaborative working with health colleagues and other agencies. Provide specialist advice and support to Health Board employees in order to enhance the health and well-being of children and adults who are identified as being at risk of harm including those affected by domestic abuse. Provide safeguarding children and adult supervision as per the Health Boards Corporate Safeguarding Supervision Policy. Encourage staff to identify families of concern for discussion at supervision, promoting reflective practice in order to facilitate practitioners learning and development, to improve the quality and safety of supervision and further support and empower practitioners. Respond to any disclosure of a safeguarding concern, and signpost appropriately. Empower staff in their identification and decision-making processes when confronted with possible child/adult abuse and neglect. Attend multi-disciplinary strategy meetings and child/adult protection case conferences/review meetings when required and support Health Professionals when working with complex cases. Work collaboratively with partner agencies across health, social care and others to safeguard children and adults at risk and promote their welfare. In conjunction with the Hear of Safeguarding and Public Protection support the delivery of innovative, clinically excellent, evidence-based practice in relation to safeguarding children, adults and domestic abuse (VAWDASV). Plan and deliver training programmes around safeguarding children, adults and the wider safeguarding agenda to PTHB staff and assist in the delivery of multi- agency safeguarding training with partner agencies. Attend Multi Agency Child Exploitation/ Channel and Modern day slavery meetings, liaise with practitioners to obtain/provide relevant information, advising where necessary, challenging decisions when appropriate and implement agreed actions. Have sound knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation Liberty Safeguards and act as a DoLS signatory. Demonstrate well developed analytical and judgmental skills in order to understand highly complex and contentious issues and agree actions with PTHB staff and partner agencies. Demonstrate the ability to challenge constructively professional differences with health professionals and our partner agencies. Have knowledge of and able to manage and escalate concerns. Participate in Child/Adult Practice Reviews and Multi Agency Practice Forums as required, and the dissemination of any learning. Participate in Domestic Homicide Reviews as required, and the dissemination of any learning. Develop links and joint working initiatives with other agencies, be involved in multi-agency task groups, represent PTHB on sub-groups that sit under the Regional Safeguarding Boards and the National Safeguarding Team as required by the Head of Safeguarding and Public Protection. Communicate highly sensitive and complex information in multi-agency forums. Collaborate with the Assistant Director of Nursing Safeguarding and Head of Safeguarding and Public Protection in the setting, monitoring and auditing of standards for safeguarding children and adults at risk. In collaboration with the Head of Safeguarding and Public Protection develop strategic and operational policies, procedures and protocols to support in the delivery of services in respect of safeguarding children and adults at risk. Produce reports and evaluate outcomes of child and adult protection processes, supervision and training when required. Be aware of and comply with relevant legislation, reporting to managers any potential risk situation. Respond to and investigate incidents identified via Datix that raise safeguarding concerns. Promote good record keeping in accordance with NMC guidelines. Ensure the promotion of evidence-based practise. Maintain a professional response to the persistent emotional components of the safeguarding children and adults at risk process, manage its personal impact for self and others. Be prepared to work in an evolving Safeguarding Team, demonstrating flexibility in a changing working environment.