Adult Safeguarding Advisor
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-24-0468 |
Summary
To provide advice and support to all staff regarding the safeguarding and the rights of adults, responding to telephone calls, emails and face to face requests with confidence and in a professional manner. To work in partnership with the Safeguarding Children team to deliver a Think Family approach. To undertake an initial review when a safeguarding alert has been raised and establish what further action is required to ensure the safety and protection of the adult. To support clinicians with safeguarding strategy discussions, strategy meetings, best interest meetings or case conferences in relation to an adult safeguarding concern. To undertake or facilitate any safeguarding investigations. To be a lead for co-ordinating adult safeguarding case management and internal management reviews as required. To advise on matters relating to the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty (DOLs), working with colleagues to ensure knowledge and compliance across the Trust. To ensure the accurate completion of urgent and standard Deprivation of Liberty authorisations and applications To provide advice and support across the organisation on Prevent. To provide expert advice and support across the Trust on Domestic Abuse. To support and champion the needs of young people transitioning into adult services. To ensure compliance with local and national adult safeguarding guidance. To investigate and respond to safeguarding issues arising from incidents, complaints, serious incidents, tissue viability referrals and other concerns. Gather, analyse and evaluate evidence in order to safeguard adults and provide monthly safeguarding activity reports. Participate in the updating of policies and procedures in line with national and local guidelines as requested. Assist the Lead Nurse for Adult Safeguarding in undertaking statutory reviews and investigations / significant incident process, contributing to the writing of reports and support the shared learning and implementation of any changes required following the findings and recommendations. Working with other departments and services to ensure all relevant Trust policies / procedures have appropriate reference to adult safeguarding. Contribute to audit and the monitoring of standards relating to safeguarding adults. Participate in the relevant Trust meetings and any task and finish groups (including self-neglect and domestic abuse) as required. To provide effective safeguarding adult supervision to staff as required. Ensure own practice is current and line with current legislation and best practice, taking responsibility for updating own knowledge and skills. Participate in supervision and annual staff appraisal, agreeing objectives on an annual basis and reviewing performance and progress at regular intervals. To provide a visible presence in clinical areas, acting as a resource and supporting the identification and management of safeguarding issues. To develop, deliver and evaluate evidence based Safeguarding Training, including the Care Act, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), least restrictive practice and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (DoLS), Domestic abuse, Self-neglect and PREVENT to staff. To support and advise staff when writing formal case reports or responding to complaints that relate to adult safeguarding Develop and maintain close partnerships with a range of professionals and external stakeholders, attending relevant meetings as required. Develop good interagency communication and foster partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations, including safeguarding discussions. In the absence of the Adult Safeguarding Lead Nurse, to represent the Trust at external partnership meetings, groups or events.