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Safeguarding Adult Staff Nurse with a Domestic Abuse remit | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,964 - £43,780 pa inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, W2 1NY |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6983609/290-PHC-060 |
Summary
We are currently seeking a passionate and enthusiastic nurse that will work in the safeguarding adult speciality of the safeguarding team. The main remit is to oversee all referrals regarding domestic abuse and provide training, safeguarding supervision and advice for the diverse cases that are disclosed across the Trust. The ideal candidate will have acute hospital experience and a wish to learn more about domestic abuse and the safeguarding adult agenda.
This role enables the successful candidate to develop their clinical expertise relating to safeguarding for all ages and with direct or non-direct types of abuse. You will gain experience within the role by covering all of our 5 sites. This covers many different specialties, including our trauma services, our specialist eye hospital, 2 accident and emergency departments, 3 urgent care centres, sexual health services plus many more.
As part of the day to day role you will oversee the domestic abuse email inbox, co-ordinate research for the MARAC (multi-agency risk assessment) conferences that we attend, maintain a spreadsheet and interlink with the wider safeguarding team that covers all specialities of safeguarding and also includes the Learning Disability and Autism team. You will deliver safeguarding training to staff as well as provide safeguarding supervision. You will advocate for service users in a variety of safeguarding meetings and work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
· To provide support for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults (NNSA) in managing the safeguarding for adults who need protecting and the wider team in supporting people who are experiencing domestic abuse.
· To support the operational delivery of service working closely with the Named Nurse for Adult Safeguarding/wider safeguarding team.
· To attend relevant meetings in close liaison with the NNSA such as MARAC, discharge planning meetings, adult health professionals meetings etc.
· To work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams and partner agencies to ensure that adults who need protecting and those experiencing domestic abuse who come into contact with services at ICHT are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted by providing training.
· To report to the NNSA any issues of concern/obstacles highlighted in the daily operational workload and provide solutions if possible.
· To contribute to data collection and audit in relation to safeguarding adults and domestic abuse.
· To be able to confidently facilitate group safeguarding supervision in clinical settings to a variety of health professionals once trained.
· To confidently and constructively challenge practice within the multi-agency arena and within ICHT. Ensuring that the correct escalation process is used and support is sought from senior colleagues.
· To meet with service users when applicable.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Feb 2025