Adult Safeguarding Specialist Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Lancing, BN15 8UW |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7253009/150-GM1618-COR-A |
Summary
The successful candidate will work with all staff, across both community hospital and community-based settings, to deliver safeguarding adults’ complex case work. They will have excellent verbal, written communication and analytical skills to lead on monitoring and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of training, data collation, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders. They will carry out training on topics relevant to the safeguarding adults’ agenda including the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2007), Care Act (2014) and Prevent (2015). In addition, they will also possess excellent skills to support the detailed analysis of adult safeguarding concerns, information gathering, and writing health enquiry reports. Have the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of roles and responsibilities within the health and social care environment is paramount, and when required they will participate in joint working with key stakeholders such as patients/clients using services and statutory and voluntary organisations within the area.
The post holder will advise SCFT staff on their statutory and legislative duties for all aspects of Adult Safeguarding as stipulated in primary legislation, government strategy, national, regional, and local guidance. Offering highly specialist advice, support and mentorship to service leads on prevention, concerns and Enquiries, promoting a positive quality culture in which continuous improvement in clinical care is sought and achieved.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
The post holder will ensure best practice for all SCFT staff by providing expert advice and support including practice development, education, and training, and supporting SCFT staff involved within Enquiry work.
See the attached job description for full details.
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025