Safeguarding Adults Nurse/Practitioner Specialist
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2025 |
| Location: | Worthing, BN11 2DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-25-1132 |
Summary
Deputise for the Head of Nursing / Lead Nurse Safeguarding Adults where appropriate. To ensure that safeguarding adults risk systems and procedures within the acute trust are regularly monitored, evaluated and developed to ensure that patients are safe. To ensure that safeguarding adults at risk systems of referrals are clearly accessible and patients who suffer abuse are promptly referred for advice and support. To ensure that staff support and advice is readily available and that a coordinated and consistent cover for safeguarding adults is provided through clear guidance as to whom to contact for out of hours advice. To support the Head of Nursing / Lead Nurse Safeguarding Adults in writing of Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDRs )and Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) when requested by the Safeguarding Adults Board. To work closely with clinical colleagues and Adult Social Care to support the completion of safeguarding enquiries in a timely manner. Attending and presenting complex cases to the daily safeguarding meetings(huddles). To work closely with the hospital discharge team and the hospital social work team to ensure safeguarding plans and risks are shared with relevant agencies in the community. Attend safeguarding adults professional/strategy meetings and case conferences as required. Ensure that any reports required for the meeting are made available in a timely manner for the meetings. Maintain the safeguarding adults at risk referral database and ensure that information for reports are provided when requested. Work closely with the trust MCA Lead, Dementia team and the LD nurses in ensuring that vulnerable patients who at risk of abuse or neglect are protected. Work closely with the MCA Lead to support the appropriate application of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards across the organisation. To design and deliver quality training to staff around all areas of Safeguarding Adults to ensure that staff are then equipped with the knowledge they need to recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns. To contribute to the collection of information as part of the Trusts responsibility to make enquiries under Section 42 of the Care Act. To work with adults at risk and their families/carers to ensure that they are fully informed of procedures in relation to safeguarding adults enquires, overcoming barriers in giving and receiving highly sensitive, emotive and contentious information in difficult circumstances. Contribute towards developing processes whereby the views of adults at risk are obtained to inform the design and delivery of safeguarding plan. To contribute to the completion of work as detailed in the Safeguarding Adults action plan. To support the promotion of the Safeguarding Adults and 'Think Family' agenda across the organisation. To communicate with colleagues and other agencies in a respectful and effective manner whether face to face, via online call, on the telephone or via e mail. To adhere to information governance guidance in respect of handling confidential and sensitive information appropriately and securely. To use internal communications channels to communicate key messages to staff as and when required. To support the safeguarding audit work stream in reviewing current audits. This includes supporting implementation and recommendation highlighted by the audit and/or formulating any training needs for staff/review of existing training offers. To contribute to the production of a safeguarding monthly update and exception report. Promote, attend and participate in partnership working and represent at strategic subgroups/meetings with multiagency partners such as Safeguarding adults board, Social Care, the Acute Services, Primary Care, Police, Voluntary Sector and other agencies, for example Health Watch. Support our stakeholders during internal and external investigation and/or supporting clinical areas leads with safeguarding advice in relation to complaints, complex cases and cases identified as a high level risk. To act as a main point of contact for outside agencies in relation to safeguarding adults cases with the Trust. -- Please see Job Description & Person Specs for full details --