Specialist Practitioner in Safeguarding

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Safeguarding Team is a progressive team that provides support, knowledge, and experience, ensuring the Trust meets its responsibilities to our patients for the safeguarding and protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.


It is important to note that while the post includes the safeguarding of children and young people, the role is predominantly supporting adult safeguarding.


The successful applicant will be responsible for providing specialist advice to our staff, services and service users on safeguarding issues and concerns.

The Team is a point of contact for raising concerns when it is believed a child, young person, or adult is at risk of abuse.

The role requires excellent partnership working with the relevant Local Authorities and other Multi Agency Partners to ensure children, young people, and adults at risk are protected and safeguarded.


The post also includes supporting staff in adherence to the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Framework, PREVENT, domestic violence (including MARAC), proportionate restrictions, best interest decisions.


Working as a senior member of the Safeguarding and Dementia Team, the post holder will be expected to provide clinical expertise and knowledge, demonstrating a sound understanding of issues related to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs), and The Children Act.


To provide advice and support to all staff regarding the safeguarding of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, including prevention and response.

To maintain a high clinical presence to assist with the recognition of safeguarding issues and recognising vulnerable children, young people, or adults that may require protection from harm or abuse.


To undertake an initial review of the case when a safeguarding alert has been raised, to establish if the alert is a safeguarding issue and further action is required to ensure the safety or protection of the person at risk.

When appropriate, to ensure the safeguarding concern is referred to the relevant Social Care agency and to work in partnership with them to maintain the safety and protection of the person at risk.

To attend safeguarding strategy discussions, strategy meetings, complex best interest meetings, or case conferences in relation to safeguarding concerns. Deputise for the Safeguarding Lead Nurse at Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Agency, or Trust level meetings in their absence.


Work with the Lead Nurse to plan and deliver training to ensure that the Trust and its workforce conform to mandatory and statutory frameworks appertaining to the Safeguarding Agenda; and support audit and research initiatives to identify Safeguarding service improvements and developments.

There may be rare occasions that the post holder is required to attend one of The Christie Satellite sites to support with Safeguarding concerns or training.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year.

We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year.

Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical

  • Provide expert clinical knowledge and support to colleagues, patients and carers at the Trust and Networkwide on safeguarding
  • Ensure that all patient records, both written and electronic are accurate.
  • Demonstrate enhanced communication skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations.
  • Manage clinical caseload, prioritising patient need across inpatient and outpatient settings to enable rapid response to calls for urgent advice.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary discussions on to ensure continuity and coordination of optimum patient care.
  • Work effectively with multi agency colleagues across ward/departmental areas and the wider community.
  • Based at The Christie NHS FT Withington site. Flexible working hours with some flex for working from home days, in line with service needs and in agreement with the Safeguarding Lead Nurse.
  • Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies across Cancer Services to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing safeguarding needs and discharge arrangements.
  • To be flexible to the changes within Safeguarding and across the organisation.
  • Support staff with their own


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