Safeguarding Lead

2 weeks ago


Prestwich, Borough of Bury, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join GMMH on a fixed term basis as the Safeguarding Lead for our Manchester in-patient sites.

The postholder will be responsible for providing specialist, complex and sensitive advice and guidance to staff in regard to safeguarding adults in line legislation, policies and guidance.

Main duties of the job

As the Safeguarding Lead you will be responsible for supporting our Manchester in-patient sites and ensuring that the Trust carries out its statutory duties with respect to safeguarding adults.

You will be responsible for providing specialist Safeguarding Adult advice, guidance, and direction to staff across Manchester Inpatient services in GMMH. This will include receiving highly complex and sensitive information, interpretation of this information to advice on the best course of action and recommendations for staff, signposting if necessary.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,600members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential requirements for the post include: Registered practitioner RMN, Social Work, significant experience of a leadership role in adult safeguarding, highly specialist knowledge and understanding of working with complex family situations, mental health and substance misuse in relation to safeguarding adults, legal literacy in relation to adult safeguarding and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and to recognise and support the needs of others in a sensitive and effective manner.

Please see job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse/Registered Professional (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Midwife etc.) Master's Degree or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience in specialist area of practice dealing with Adults at risk at a senior level. Significant post registration experience Extended clinical practice underpinned by teaching, supervision and assessment. Research and/or audit experience

Desirable

Teaching qualification 998 City and Guilds 730 or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of managing and leading on highly sensitive and complex safeguarding adult cases. Significant and thorough understanding of the 2014 Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Experience of delivering training to high standard in relation to complex adult safeguarding issues. Experience of evaluation of work /training programs Significant experience of working with service users and carers. Experience of producing high level reports and briefings to senior management, along with recommendations to ensure positive practice is embedded across service areas. Knowledge of mental health, and substance misuse Good understanding and awareness of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) Experience of chairing complex safeguarding meetings.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and confidentiality. Able to work as a member of a team. Able to problem solve and make decisions depending on situation. Good negotiation skills. Good organisational skills. Ability to prepare reports for service users, managers, staff teams and external agencies. Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills. Ability to analyse and report data and present this in report form. Understanding of adult services and the interface with mental health services. Good leadership skills. Ability to deal with difficult, emotive, contentious and complex situations. Professional integrity and credibility. Change management skills. Flexible in approach.

Other

Essential

Ability to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role. Work occasional unsocial hours Reliable method of transporting themselves across the Trust sites

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