Lead Professional for Adult Safeguarding

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

This role as been developed within the Trust to ensure statutory requirements are met and to strengthen governance arrangements around safeguarding adult concerns and deputise for the Head of Safeguarding. The post is designed to work alongside the Head of Safeguarding Adults and Children and the Deputy Chief Nurse. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring the safeguarding process is completed within the time frame and participate in relevant subgroups to enhance the high profile of safeguarding within the Trust. The post holder will demonstrate advanced skills and competencies to influence the pathways of care in the safeguarding of vulnerable people. They will initiate and add to research evidence in the field of adult safeguarding to ensure that evidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care. The role requires a high level of legal literacy of all law that interfaces with the safeguarding agenda. The Lead Professional for Adult Safeguarding is responsible for the leadership and day-to-day running of the Safeguarding Adults and Learning Disabilities and Autism Teams.
- Deputise for the Head of Safeguarding in their absence.
- Be the Operational Lead for Safeguarding Adults and Learning Disabilities and Autism Teams and will provide visible professional leadership across the Trust.
- Work with the Deputy Chief Nurse, Named Doctor and Head of Safeguarding, Named Nurses for Safeguarding Children, Named Midwife, Lead Nurses for Learning Disabilities and Autism taking a lead in all strategic planning and development relating to the protection and welfare of adults.
- Have a high degree of autonomy and will work collaboratively with all members of the Corporate Nursing team, Safeguarding Team, Safeguarding Multi-agency Partners, ICBs Locality LeDeR Group, Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals
- Be a highly visible professional, providing specialist knowledge, advice and clinical expertise to all staff in the Trust in all areas of safeguarding adults at risk
- Chair Trust Safeguarding Adults Committee when deputising for the Head of Safeguarding
- Attend and represent the Trust at Adult Safeguarding Boards and sub committees, influencing work streams and transferring practice into the Trust.
- Act as the Trust lead for PREVENT, MCA, DoLS/LPS
- Be responsible for working with the Head of Safeguarding and other colleagues on research and safeguarding education.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and partner agencies to ensure that adults who come into contact with the Trust are safeguarded and their welfare promoted.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

**We run major acute services at**:

- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.



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