Safeguarding Specialist Practitioner
1 day ago
**Are you**:
A Nursing or Health / Social Care graduate, currently registered with an appropriate Health & Social Care Regulatory Body?
Experienced in Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults?
Able to convey complex information in a variety of appropriate methods, ranging from Senior Managers to patients who lack capacity?
Able and prepared to be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in King’s Lynn for 5 days a week?
Ready to move into a senior role supporting the lead professional in safeguarding for adults and children in an NHS hospital, and deputising for the Lead Safeguarding Professional when required?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with relevant skills, experience and knowledge to join the Corporate Nursing Safeguarding Team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust (QEHKL) on a permanent basis.
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will offer specialist knowledge, advice and supervision to QEHKL colleagues who are working within the hospital. You will work closely with the Named Professional to deliver the Trust's statutory requirements and safeguarding agenda.
You will be working as part of an integrated children' s and adults safeguarding team and provide support and advice to practitioners within the Trust who are dealing with cases of actual or suspected abuse of children and adults.
Provide safeguarding supervision to staff in line with the Trust safeguarding supervision policy. Actively participate in the delivery of the safeguarding training strategy and ongoing development of safeguarding children and adults training.
Participate in the ongoing development of collaborative working in relation to safeguarding children and adults with other agencies.
Contribute to ensuring that the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in relation to Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 2003 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Full information on the duties and responsibilities of this role are in the attached Job Description.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
For further information regarding this exciting opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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