All Age Safeguarding Practitioner
1 month ago
Job overview
The post holder would contribute to the Trust's safeguarding agenda, including child protection, Midwifery safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, Domestic Abuse, Adult Safeguarding and PREVENT agendas within the Trust, in line with National and local guidance. They will work as part of the Trust safeguarding teams, Adult, Children and Midwifery supporting robust, inquisitive interrogation and assessment of referrals, collating health information, and promoting the “Think Family” approach for the protection of children, young people and adults at risk.
The post holder would support the delivery of the safeguarding training to clinical and non-clinical staff across the Trust. They would also be involved in staff supervision in relation to the delivery and maintenance of safeguarding standards in the inpatient setting and represent Named Nurses as requested for internal and external meetings.
See the attached job description for further details.
Main duties of the job
The post has a trust-wide remit and will be split between the Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children’s service on a 60/40 basis. What this entails is to work 60% for Adults safeguarding and 40% for Children’s safeguarding. Midwifery safeguarding cases would be referred through the existing referral pathway. The post holder will be expected to travel between Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
See the attached job description for further details.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
•Registered Nurse, Midwife or Registered AHP or Registered Social Worker, Registered Health Visitor or School Nurse
Desirable criteria
Post registration safeguarding training Leadership and Management qualifications Health Visitor/School Nurse/Community Nurse qualification
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
Safeguarding experience in an acute or community environment Experience of working in a safeguarding role Expert knowledge and experience of current Safeguarding legislation and guidance Extensive post registration experience working with children or adults at risk in a variety of fields Experience in facilitating/teaching complex concepts to both large and small groups Undertaken MCA/DOLS training to increase knowledge Undertaken up to Level 3 Safeguarding Adults and Children’s training
Desirable criteria
Experience as a clinical supervisor Experience of developing and undertaking clinical audit Good knowledge in one area of work with the ability to increase knowledge in other areas of the safeguarding agendas
Skills
Essential criteria
Ability to complete complex reports Ability to analyse complex safeguarding information Demonstrates professional curiosity Ability to build relationships and engage others Ability to deal with distressing circumstances-
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