Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-6781710UCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Adult Safeguarding Lead Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an Adult Safeguarding Lead Practitioner into our fast paced and dynamic Team.
They are to work closely with other Named and Designated Professionals, Head of Safeguarding and the Clinical Leads for Safeguarding Adults in supporting all activities necessary to ensure that the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in Safeguarding Adults, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty.
To participate in the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Partnership Boards activities, this may include sitting on West of Berkshire Safeguarding Group or sub committees as appropriate.
(These responsibilities should be shared with other Named and Designated Professionals).
Main duties of the job
To be Trust lead for the Mental Capacity Act.
To be Trust lead for Prevent.
To support clinical staff in Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust (RBFT) and offer advice and guidance in relation to Adult Safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act and Prevent.
To advise police, social care and other agencies on health matters with regard to safeguarding adults in acute and community settings.
To be responsible for the training of hospital staff in safeguarding adults and ensure the Trust is compliant with national guidance on training standards outlined within the Intercollegiate Document for Adult Safeguarding.
To provide access to supervision for staff across the services as required.
Working for our organisation
Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the Job and Responsibilities, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- - Registered Practitioner (Registered with NMC, HCPC, GMC or registered Social Worker)
- - First degree
- - Teaching and Assessing qualification
- - Relevant Post Registration training in Safeguarding Adults or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- - Evidence of further academic/ personal development
- - Significant leadership expertise in an acute or specialist adult service.
- - Demonstrable experience in the field of Safeguarding Adults.
- - Evidence of planning and delivering training to multi-disciplinary teams and groups of staff.
- - Fully conversant with the national adults safeguarding agenda
- - Evidence of change management, e.g. development of new service and/or clinical initiatives for both professional and service delivery
- - Evidence of Information technology skills
- - Evidence of ability to write reports with varying degrees of detail and analysis.
- - Ability to undertake risk assessment and analysis in relation to the provision of services
- - Demonstrates expert clinical skills in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for vulnerable adults in an acute setting.
- - Ability to work in a team
- - Demonstrates transformational leadership ability
- - Demonstrates good organisational skills.
- - Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and peers
- - Articulate with highly developed interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- - Innovative and responsive to change
- - Demonstrates initiative, versatility and drive
- - Able to network and to build sound relationships with senior managers and health professionals within the Trust and external organisations
Desirable criteria
- - Education qualification
- - Accredited Post Registration training in Safeguarding Adults
- - Master’s degree or working towards this
- - Project management experience
- - Evidence of managing multi-disciplinary clinical services
- - Evidence of court craft skills
- - Evidence of conducting investigations and providing verbal and written evidence and reports to appropriate meetings
- - Evidence of organising and conducting audit.
Experience
Essential criteria
- - Registered Practitioner (Registered with NMC, HCPC, GMC or registered Social Worker)
- - First degree
- - Teaching and Assessing qualification
- - Relevant Post Registration training in Safeguarding Adults or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- - Evidence of further academic/ personal development
- - Significant leadership expertise in an acute or specialist adult service.
- - Demonstrable experience in the field of Safeguarding Adults.
- - Evidence of planning and delivering training to multi-disciplinary teams and groups of staff.
- - Fully conversant with the national adults safeguarding agenda
- - Evidence of change management, e.g. development of new service and/or clinical initiatives for both professional and service delivery
- - Evidence of Information technology skills
- - Evidence of ability to write reports with varying degrees of detail and analysis.
- - Ability to undertake risk assessment and analysis in relation to the provision of services
- - Demonstrates expert clinical skills in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for vulnerable adults in an acute setting.
- - Ability to work in a team
- - Demonstrates transformational leadership ability
- - Demonstrates good organisational skills.
- - Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and peers
- - Able to network and to build sound relationships with senior managers and health professionals within the Trust and external organisations
- - Demonstrates initiative, versatility and drive
- - Innovative and responsive to change
- - Articulate with highly developed interpersonal communication and presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- - Accredited Post Registration training in Safeguarding Adults
- - Education qualification
- - Master’s degree or working towards this
- - Project management experience
- - Evidence of managing multi-disciplinary clinical services.
- - Evidence of court craft skills
- - Evidence of conducting investigations and providing verbal and written evidence and reports to appropriate meetings
- - Evidence of organising and conducting audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Horsburgh
- Job title
- Head of Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07557917181
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