Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C6251328-A
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum (pro rata LTFT)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse/Professional Lead for Safeguarding
Band 8b
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire as well as some people living across the borders in surrounding counties. We provide care to over half a million patients every year in our hospitals, community settings and in people’s own homes. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, create healthy communities and make a BHT a great place to work.
As the Professional Lead for Safeguarding, you will provide leadership, management and expertise within this specialist field, encompassing Adults and Children's Services in both Acute and Community settings.
Main duties of the job
As the successful post-holder, you will continually assess the training and development needs relating to safeguarding for the whole organisation, and plan with the education team and colleagues in the Local Authority on how to deliver the training required. You will work with the whole organisation to enable compliance with statutory training requirements adjusting to legal changes as required.
In addition, you will lead on the monitoring and reporting on safeguarding performance indicators. You will prepare reports for the Safeguarding Committee and Quality committee. You will also brief the Executive Team on organisational responsibilities in safeguarding writing quarterly and annual board reports to provide assurance.
The successful post-holder will have extensive experience within a senior Safeguarding role within a health or social care setting. You will need current registration with NMC/HCPC or Social Work England/Wales/Scotland to apply for this position.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you would like an informal discussion about this position, please contact Donna Larder, Divisional Director at Finegreen on 07805 349 152. Alternatively, you can email directly on [email protected] and request a candidate briefing pack.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Relevant Masters or Equivalent Experience in Safeguarding
- Evidence of On-going development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience at Senior Nurse/Midwife level
- Proven experience in Safeguarding
- Demonstrable experience of Managing teams
- Demonstrable experience of working across organisational boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Experience of chairing meetings and managing diverse attendance and contributions
Skills
Essential criteria
- Has excellent standard of written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to engage with and successfully convey highly complex information and concepts to audiences at all levels of the organisation and across organisational boundaries
- Understanding of Information and Clinical Governance / risk management including report writing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Donna Larder
- Job title
- Divisional Director at Finegreen
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07805 349 152
- Additional information
If you would like an informal discussion about this position, please contact Donna Larder, Divisional Director at Finegreen on 07805 349 152. Alternatively, you can email directly on [email protected] and request a candidate briefing pack.
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