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  To support all staff across Provide Community Group in their safeguarding responsibilities for adults at risk of abuse and neglect and to promote best practice across all services

        To work with Safeguarding Team colleagues across the MSE (Mid and South Essex) Collaborative to deliver an effective Safeguarding service.

·      The Post holder will be responsible for ensuring there is an effective framework in place for Safeguarding adults and lead on the continuing development of this service.

     To deliver effective Safeguarding training in line with the Adult Intercollegiate document, Safeguarding supervision, audit and policy review and update in line with current and any new legislation.

To champion and promote Safeguarding for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism ensuring that reasonable adjustments are made under the Equality Act.

To take organisational lead for the PREVENT agenda.

·     To take the lead in Adult Safeguarding investigations including, Section 42s, Internal Management Reviews for Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) and Domestic Abuse Related Death Review (DARDR)

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Main duties of the job

Promote good professional practice in Safeguarding by providing a source of advice and expertise for front line staff working within the Provide Community Group in order to achieve better outcomes for adults with care and support needs who are at risk of abuse or neglect.

The postholder will offer specialist expert advice and professional development within the Provide Community group to Safeguard adults and families.

The Post holder will promote the use of reasonable adjustments within Provide Community Group to ensure equality of access and support for all service users.

The Postholder will promote the principles of Safeguarding and Making Safeguarding Personal in line with the Care Act 2014.

Promote the use of the Mental Capacity Act when requiring consent for care and treatment with service users who are suspected of lacking capacity to make an informed decision and give their consent.

Quality assure MCA assessments.

Implement Liberty Protection Safeguards once they replace DOLS under the Mental capacity Amendment Act 2019.
 
The postholder will promote the Think Family model.

Provide supervision and support to members of the safeguarding team and staff within the collaborative safeguarding teams and services.

Undertake Safeguarding adult investigations and write reports.

Undertake the role of IMR author for SAR and DARDR.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.