University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
University Hospitals Sussex (UHSussex) is seeking a passionate and experienced nursing professional to join our team as Head of Nursing for Safeguarding. This is a Band 8b role offering 37.5 hours per week, based trust-wide.
About the Role
As a pivotal member of the Safeguarding Senior Management Team, you will provide senior nursing leadership and management to deliver safe, high-quality safeguarding services. This role involves:
1. Leading the safeguarding strategy and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.
2. Acting as the clinical governance lead for Dementia, Mental Health, and Autism safeguarding.
3. Supporting education, training, and workforce development to build capacity and capability.
4. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to drive service improvement.
You will also play a key role in providing assurance to the Trust Board and partners, chairing the Dementia, Mental Health, and Autism Operational Group, and contributing to strategic initiatives across the Integrated Care System (ICS).
What We're Looking For
Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN), RMN, or RNLD with a relevant master's level qualification or equivalent experience.
Experience: Extensive safeguarding expertise, senior leadership in a healthcare setting, and knowledge of statutory safeguarding frameworks.
Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to manage complex and sensitive issues.
Values: Commitment to UHSussex's mission of providing "excellent care every time" and upholding values of compassion, respect, and inclusion.
Main Duties of the Job
The Head of Nursing will be an integral member of the Safeguarding Senior Management Team supporting the Corporate Nursing Division in the delivery of key performance targets and the Safeguarding strategy. The post holder will provide proactive senior nursing leadership and management for Safeguarding for patients with Dementia, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Autism.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing and monitoring quality governance arrangements that are in place within the Corporate Nursing Division. In conjunction with and on behalf of the Associate Director of Nursing for Safeguarding, the post holder will address CQC standards, risk management, review critical incidents, identify, and review key clinical and service indicators/audit outcomes and implement information governance requirements.
The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the nursing budget(s) associated with their area(s) of responsibility.
They will be responsible for the performance and delivery of safe, high quality safeguarding services within the designated area of responsibility and providing cross cover to other areas as required.
The post holder will be required to deputise for the Associate Director of Nursing for Safeguarding when required.
Key Responsibilities
* Determining the strategic direction of the safeguarding service in collaboration with the Associate Director and wider safeguarding SMT.
* Compliance with statutory regulations and service quality for safeguarding at UHSussex.
* Performance management and professional standards of Safeguarding Nurse Specialists to ensure delivery of healthcare performance standards and Trust objectives within their designated area of responsibility.
* Ensuring UHSussex systems and processes support the safeguarding of patients with Dementia, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Autism.
* Safeguarding, learning and practice reviews, including the development of action plans.
* Strategy for recognition and response of all forms of abuse and neglect including, domestic violence and abuse, extrafamilial harm and contextual forms of abuse.
* Assurance to the UHSussex Trust Board and ICB via the preparation of an annual report.
* Represent the trust as an active member of the Local safeguarding partnership and sub-groups.
* Contribute to the LSCPs annual reports.
* Assurance via monthly exception reports and quarterly full reports to the Trust, ICB and Safeguarding Partnerships.
* Assurance to the Board and other stakeholders via attendance at internal safeguarding meetings and committees.
* Deputise for the Associate Director at the Local Safeguarding Partnership meetings and other multi-agency, integrated care system meetings as required.
* Act as Chair of the Dementia, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Autism Operational Group.
* Ensure that the provision of education and training sessions on safeguarding patients meets the requirements as laid down in the various guidance documents.
Person Specification
* Registered Nurse/ Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse.
* Educated to master's level/equivalent level qualification in relevant subject, or considerable experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area.
* Teaching qualification or equivalent experience.
* Extensive experience of safeguarding experience with knowledge of specialist areas. Level 4 competence for Safeguarding.
* Senior level experience of working within dementia, learning disabilities, mental health, and autism.
* Robust understanding of clinical decision-making processes within health organisations and with partner organizations e.g., local Authority, acute and private providers, and the public.
* Experience of presenting at a senior level Safeguarding Quarterly Board.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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