A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the safeguarding team at Queen Victoria Hospital for a practitioner who feels passionate about the welfare and protection of adults, to advance and develop their safeguarding and mental capacity knowledge and skills, working in a friendly and supportive team.
As part of the role you will support staff across the trust being an integral part of the safeguarding team. You will be supported to provide safeguarding training to staff, provide supervision on a case by case basis as well as supporting the Named Nurses with audit.
You can expect a full induction programme based on your individual needs and will be supported with relevant training.
Main duties of the job
The Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurse and Adult Safeguarding Nurse will work as part of the Safeguarding team to support QVH staff to undertake their safeguarding children and adult responsibilities. This will involve collaborative working with other disciplines and agencies within both hospital and community settings.
About us
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job responsibilities
For further information about the roles, please see the detailed job description and main responsibilities attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Training / teaching qualification
Experience
* Experience of working at band 5 within hospital or community settings
* Demonstrate level 3 safeguarding skills and competence
* Experience of multi-agency/disciplinary collaborative working
* Evidence of participating in audit
Knowledge
* Knowledge of national and local guidance and research in relation to safeguarding children and adults
* Knowledge of legal framework and of policy affecting safeguarding children and adults
* Understands key elements of change management
Skills
* Ability to demonstrate sound clinical judgment and decision making supported by theoretical knowledge
* Able to deliver training to a range of groups
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.
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