Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Adults
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Specialist Nurse for Safeguarding Adults
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 326-6915495-AW
Site: East Surrey Hospital
Town: Redhill
Salary: £29,870 - £35,969 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/02/2025
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.
We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.
* We have been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
* The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
* We are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
* We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.
Benefits to working with us
* Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs).
* At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands, from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
About us
* We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of approximately 5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
* We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill.
* We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, and facilities to support staff well-being.
Job overview
Are you a health or social care professional with a passion for Safeguarding Adults?
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced Nurse, allied health professional or social worker to join our Safeguarding Adults Team at SASH NHS Healthcare Trust.
The successful candidate will assist the Named and Lead Nurses for Safeguarding Adults on an operational basis, covering safeguarding, mental capacity act compliance and deprivation of liberties.
As a first point of contact, you will give a high-quality safeguarding adults service providing advice, support, guidance and education to the multidisciplinary teams within SASH NHS Trust and working in close partnership with wider external agencies to bring the safest and best outcome to our patients who are at risk of, or who have suffered harm, abuse or neglect and have care and support needs and are unable to protect themselves.
This is a development role, and whilst a good level of knowledge is expected of Safeguarding Adults and Mental Capacity Legislation, training and learning opportunities will be provided.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Criteria
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
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