Skills and Responsibilities Culture Develop and deliver communication and engagement programmes to increase visibility of the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian amongst staff. Promote local speaking up processes and sources of support and guidance, demonstrate the impact that speaking up is having in the organisation, and celebrate speaking up. Ensure that all staff are aware of, and have access to, support to help them speak up. Develop, train and support a network of champions to ensure that Freedom to Speak Up reaches all parts of the organisation and everyone has easy access to someone outside their immediate line management chain who can advise and support them. Ensure that induction presentations include freedom to speak up information and explain the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian role. Seek guidance and support from and, where appropriate, escalate matters to, bodies outside the organisation. Challenge behaviours and practice which fail to align with FTSU principles and / or the promises of The Childrens Trust. Process Improvement Work with the People Team and other professionals to ensure that speaking up guidance and processes are easily understood and address any local issues that may hinder the speaking up process. Assess the effectiveness of local Freedom to Speak Up processes and the handling of individual cases, intervening when these are failing people who speak up, and making recommendations for improvement. Information from cases raised by people speaking up, and barriers to speak up, is brought alongside other intelligence on patient safety, service quality, and staff experience and used to inform organisational learning and development. Ensure that local policies and processes are clear and readily available to all staff, meet minimum standards where they are set, and are regularly reviewed and updated. Undertake any research required as part of the role for example researching updates to national guidance or best practice in relation to the FTSU service. Supporting Staff Assess the knowledge and capability of staff to speak up and to support people when they speak up. Ensure that individuals receive appropriate feedback on how issues that they speak up about are investigated, and on the conclusion of any investigation. Where necessary, give extra support, including 1-2-1 support, to people who are experiencing difficulty with speaking up, or those who are experiencing difficulty in handling or supporting someone who is speaking up. Take action to ensure that freedom to speak up messages reach groups that may face particular barriers to speaking up. Ensure that information and data are handled appropriately, and personal and confidential data are protected. Senior Leadership Develop strong and open working relationships with the relevant Directors and Chief Executive, with direct access to them as required. Attend senior leadership meetings to report on Freedom to Speak Up activities. Reports on trends and themes relating to speaking up and barriers affecting peoples abilities to do so. Particular attention should be given to concerns which may suggest a link to patient or staff safety and wellbeing. Work with the senior leaders to ensure that they are taking appropriate action to create a Freedom to Speak Up culture, understanding trends, and responding to issues that are being raised. Ensure that senior leaders are fully engaged in all aspects of the Freedom to Speak Up culture. Safety and Quality Take immediate appropriate action when matters that people are speaking up about indicate that safety and quality may be compromised. Develop measures, data sets, and indicators to monitor trends and identify linkages between issues raised through people speaking up, and issues raised through other safety and quality routes. Transition the organisation towards quarterly reporting to the National Guardians Office on the speaking up cases raised at The Children's Trust. NHS Culture Take part in National Guardian Office and NHS England activities and training, developing personal networks and peer to peer relationships, contributing to wider networking events, and sharing and learning from best practice. Raise issues that cannot be resolved locally with NHS Englands national FTSU Guardian, including if the organisation appears to be failing in its obligations Management of self and others Operate independently, impartially and objectively, whilst working in partnership with individuals and groups throughout the organisation, including the senior leadership team. Keep abreast of developments and best practice, assessing their own development and training needs, and seeking support in addressing these. Plan and organise own work schedule and the work of the champions to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales, to deliver an effective and efficient service. Regularly assess own skills and capabilities and take action to improve. Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Professionalism Act with integrity and display behaviours that encourage speaking up and challenge poor practice. Take action and raise concerns when issues arise. Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times. Commit to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times. Health and Safety Adhere to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures. Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post. Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training. Promote the health and safety of others. Use the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed. Identify and mitigate risk within the work environment. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience Maintain a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognise own limitations, develop realistic goals, and use support network resource when or if necessary. Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remain organised and focused when under pressure. Ensure attendance at monthly supervision as well as attend safeguarding specific supervision. Access mentoring support from external FTSU guardian (to be arranged by The Childrens Trust).