The Associate Professional for Safeguarding will work closely with the Head of Safeguarding and Integrated Safeguarding Team members to:
1. Ensure that The Trust meets its legal & statutory obligations to safeguard and promote the welfare of all adults, children and young people who access services from any hospital site within the Trust.
2. Actively participate in all Safeguarding Training delivery for both Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children training and PREVENT / WRAP, across all levels to all Trust staff, including provision of bespoke training and supporting the Integrated Safeguarding Team with safeguarding training development and review.
3. Support the Integrated Safeguarding Team in the development and delivery of quality assurance processes, audits and report writing in accordance with the Safeguarding Children and Adult agenda.
4. Support the Integrated Safeguarding Team in all aspects of the multi-agency Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adult Agenda, as deemed appropriate. This may include deputising within forums and meetings as deemed appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Professional for Safeguarding supports and ensures effective Safeguarding practice for the organisation as stipulated in primary legislation and underpinned in Government strategy and national, regional and local guidance, procedures and standards. Professionals in this role will:
* Support the Named Nurses and Named Midwife to develop, implement and review safeguarding practice across the organisation and its networks.
* Support the Named Nurses and Named Midwife in the provision of specialist professional safeguarding advice.
* Deliver safeguarding training and support the Integrated Safeguarding Team to develop, implement and evaluate safeguarding training for all staff groups from induction to specialist courses.
* Facilitate safe and effective multi-professional communication and information sharing appropriately across a range of settings and agencies in accordance with agreed policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding.
* Communicate highly complex, sensitive and emotive information within the health service and multi-agency contexts, pertaining to safeguarding adults, children and young people.
* Foster effective working relationships in order to promote inter-disciplinary and multi-agency collaboration and be an active member of multi-agency safeguarding groups.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience and knowledge of specialty.
* Experience of child/adult protection work.
* Relevant post-registration experience within specialism, including community.
* Senior post holder in current or previous job.
* Experience of interagency working in relation to Safeguarding practice.
* Clinical audit, quality assurance and standard setting.
* Service development and/or change management.
Desirable
* Experienced in the delivery of safeguarding training.
Other job requirements
Essential
* Commitment to delivering high-quality evidence-based child protection practice.
* Commitment to working in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency situations.
* Commitment to the development of The Trust's safeguarding and child welfare agenda.
* Commitment to valuing the contribution of all colleagues, encouraging a positive and creative working environment.
* Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others.
* Car Driver - Required to travel across hospital sites in accordance with service need.
* Standard Clauses.
* A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
* All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS/ISA Vetting and Barring lists.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
* Ability to contribute to analysis and problem-solving safeguarding and practice issues.
* Demonstrate ability to resolve issues relating to competence or conflict personally, within the team, externally within health or in partner agencies.
* Teaching and assessment skills.
* Communication skills.
* Organisational skills.
* Time management skills.
* Change management skills.
* Advisory, support and guidance.
* Training and a vast array of varying presentation skills.
* IT proficient, including the formulation of Excel Spreadsheets, various reports and action plans.
* Current issues in health and social care pertaining to safeguarding.
* Standards of professional practice and conduct.
* Policies and Procedures proficient.
* Monitoring and review of systems, practice and processes.
* Multi-agency and multi-disciplinary Communication and Liaison.
* Knowledge of current issues in relation to Safeguarding Children, young people and families, including Domestic Abuse, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Child Sexual Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation, Child Death Overview Process and Looked after Children.
* The ability to write in-depth reports affording analysis and great understanding of risk.
* Understanding of the local and national safeguarding children agenda and maternal health.
* Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks.
* Awareness of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies.
* Professional knowledge and skills for working at a senior level.
* Knowledge of child protection policies, procedures and good practice guidelines.
* Knowledge of Inter-agency procedures and of the legal framework and related guidelines governing child protection.
* Ability to act professionally at all times.
Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma or degree in Nursing or Professional equivalent (Adult and/or Children's).
* Teaching and Assessing qualification or working towards.
* Evidence of continued professional development and its application with particular pertinence to Safeguarding Courses.
Desirable
* Specialist Practitioner Qualification, School Nurse or Health Visitor.
Personal qualities
Essential
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Innovator.
* Motivator.
* Assertiveness.
* Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking.
* Positive role model.
* Resilient.
* Autonomous.
* Tenacious.
* Team player.
* Conflict management.
* Managing stress.
* Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control.
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
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