To provide training to frontline health professionals in relation to Adult Protection, Mental Capacity, and Deprivation of Liberty, promoting good practice and ensuring that staff are aware of their responsibilities in Safeguarding Adults in all settings.
To provide specialist advice and support to staff members with Mental Capacity assessments and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards via the duty system. To support and advise staff on issues related to Safeguarding Adults, including participating in strategy meetings and case conferences.
To support and advise staff on how to present verbal and written reports to strategy meetings and case conferences. To attend any court proceeding, where needed, in association with the Trust legal department.
To participate in groups to achieve the Trust's objectives in relation to Adult Safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act and the Liberty safeguards. To work closely with other designated professionals in supporting all activities necessary to ensure that the Trust meets its responsibilities in Adult Safeguarding.
Ensure that vulnerable adults and their relatives/carers are involved in decisions affecting their care and wellbeing and in-service development. When relatives or carers are absent, ensure that advocacy is engaged in a timely manner. Participate in clinical and safeguarding supervision with practitioners involved in Safeguarding practice.
Contribute to training design and delivery. Ensure a culture of acceptance and understanding by all health professionals of their responsibilities for Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults. Complete chronologies for safeguarding investigations and reviews. Disseminate the learning from Serious Case Reviews and assist in the implementation of Serious Case Review recommendations for the Trust, including support and advice in developing improvements to policy and process where necessary.
To assist with the audit, monitoring, analysis, and evaluation of data and complex facts or situations relating to Safeguarding Adults systems and services to improve the quality and clinical effectiveness of care for vulnerable adults and their families.
Participate in monitoring, auditing, and reviewing training to ensure a high, accurate standard is maintained and that it meets the needs of the staff and organisation. Investigate and compare a range of training and education options to ensure best practice. Participate in audits to monitor the agreed local policies and procedures. Assist with the collection of data in any Serious Adult Reviews.
Support the dissemination of learning from Serious Adult Reviews and assist in the implementation of Serious Adult Review recommendations for Health. Undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant Line Manager. Provide a visible, authoritative, and effective presence for all the Trust's teams for assistance, guidance, specialist support, and an effective role model for staff.
Maintain effective working relationships and communication with all members of the multi-professional team. Communicate complex information in appropriate formats for all staff. Ensure effective communication with all Safeguarding stakeholding agencies through meetings and liaison, including the ICBs, Kent County Council, and the Kent Police Constabulary.
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