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Job overview
The successful applicant will be joining an established and vibrant safeguarding adult team. The role will involve both single and inter agency working. This will include seeking assurance that statutory safeguarding responsibilities are being met across the NHS. It will also necessitate a degree of partnership collaboration across the key stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a self motivated, energetic and committed individual to help consolidate and drive the safeguarding adult agenda across both Derby City and Derbyshire. The successful candidate will have had experience of training delivery, course development and evaluation. They should also be able to form positive professional relationships across the safeguarding adult community. Good written and verbal communication are both essential requirements of this role.
The successful candidate will be a member of a small but highly professional and dedicated team. They will work in a friendly and supportive environment and have ample opportunity for professional development. The work is varied and can be demanding, an understanding of safeguarding issues would therefore be advantageous. There is a strong requirement that anyone representing the safeguarding adult team will share their commitment to the protection of all adults at risk from abusive behaviour and practice.
Working for our organisation
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group are responsible for planning, monitoring, and paying for health services in Derby and Derbyshire. Serving a total population of 1,053,000 with a budget of over £1.6 billion the CCG has a staff base of approximately 500 people.
At DDCCG we are passionate about making diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We have staff engagement forums, a diversity and inclusion network run by and for our people and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. Together, we are building an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated and people feel able to bring their whole self to work. We are a disability confident employer and offer a range of family friendly, flexible working arrangements and inclusive employment policies, to support our people in the workplace.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As detailed previously the successful applicant will require the skills needed to influence and shape local safeguarding arrangements across a wide variety of partners and stakeholders. This to include the development and delivery of policy and practice guidance, staff training programmes and quality assurance frameworks. Excellent verbal and written communication is essential. The successful candidate will also attend a wide and diverse range of meetings on behalf of the safeguarding adult team and the broader CCG. Self motivation, time management and meeting deadlines are critical components of this work. A flexible approach and problem solving are also required skills.
Person specification
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication.
Education, Experience, Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
- Experience of course development, training delivery and evaluation
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of safeguarding issues.
