- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
-
- Part time
- Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Home working/Office Working/Travel to Services)
- Job ref
- 246-COR4934264
- Site
- Hellesdon Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £40,057 – £45,839 gross per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/02/2023 08:00
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care – seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,200 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 900+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
If you would like to view our Employee Handbook, please follow the link provided under ‘Further links’.
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Job overview
This Safeguarding Specialist Practitioner fixed term (12 months) post for maternity cover, is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Mental Health Trust’s Corporate Safeguarding Team in providing safeguarding guidance, advice and support across our services.
This is a role where you can really make a difference for our patients, their families and our staff. This year is a time of change across health and social care and this post is a great professional development opportunity to also be a part of the work in the developing of an Integrated Care Systems safeguarding approach and participating in our local Safeguarding Board subgroups and joint agency safeguarding workstreams.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Corporate Safeguarding Team to raise awareness and support the safeguarding strategies for both adults and children across the Trust.
The post holder will work under the guidance of the Safeguarding Lead to ensure that the Trust achieves full compliance against key local and national standards for the safeguarding of children and adults in working with Trust staff and strategic and external safeguarding partners to provide robust assurances.
The post holder will take the lead on appropriate areas of the safeguarding remit to progress the safeguarding agenda across the Trust.
The post holder will work in partnership with an allocated Care Group to have oversight and support their operational safeguarding procedures as required.
The post holder will function as an autonomous practitioner to provide leadership and governance across the operational landscape to promote the remit of safeguarding as delegated by the Safeguarding Lead.
The post holder will provide safeguarding supervision and case management as needed.
The post holder will, as required, provide specialist safeguarding training to staff in line with national and local guidelines and policy.
Working for our organisation
This Trust is committed to ensuring our service users are safe, we promote excellent practice in respect of safeguarding and it is very much everybody’s business.
The Trust has a good reputation in respect of career progression and role development, both clinical, operational and academic. Improvements to our internal frameworks and processes is encouraged and we are open to innovative ideas at all times; the Trust is utilising Quality Improvement sciences as a means to fulfil our strategy and improve patient experience.
As a new starter the Trust would offer induction and mentorship, supervision and regular line management.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered professional
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Child/adult safeguarding experience
- Experience of working as a practitioner or clinician and carrying out safeguarding functions
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the mental health sphere
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of vulnerable groups
Source:Apply now, work with us | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk)
