Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding team
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 434-C7125375
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Safeguarding Practitioner
Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to appoint a skilled, motivated, and enthusiastic Registered Professional to join the Safeguarding Team.
The Safeguarding Practitioner will be an experienced practitioner with in-depth knowledge of adults at risk and child protection and advanced analytical skills for safeguarding acquired through specialist courses and experiential learning from interagency work.
As part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's Safeguarding Team, the successful post holder will be provided with a thorough induction package and professional development opportunities in the area of Safeguarding.
Main duties of the job
The adult and children’s safeguarding teams are based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital but have responsibility for working with acute and community services, and the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) which will therefore require travel Trustwide.
The post holder will work within a bigger team in order to provide:
- expert advice and support for colleagues in relation to safeguarding adults and child protection concerns
- safeguarding adults and child protection training for all colleagues
- safeguarding adults and child protection supervision for colleagues
- effective communication channels with the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Adults and Children's boards
- robust internal policies and guidelines for safeguarding children and adults
- representing BHT in the MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub).
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Values
Essential criteria
- Communicates openly, honestly, and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING eg Education, professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse RGN/RMN/RNLD, Registered Social worker or Registered HCPC AHP.
- Relevant degree or working towards or demonstrate equivalent in experience and knowledge
- Experience working with adults at risk and/or children
- Experience of delivering training.
EXPERIENCE e.g. Breadth of occupational experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a clinical area in community or acute as a Band 6 with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in that grade.
- Knowledge of local and national guidance and research in relation to Safeguarding Children and/or Adults.
- Knowledge of legal framework and of political and policy changes affecting Safeguarding Children and/or Adults.
- Knowledge of data protection and NHS code of confidentiality.
- Experience of working with safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Experience with close liaison with multi–disciplinary teams and multiagency staff.
- Awareness and understanding of the wider health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues.
- Awareness and understanding of equality and diversity.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE e.g., Communication skills, excellent organisation skills, etc
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working with all groups and all levels of staff, other agencies and public.
- Ability to self-manage workload and ensure it is prioritised, as well as escalating when appropriate
- IT Literacy skills sufficient to produce reports, conduct research and communicate via e-mail
- Ability to facilitate learning in others using a variety of methods
- Ability to analyse issues / problems and devise and implement appropriate plan of action
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES e.g., Ability to work internal rotation
Essential criteria
- Full UK Driving License to enable travel between sites and off site meetings
- Enhanced DBS clearance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tatiana Silvestre
- Job title
- Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296255740
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