Job vacancy: Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot

Job summary

Main area: Safeguarding
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 409-6864220

Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Whiston Hospital
Town: Prescot
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 22/04/2025

Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults

NHS AfC: Band 8a

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

Support the Assistant Director of Safeguarding to ensure the Trust meet its statutory duties to safeguard adults at risk of abuse

Support and provide supervision to staff in relation to safeguarding adult issues across the Trust

Direct line management responsibility of the Specialist Nurses/Professionals within the Safeguarding Team, ensuring the team remains compliant with mandatory training requirements and appraisals

Deputise for the Assistant Director of Safeguarding at internal and external meetings, the post holder will represent the Trust with multi agency partners

Prepare chronologies and management reviews for Safeguarding Adult Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews on behalf of the Trust providing critical analysis of clinical practice and the development of recommendations and appropriate action plans

Collaborate with Trust managers, Complaints and Human Resources in conducting investigations of safeguarding related incidents, complaints and Serious Incidents

Manage and support the Safeguarding Team in working closely with clinical staff to ensure that decision making is supported by expert safeguarding advice.

Facilitate delivery of high-quality safeguarding services for adults, children and young people to agreed quality standards which comply with national legislation and local policy and guidance

Work alongside the Assistant Director of Safeguarding to ensure there is a robust training strategy and training programme to meet all educational needs. This will include supporting staff to work effectively within the Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards / Liberty Protection Safeguards and domestic abuse agenda in addition to safeguarding adult, children, and young people

To lead on development of the safeguarding adults audit calendar and oversight of the completion of the safeguarding adult audits, subsequent analysis and action plans.

Identify and implement learning from Safeguarding Adult reviews and similar processes.

Monitor, analyse and report on activity identifying trends and themes which may require training provision to be amended.

Clinical and Professional Responsibilities

Provide effective leadership on all aspects of the safeguarding agenda maintaining clinical / professional competence and credibility

Have an excellent understanding of relevant safeguarding legislation and provide expert advice to clinical staff

Challenge colleagues, both internally and externally, where decision making is not in line with local and national guidance or standards for best practice, ensuring that the process remains patient/client focused at all times

To provide advice and support to all practitioners and empower them to fulfil their safeguarding duties

Advise staff and liaise with appropriate representatives from the Local Authority and / or Police (i.e. Channel) in response to concerns raised regarding radicalisation and counter-terrorism

Ensure safeguarding documentation for patients is appropriate, accountable and defensible

Maintain own clinical / professional competence and credibility

Support the safeguarding nurses/professionals to develop their competencies through training, appraisal, supervision and shadowing

Support and guide the safeguarding nurses/professionals to oversee cases where safeguarding concerns are raised against the Trust

Provide expert advice to professionals when departments are requested to contribute to investigations, safeguarding reports, Court of Protection reports

Further develop safeguarding data collection tools to enable improvements in quarterly safeguarding reports and commissioning requirement

Managerial/Leadership

To act as a role model within the speciality field

Maintain a high profile across the Trust to promote the safeguarding agenda

Assist the Assistant Director of Safeguarding to develop, act upon or make changes to safeguarding policies, procedures, work plans and reports

Produce regular reports/data as requested by the Assistant Director of Safeguarding

Lead on behalf of the Trust, any Individual Management Reviews (IMR’s) which may have been requested as part of a Domestic Homicide Review (DHR), Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) or Serious Case Review (SCR).

Support the Assistant Director of Safeguarding in coordinating action plans following Domestic Homicide Reviews / Safeguarding Adult Reviews / Serious Case Reviews ensuring implementation of all recommendations and audit as required to provide evidence to complete action plans

Deputise for the Assistant Director of Safeguarding as required.

Take a lead role in ensuring that the Trust engages its multi-agency partners to provide robust safeguarding services that are coordinated and collaborative.

Represent the Trust at professional safeguarding interagency forums and sub groups of Local Safeguarding Boards.

Working with clinical teams and directorates, ensure that appropriate arrangements for the dissemination and access to policies, practice guidelines and procedures in relation to safeguarding are available.

Undertake regular audit of safeguarding services, recommending and implementing changes to improve quality of services provision.

Develop process within the safeguarding team to ensure ward managers and other key staff are supported to develop skills to meet the responsibilities of safeguarding.

Provide line management of the safeguarding nurses /practitioners / team ensuring appraisal and ongoing professional development is in place.

To provide an innovative and progressive attitude to the personal and professional development underpinned by research and evidence based practice.

To participate in regular clinical supervision sessions in order to receive professional support.

To work with the Assistant Director of Nursing for Safeguarding to develop training needs analysis relating all aspects of safeguarding and development of teaching materials / training packages.

To contribute or deliver educational sessions to staff groups, liaising with other agencies and service uses in order to gain their participation in the education delivery.

To provide regular updates to nominated leads across the Trust including safeguarding champions

To develop and deliver ward based training and education to continuously develop the workforce to support the safeguarding agenda.

Maintain Professional Registration

Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body

Administrative Responsibilities

Keep accurate and detailed records

Prepare reports for Court of Protection as required

To have a robust data collection system that reflects Trust activity and supports key performance indicator returns

Reports to committees / councils as required

Teaching and Training Responsibilities

Ensure robust training packages are in place and delivered for the safeguarding adult agenda, mental capacity, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and PREVENT.

Bespoke training to be developed and delivered as required

Ensure training uses evidence based practice, NICE guidelines, updated legislation

Maintain own knowledge and skills as per Intercollegiate Document for Safeguarding Adults requirements as per role

Responsible for monitoring and review of the Trust safeguarding Adults training strategy and plan

Responsible for monitoring compliance and putting actions in as required to maintain compliance

Line Management Responsibilities

Line Management of Safeguarding Adult Specialist Roles practitioners and administrative support

Supervision requirements as per key performance indicators

Completion staff appraisals and performance reviews

RESEARCH & AUDIT

Develop a safeguarding adult’s audit programme for each financial year and ensure audits are completed, shared using assurance governance structure and actions plans developed as required with feedback provided as required

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NMC Registered Nurse
Evidence of further professional development in Adult safeguarding / Mental Capacity at Masters level or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

Teaching/Supervision Qualification (Achieved or working towards)
Management Qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of experience working within an adult safeguarding role
Experience related to caring for adults at risk
Experience of Quality Assurance Processes
Expert Knowledge in Safeguarding Adults legislation and associated process
Experience of writing and presenting reports for multi-agency audiences
Evidence of leading change
Experience of working with partner agencies
Knowledge of Mental Capacity legislation, recommendations and guidelines
Experience of delivering training to large audiences

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to analyse and evaluate information and evidence to inform inter agency decision making
Effective, robust report writing skills
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to prioritise workload
Ability to establish and maintain safeguarding quality assurance measures / processes / data collection
Sound working knowledge of the integrated governance agenda

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to travel various locations

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [email protected]

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.

· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website

You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.

Additional Information

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here.

An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Anne Monteith
Job title: Assistant Director Safeguarding
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0151 676 5298

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Job summary

Employer heading

Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Other

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact