Adult Safeguarding Specialist Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Safeguarding - Queen Victoria Hospital [...]

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job description

Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Queen Victoria Hospital

Town East Grinstead

Salary £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata

Salary period Yearly

Closing 29/04/2025 23:59

Adult Safeguarding Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as:

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
• a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the safeguarding team at Queen Victoria Hospital for a practitioner who feels passionate about the welfare and protection of adults, to advance and develop their safeguarding and mental capacity knowledge and skills, working in a friendly and supportive team.

As part of the role you will support staff across the trust being an integral part of the safeguarding team. You will be supported to provide safeguarding training to staff, provide supervision on a case by case basis as well as supporting the Named Nurses with audit.

You can expect a full induction programme based on your individual needs and will be supported with relevant training.

Main duties of the job

The Safeguarding Children Specialist Nurse and Adult Safeguarding Nurse will work as part of the Safeguarding team to support QVH staff to undertake their safeguarding children and adult responsibilities. This will involve collaborative working with other disciplines and agencies within both hospital and community settings.

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the roles, please see the detailed job description and main responsibilities attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Training / teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience of working at band 5 within hospital or community settings
• Demonstrate level 3 safeguarding skills and competence
• Experience of multi-agency/disciplinary collaborative working
• Evidence of participating in audit

Knowledge

• Knowledge of national and local guidance and research in relation to safeguarding children and adults
• Knowledge of legal framework and of policy affecting safeguarding children and adults
• Understands key elements of change management

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate sound clinical judgment and decision making supported by theoretical knowledge
• Able to deliver training to a range of groups

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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.