Associate Chief Nurse Safeguarding

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:

1. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
2. Southern Health Foundation Trust
3. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
4. University Hospital Southampton
5. Solent NHS Trust
6. South Central Ambulance Service
7. Isle of Wight NHS Trust
8. Hampshire Hospitals

We are looking to appoint an exceptional Associate Chief Nurse Safeguarding (ACNS).

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative safeguarding professional to join the Corporate Nursing team as part of the single corporate service across Isle of Wight Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals Trust.

This role will provide Trust wide strategic leadership as part of the single corporate service across Isle of Wight Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the trust wide senior nursing team. You will ensure the Trust meets its obligations under the Children’s Act 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, Safeguarding Assurance and Accountability Framework 2022, Care Act 2014, regulatory remits of the CQC and other relevant legislation and guidance in order to ensure the Trust provides safe, effective, and well-led services, in line with the Trust values which safeguard people at risk.

Main duties of the job

You will build effective and productive relationships with partner organisations and our communities, define a safeguarding strategy that reflects the national and local agendas, and provide professional guidance and support to colleagues regarding best practice.

You will have a proven track record of delivering leadership within safeguarding and you will take a strategic and professional lead in respect of this agenda for both children and adults. You will lead and support all activities necessary to ensure that we meet our responsibilities to our patients and carers.

With well-developed expertise in driving continuous quality improvement, you will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage staff at all levels, promoting collaborative working to achieve outcomes.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate Services Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

1. Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
2. Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
3. Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
4. Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
5. Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
6. Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
7. Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a Trust wide strategic lead on behalf of the Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse to ensure the Trust meets its obligations under the Children’s Act 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, Safeguarding Assurance and Accountability Framework 2022, Care Act 2014, regulatory remits of the CQC and other relevant legislation and guidance in order to ensure the Trust provides safe, effective, and well-led services, in line with the Trust values which safeguard people at risk.

To provide strategic leadership as part of the single corporate service across Portsmouth Hospitals and the Isle of Wight Trust, reporting to the Group Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse.

To support the Trust’s active participation in multi-agency partnership work across the region.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse, the post holder will have responsibility for leading the children’s, adults, maternity, and mental health safeguarding functions providing leadership and direction to Named Professionals.

Be a core member of the single corporate service senior nursing team within the organisation and deputise or cross cover as required for the Deputy Chief Nurse or the Divisional Directors of Nursing.

Be a core member of the Trust Senior Nursing team supporting quality, safety, and patient experience.

The post holder will lead the development of the Trust’s strategy regarding all aspects of safeguarding, working with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver a comprehensive, cohesive, safe, and effective safeguarding service for the Trust.

To provide visible and professional leadership in the co-ordination, monitoring, and evaluation of all aspects of the at-risk agenda for both children and adults.

To provide expert level of knowledge, leadership, and professional advice in relation to safeguarding children and adults at risk, across the Trust, and the Board using lessons learnt from national and local case reviews, best practice evidence, and research.

Provide a visible and accessible presence within the Trust.

The post holder will ensure that all statutory regulations, processes, and performance requirements related to safeguarding are fully met and agreed at Executive and/or Trust level.

The post holder will ensure robust processes are in place to enable the Trust to participate in case reviews.

The post holder will lead, mentor, and develop their team.

To support the Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse in ensuring that all aspects of safeguarding are regularly reported to the Trust Board.

Responsible for implementation, maintenance, and development of effective and efficient systems for the detection, prevention, surveillance, investigation, and control of harm and abuse in partnership with the named Professionals.

To develop the Trust’s internal capacity to provide assurances in relation to safeguarding processes.

Ensure the development, implementation, and monitoring of infrastructures and policies which are reflective of local multi-agency policies.

Develop, implement, and monitor delivery of the Trust’s safeguarding Strategy to provide highly specialist advice to clinical areas and management functions in relation to safeguarding policies.

To lead patient involvement, engage and involve at-risk patients, relatives, and advocates. Gain feedback in order to ensure services and service improvements are patient-centred and enhance equality/parity of esteem.

To lead and support service improvement work translating case review and patient feedback into identifiable changes in practice or policy across the organisation.

To personally meet with patients and carers who may have been abused or at risk of abuse including those who may be angry or bereaved to advise on safeguarding procedures.

Responsible for safeguarding services, procedures, processes, and policies for the Trust and act as an internal and external specialist for safeguarding ensuring priorities for safeguarding policy and practice development are agreed at Executive/Board level.

Responsible for the production, development, review, and implementation of discrete policies and procedures in respect of:

1. Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
2. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SVA) and Adult Protection Policy
3. Domestic Violence and Abuse Policy
4. Mental Capacity Policy
5. Trust website safeguarding pages
6. Safeguarding training and supervision

The post holder will ensure that all statutory regulations and performance requirements related to safeguarding are fully met and agreed at Executive and/or Trust level.

To provide representation at Regional and National level working groups and events.

To provide a breadth of evidence as assurance to regulators, the Integrated Care Board, internal Board sub-committees, and others that the Trust Safeguarding Service provides a robust service to all staff to protect our patients, carers, and the citizens of Somerset.

Manage all the budgets for safeguarding, including the identification of savings and efficiencies.

Clear direction and coordination for managing allegations involving colleagues that have a safeguarding element, thus ensuring that all individuals are kept safe, protected, and supported. In fact-finding and investigation, we will use our just culture and compassionate leadership so that those involved are able to reflect and identify learning as appropriate to the case detail.

Work collegiately with other leaders to support staff in delivering best outcomes for patients and service users by use of reflection and feedback as an informative tool to develop better quality and value services.

Promotion of the Trust’s Safeguarding Service at national conferences and events.

Provide mentoring to other safeguarding leaders nationally where services are less developed.

Identify and generate external training income stream opportunities with key partners.

Ensure training for the organization is up to date reflecting changes in legislation, policies, and national findings. That it is proportionate to individual roles and responsibilities.

Support department leads in identifying areas for development to ensure patients are provided with the best care to safeguard and thrive.

Specific Core Functions

Act as a senior member of the leadership team and as a safeguarding professional role model, deputising for the Deputy Chief Nurse and Chief Nursing Officer where necessary.

Directly line manage senior specialist nurses and other safeguarding team members in the single corporate service safeguarding structure.

Provide effective leadership and management to line reports, e.g., recruitment, appraisal, support, and disciplinary procedures.

Foster a high degree of communication skills and working relationships with a variety of individuals across agencies and organisations including commissioners on matters relating to safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse and neglect.

Co-chair the Trust safeguarding committee and other related multi-agency subgroups to provide health system safeguarding expertise.

Actively disseminate expertise through publications, conference presentations, and participation in national focus groups relevant to safeguarding children, adults at risk of abuse and neglect.

For further details please refer to the Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1. 1st Level Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC Register
2. First degree or equivalent
3. MBA / MSc in relevant subject and evidence of recent further professional development
4. Specialist experience/training relating to adults/children at risk
5. Evidence of management/leadership development.

Experience

Essential

1. Extensive experience in the acute healthcare setting in senior clinical leadership clinical service management position.
2. Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS and N& M agenda
3. Extensive experience in safeguarding role
4. Formal and informal teaching experience
5. Staff and resource management experience
6. Leading change through empowering people and holding them to account.
7. Evidence of Change Management (e.g. Workforce Re-design)
8. Report writing skills and experience
9. Budget management experience

Desirable

1. Intellectual flexibility that enables the reasoned assessment of a situation and the ability to draw pragmatic conclusions
2. Ability to broad scan to keep abreast of developments in the Health Care sector
3. Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
4. Previous strategic experience desirable

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

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