Named Nurse Safeguarding Children & Adults

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Weare inviting applications from inclusive, dynamic, motivated, innovative andefficient registered nurses with expert skills and knowledge in safeguardingto join our Integrated Safeguarding Team as the Named Nurse for SafeguardingChildren, Adults and MCA. The role involves working closely with a range ofstakeholders and partners to develop, implement, oversee and improvesafeguarding practice. The Named Nurse is a senior member of the safeguardingteam, providing direct line management and support within the team.

Youwill be working alongside another Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children,Adults and MCA under the leadership and support of an experienced MCA Leadand Deputy Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children and Adults. Our team iscompassionate, inclusive, diverse and well-resourced to meet the safeguardingneeds of the communities that we serve. We take pride in supporting thewell-being and development of our team members.

Donot miss this opportunity to join our great team and to support us in ournoble endeavour of developing and improving safeguarding practice. Do notwait until the last minute as we will close the applications for shortlistingonce we reach a sufficient number of candidates.

Main duties of the job

Thenamed nurse will work in a team of competent safeguarding practitioners allcommitted to making a difference through the safeguarding agenda. The namednurse will work across the safeguarding agenda and will support thesafeguarding team to discharge its safeguarding children, adults, and MentalCapacity Act (MCA) statutory duties and responsibilities.

Therole will be responsible for producing high quality analytical reports tosupport the Serious Review Process which will include Domestic HomicideReviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Safeguarding Adult reviews.

Thepost holder will hold line management responsibilities within the safeguardingteam and support the Designated and Named Nurses to deliver an inclusiveworking environment that nurtures learning and effective provision of qualityservices. They will play a key role in developing and supporting othersinformed by the appraisal process, fostering inclusivity, diversity andequality.

Thepost holder will work in partnership to support stakeholders including healthproviders, NHS E/I, the children and adult safeguarding partnership/ board,advocacy services and other health and non-health partners in carrying outtheir safeguarding responsibilities and in embedding the principles of the MCA.

Therole will contribute to, developing, and implementing single and multi-agencystrategies, policies, procedures, practice guidance, protocols and auditsrelating to safeguarding

About us

NHSWest Yorkshire ICB is responsible for improving population health andreducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population andis part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includesorganisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary,community and social enterprise organisations.

Weare passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and valuesdiversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, valuesand behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectivesand backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment thatdelivers patient outcomes.

Weare committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution isvalued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach theirfull potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of thecommunity, who meet the criteria.

Job responsibilities

Somekey aspects of the role

Workin partnership to support stakeholders including health providers, NHS E/I,the children and adult safeguarding partnership/ board, advocacy services andother health and non-health partners in carrying out their safeguardingresponsibilities and in embedding the principles of the MCA.

Contributeto Safeguarding Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other safeguardingboard led reviews and meetings on behalf of the ICB producing high quality,analytical reports.

Propose,contribute to, develop, and implement single and multi-agency strategies,policies, procedures, practice guidance and protocols relating tosafeguarding.

Leadon the dissemination and embedding of learning resulting from single andmulti-agency reviews and audits.

Supportthe Designated/ Deputy Designated Nurses in providing nursing leadership tothe health economy.

Supportand play an active role in the Safeguarding and MCA training strategy.

Participateand deputise for the Designated Nurses, Deputy Designated Nurse and MCA Leadand where necessary at multi-agency subgroups of the LSCP/LSAB, MCA/LIN andSafer Stronger Communities

Workclosely with colleagues in the ICB to provide safeguarding health specialistadvice within the Serious Incident process.

Takea lead role in line management across the team.

Providetimely, specialist safeguarding advice across the health economy in Leedsutilising a variety of communication methods.

GiveMCA advice to ICB staff, commissioned services and partner agencies and toescalate queries and complex cases to MCA Lead.

Advisepartner agencies on health matters with regard to safeguarding children andadults at risk including advice on highly complex, contentious safeguardingissues.

Providesupport and specialist safeguarding to ICB staff and with support from MCALead and Deputy Designated Nurse for safeguarding

Workautonomously with significant discretion to occupational and organisationalpolicy including multi-agency safeguarding policies, procedures, andprotocol.

Takea lead, role alongside the Named GPs for safeguarding in improvingsafeguarding practice within primary care.

Maintainconfidentiality and adhere to the principles of data security and dataprotection.

Followa professional Code of Conduct, where relevant to the post.

Participatein the organisational appraisal process.

Beexpected to undertake ongoing professional and personal development in linewith the responsibilities of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Best Interest Assessor (BIA) qualification or a commitment to undertake the BIA course
• NMC Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)

Experience

• Further knowledge of safeguarding, and MCA including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards acquired through level of training/education or equivalent experience.
• A good working knowledge of safeguarding and MCA legislation, policies, procedures and best practice guidance for both children and adults at risk safeguarding and its application in health services
• Significant safeguarding and MCA experience, including developing/ delivering training, policies and service improvement.
• Experience of contributing to Safeguarding Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other safeguarding board led reviews and producing high quality, analytical reports.
• Evidence of working with people with complex needs and multi-agency working in complex situations.
• Experience of leading and managing staff.
• Experience of communicating and engaging effectively with external agencies/stakeholder
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of leading change in safeguarding arena

Skills & Behaviours

• Demonstrates professional curiosity and understands the principles of confidentiality
• Confident and flexible approach with the ability to prioritise and re-prioritise workload as urgent situations develop
• Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems/office packages
• Able to provide, receive, convey and present information in a clear way
• Able to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities.
• Able to analyse and interpret data to draw conclusions

Additional Requirements

• Able to manage conflict in order to bring about positive outcomes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board