Safeguarding Specialist Nurse

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled qualified nurse to join the BSW ICB Safeguarding team as Specialist Safeguarding Nurse. We want to recruit to 3 permanent posts (2.8 FTE).

At BSW ICB we adopt a "Think Family" approach to Safeguarding and are looking for an enthusiastic practitioner to support this model of delivery for our children, families, and vulnerable adults. This all-age approach acknowledges the impact of abuse, neglect & exploitation across the lifespan of the population that we serve. You will be part of the Wiltshire & Swindon Safeguarding team and work closely with colleagues across BaNES, providing cover and support where needed across the localities.

Main duties of the job

You will provide professional advice and guidance to primary care on issues relating to safeguarding and support the development of local leadership to promote the strategic priorities of current and new models of safeguarding partnership working, embedding good practice and reflective learning in Primary Care. You will be passionate about the promotion of multi-agency/multi-disciplinary working within key safeguarding principles and statutory requirements. You will help develop and deliver safeguarding training for Primary Care and internal ICB staff.

You will assist the Safeguarding Leads in NHS funded services and Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs in local safeguarding enquiries, as well as statutory Review processes as required. There will be a quality assurance function which will include review of reporting, as well as implementing and monitoring the recommendations from these reviews. You will also work with the quality team to provide specialist safeguarding advice on Patient Safety Incidents (PSI) and other processes deemed appropriate, working in partnership and collaboratively with strategic and local partners.

You will be a key part of the BSW Safeguarding team who are working to ensure that Safeguarding is Everybody's business.

About us

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory body which brings together NHS organisations with local authorities and other partners to work to improve population health and establish shared strategic priorities.

We are part of the BSW Together Integrated Care System (ICS) which brings together partnerships of health and care organisations to plan and deliver joined-up services and to improve the health of people who live and work in the area.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workspace and thereby promoting different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds to create a stronger and more creative work environment.

Unfortunately, we do not provide sponsorships.

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Please find the attached document that contains more information about the role and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Registered Nurse - Part 1 of the register or equivalent active professional qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and training undertaken in respect of safeguarding to minimum Level 3
• Working knowledge of national and local safeguarding CLA policies, guidelines and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation relating to Safeguarding for example MCA 2005, DoLS 2009, Children's Act 2004 and Care Act 2014. Including CLA
• Demonstrates knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect
• Experience of delivering training.
• Experience of multi-agency child and/or adult protection work.
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Communication Skills & Analytical

• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
• Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations
• Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise, work flexibly and to tight deadlines.
• Completion of audits and reports within timescale

Planning, Management, Autonomy

• Skills for management and/or introduction of new models for care
• Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
• Skills for manipulating information.
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales

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 Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata